On a rainy Jan. 18, 2011, with the state capital city mired in slush, about 1,000 supporters stood on Commonwealth Avenue at the rear of the Capitol as Corbett took the oath of office. I eagerly awaited Corbett’s legislative reform recommendations.
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Why does LNP question ‘P3’ but laud CRIZ Plan? Guess!
Let’s see now, P3 provides the public a future benefit at future public costs. On the other hand, the City Revitalization and Improvement Zones a/k/a as CRIZ, offers private parties current benefits at future public costs.
Rescuing a Vietnam Casualty: LBJ’s Legacy
NEW YORK TIMES: Luci Baines Johnson leaned forward in her father’s private suite at the L.B.J. Presidential Library, her voice breaking as she recounted the “agony of Vietnam” that engulfed Lyndon Baines Johnson and the pain she feels to this day of witnessing his presidency judged through the prism of a failed war.
Document shows NSA surveillance of law firm
USA TODAY: The National Security Agency was involved in the surveillance of an American law firm while it represented a foreign government in trade disputes with the United States, The New York Times reported in a story based on a top-secret document obtained by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden.
Routine of Kiev Maiden
The confrontation between Ukrainian government and Ukrainian people in Kiev Maidan and all over the country has gone on for almost four months. Despite temperatures at times as low as minus 22, the Maidan protest life became routine.
The Curse of Kane
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS Editorial: WHEN Attorney General Kathleen Kane declined to defend the state’s anti-gay marriage statute last year, it seemed she could be the political messiah who’d drag Pennsylvania into the realm of progress – especially if she ran, as anticipated, for governor.
Snow Day? That’s Great. Now Log In. Get to Class.
Alexa [Hirschberg], a senior at Pascack Hills High School, reviewed assignments for a government class and watched a lecture her calculus teacher had posted from home. There was an act of “Hamlet” to read, an online physics lab to carry out and historic artwork to review.
If a Cable Giant Becomes Bigger
Because it would control such a large chunk of the country, Comcast would have significant leverage in contract negotiations with media companies over what TV channels cable companies are willing to carry and how much they pay for them.
Huge Ivanpah solar power plant opens as industry booms
The $2.2 billion complex of three generating units, owned by NRG Energy, Google and Oakland-based BrightSource Energy, can produce nearly 400 megawatts — enough power for 140,000 homes. It began making electricity last year..
Hoffman, Heroin, and What Is To Be Done
The news last Sunday that acclaimed actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman had died of an apparent heroin overdose has turned a glaring media spotlight on the phenomenon, but heroin overdose deaths had been on the rise for several years before his premature demise.
LETTER: On the subject of politicians
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.
~Clarence Darrow~
Sid Caesar, Comedian of Comedians From TV’s Early Days, Dies at 91
“Everybody wants to have a goal: I gotta get to that goal, I gotta get to that goal, I gotta get to that goal,” he said. “Then you get to that goal, and then you gotta get to another goal. But in between goals is a thing called life that has to be lived and enjoyed — and if you don’t, you’re a fool.” …
Rob McCord gets PSEA Endorsement
The announcement of its support follows Mr. McCord’s strong showing at the Democratic State Committee meeting Saturday in Hershey. He received a plurality of the committee votes there, far outdistancing the second place finisher, U.S. Rep.Allyson Schwartz.
Joe Scarborough: ‘I Won’t Rule Out’ Running for President
“On paper, he’s a great candidate,” McKinnon told the newspaper. “He has the kind of confidence, ideas and media savvy required to make it on the big stage.