By Dick Miller WE.CONNECT.DOTS: –Harrisburg, PA — For two weeks of every January the dung tossed around in this town comes from farm animals rather than politicians. Since January 9 and ending this past Saturday. that has been the scenario in the centennial version of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest indoor agricultural event in […]
Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan’s first female president
BBC: Ms Tsai, 59, leads the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that wants independence from China. In her victory speech, she vowed to preserve the status quo in relations with China, adding Beijing must respect Taiwan’s democracy and both sides must ensure there are no provocations. China sees the island as a breakaway province – which […]
Does PA Constitution require Attorney General to have a law license?
COMMENT ON FACEBOOK: “The PA state constitution clearly states that the attorney general must have a law license to serve in that capacity. Read it.“ EDITOR: The state constitution does not state the attorney general must have a law license. Rather, Article IV Section 5 reads: “No person shall be eligible to the office […]
TSUKERMAN: Blackout in Crimea
By Slava Tsukerman In November, 2015, two pylons of an electric power line leading from Ukraine to Crimea were destroyed, cutting off the electricity supplies to Crimea and leaving about two million residents partially or completely without power. Russian sources claim that the pylons were blown up by radicals from the Ukrainian extreme nationalist group […]
Republicans now see a Trump-Cruz race, with time for a shift running out
WASHINGTON POST: As the presidential primary race moves into a more urgent and combative phase, there is growing acceptance among Republicans, including the Washington and financial elite, that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are the two candidates most likely to become the party’s nominee. Their commanding performances at the sixth debate — along with their […]
Email may derail case against Bill Cosby… [and influence case against Kathleen Kane]
CNN: A former district attorney in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, claims he agreed more than a decade ago that his office wouldn’t use a civil deposition given by Bill Cosby in any criminal matters, an email obtained by CNN shows — a revelation that could call into question the viability of the criminal case against the comedian. […]
View Bill Keisling and two prominent officials discussing Senate investigation of A. G. Kathleen Kane
Here’s a youtube link to this weekend’s PCN show featuring writer and NewsLanc columnist Bill Keisling, former AG Walter Cohen, and newspaper reporter Dennis Roddy. The one thing all three agree on is that the more appropriate approach to remove Attorney General Kathleen Kane from office would be through the impeachment process. For those interested in governmental affairs, […]
Kathleen Kane’s law license suspension appeal moving through court
LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Kathleen Kane‘s fight to get her suspended law license back and possibly keep her job as state attorney general is moving through the court system. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court told the disciplinary board for lawyers that it has until Jan. 20 to respond to Kane’s petition for reinstatement. Kane, […]
LETTER: “Shady Lancaster City “
This rambling text is copied from the RACL November 17 minutes. Risks: moral hazard and the American dream. Hyperbole aside, I’m concerned that we (City residents) are giving favored developers significantly more than is prudent. How long has [Ed] Drogaris tied up the Press Building? If I remember correctly, he had originally controlled the building […]
KEISLING: Ed Rendell at AG Kane Senate removal hearing: “The wrong thing to do”
Rendell: “If your main complaint is the way she’s conducted herself in office, impeach her. Don’t use this method.” Sen. Scarnati’s Direct Address Removal Committee members are rather like kids who’ve found a locked gun cabinet, but who have no idea why the gun was put there, and how, or why it should be used. […]
A gift to the public of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
PHILLY DOT COM EDITORIAL:The Inquirer, the Daily News, and Philly.com have had occasion over the past decade to try out a wide array of what are politely termed “ownership models,” from publicly traded corporations to vulture capitalists to political power brokers. For all their diverse approaches and agendas, these many masters have consistently reduced the […]
You may be powerless to stop a drone from hovering over your own yard
WASHINGTON POST: William Merideth had just finished grilling dinner for his family when he saw a drone hovering over his land. So he did what he said any Kentuckian might do — he grabbed his Benelli M1 Super 90 shotgun, took aim and unleashed three rounds of birdshot. “The only people I’ve heard anything negative from […]
Chicago Police Street Stops Decrease Dramatically Amid Sinking Morale
DAILY BEAST COLUMN: …So far this year, the number of so-called investigative stop reports — formerly known as “contact cards” — has decreased by about 80 percent compared to the same time period last year, police sources told DNAinfo.com. There also been a 37-percent decline in gun arrests and a 35-percent decrease in gun confiscations […]
Rendell tells Senate to hold off on Kane until new Supreme Court rules, explore impeach
Capitolwire: By Kevin Zwick Staff Reporter Capitolwire HARRISBURG (Jan. 12) – Former Gov. Ed Rendell told the Senate panel scrutinizing Attorney General Kathleen Kane it would be “chaos” if they removed her from office before the state Supreme Court, with its three new Democratic members, rules on reinstating her law license. Appearing to relish the […]