Entertainment Scandal in Russia

By Slava Tsukerman Last week Russia experienced one of the largest media scandals in Russian history. No economic or political news in several years triggered such emotional reaction from both media and general public. Surprisingly, the scandal was triggered not by political news, but by the results of children singing competition on TV. Yet unexpectedly […]

How a last minute obscure insertion into the 2016 omnibus tax bill gave Penn Square Partners a $3.4M gift

Through Pennsylvania’s Right to Know law, NewsLanc has obtained correspondence among the City, Penn Square Partners, High Realty, government authorities, and pertinent others pertaining to Penn Square Partner’s CRIZ application for the proposed Marriott Tower addition. 1998:  “Penn Square Partners, headed by the High Real Estate Group, announced this morning that it has signed papers to acquire […]

Steinman Family media do not currently fund The Steinman Foundation as claimed by LNP

A recent article “Steinman Foundation: Nonprofit’s co-chair steps down” concerning the retirement of R “Peggy” Steinman as co-chair states the following: “The Steinman Foundation is a local, independent family foundation funded by the companies that make up Steinman Communications; those companies include LNP Media Group, which publishes LNP, The Caucus Lancaster Farming, The Ephrata Review; The […]

Games Grandpa Used To Play

By Phil Starr* DEDICATION To my wife, Rhea, whose love and support made me a better person and helped me to write this essay. INTRODUCTION I had been thinking of writing this essay on and off for several years.about games that I played in Brooklyn as a youth. In the spring of 1999, there was a […]

Russian “Day of the Defender of the Fatherland”

By Slava Tsukerman This year as always on February 23, Russians celebrated “Defender of the Fatherland Day.” It is a public holiday, a day off for the general population, schools and most businesses are closed. Many Russians observe February 23 as Men’s Day because military service is obligatory for most men in Russia. Women often […]