By Dick Miller: WE.CONNECT.DOTS: The season of voter schmooze is upon us in Harrisburg. Approval ratings for the state legislature continues to challenge Federal lawmakers for bottom of the barrel. For the incumbents the strategy remains. Convince your voters that “I’m doing MY job, It’s those other guys.” and you will get re-elected. Last […]
Teenage Suicide Cults In Russia
By Slava Tsukerman One hundred and thirty suicides of children had occurred in Russia from November 2015 through April 2016. Almost all of these children lived in safe and loving homes. But they were members of the same social groups on the Internet and the news about their deaths had been announced in these same Internet […]
Kane spokesman quits: ‘Tired of explaining the inexplicable’
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: …”I have a philosophy, I try to be open, transparent, and honest, and that seems to rub some people the wrong way,” said [Chuck] Ardo, whose previous bosses include former Gov. Ed Rendell. “I just don’t have any gas left in the tank to do this job,” he said. “It’s by far and […]
LGH and LNP join together to provide a fanciful report on LGH’s financial impact on region
According to LNP, “In 2015, Lancaster General Health says, it supported 15,190 jobs, was responsible for $839 million in taxes paid to state and local government, and generated $2.1 billion in economic impact.“The numbes come from a study the nonprofit system commissioned last summer, at the time it joined Philadelphia -based Pen Medicine.” This type […]
It’s Not the Kids Turning on to Weed, It’s Grandma and Grandpa
by Phil Smith DRUG WAR CHRONICLE: The growing acceptance of and access to legal marijuana has some people worried that the youth are going to start using it more frequently, but that’s not the demographic where pot has really taken off. Instead, it’s senior citizens. Whether it’s wide-open medical marijuana states like […]
Once again, Kane’s lawyers seek to have case against her dismissed
PHILLY.COM: …Kane’s legal team blamed former state prosecutor Frank Fina for the prosecution, saying he set the case in motion because he loathed Kane. They said he set out to retaliate against Kane because she had criticized his handling of criminal cases and was investigating his habit of emailing messages that contained pornography and other […]
My inability to make small talk
By Robert Field For over a quarter of a century, I have patronized the same Italian-American barber shop in Wilkes-Barre, PA, starting with Frank, the father, and, when he retired for a few years, his older son, Aldo. Frank has returned to work part time and he is usually present, both sons and the grandson are […]
KEISLING: Inquirer owner gives $10,000 to state House Speaker; Inquirer gets $583,705 in state ads
H.F. (Harold Fitzgerald) “Gerry” Lenfest, owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, donated $10,000 to Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai’s campaign committee on October 4, 2014, in the same time frame as the Inquirer received the first of several rounds of state legal ads in late 2014. In 2014 Lenfest also gave Gov. Tom Corbett’s campaign committee […]
LNP Editorial re Child Abuse Hotline misses a major point
According to “Pennsylvania’s child abuse hotline still leaves too many calls unanswered”: “Nearly 42,000 calls to Pennsylvania’s child abuse hotline were unanswered in 2015, according to an interim audit report released Tuesday by the state auditor general’s office. The ChildLine hotline was “constantly understaffed” last year, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said. Twenty-two percent of all […]
Wolf signs bill extending ignition interlock devices to first-time DUI offenders
PENN LIVE: Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed into law a measure which makes the ignition interlock program available for first-time DUI offenders with high blood alcohol levels. “Drunk driving is a deadly crime that puts Pennsylvania families at risk and this legislation will help prevent people from driving drunk and endangering themselves and putting […]
Capitolwire: General Assembly’s Taxpayers’ Caucus says it’s found $3 billion in budget savings, Wolf administration unimpressed.
By Chris Comisac Bureau Chief Capitolwire HARRISBURG (May 25) – Calling it “a new day” and a “cultural shift” in the state Capitol, Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York, and Rep. Seth Grove, R-York, unveiled a list of policy proposalswhich, if adopted, they said would direct over $3 billion towards the Commonwealth’s deficit. Accounting for more than $2.5 billion […]
POTUS race a challenge to educators who use presidential elections to teach civics
By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: This is not an adult movie, but rather warnings that should be displayed before any debates among candidates for President of the United States or news events in regards to the campaign of 2016 are televised. Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party for POTUS, gets dubious credit for […]
Russia versus Eurovision
By Slava Tsukerman On May 12 the First Prize of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was given to Ukraine’s representative, Crimean Tatar singer Jamala. Each participating country submitted to the Contest an original song to be performed on live television and radio, and then cast votes for the other countries’ songs to determine the most […]
Interview of Kirk Noble Bloodsworth: The first Innocent man on death row freed through DNA evidence
By Doug McVay, editor of NewsLanc and Drug War Facts and radio commentator I transcribed my interview with Kirk Bloodsworth, and am submitting it to you for possible use on NewsLanc. Kirk was the first man in the US to have been convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death, only to be […]