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EDITORIAL: At times we get very discouraged, but then….
The disposition of Lancaster’s two most important issues, (1) the moving ahead with the Convention Center Project initially without a feasibility study and later despite one, and 2) the recent county commissioner’s approval and praise of the acquisition of the Harrisburg Incinerator, again without a feasibility study, makes us consider throwing in the towel.
Corbett budget document paints devastating picture of state finances for coming election season
A budget document circulated by Gov. Tom Corbett’s Office of Budget to state government departments on August 30 paints a dismal portrait of the commonwealth’s finances going into next year’s election cycle, and casts doubt on the state’s long-term ability to bail out Harrisburg.
Mars probe finds water in planet’s soil
A paper published today in the journal Science confirms earlier studies finding that ice is present under the Martian surface — and the new report goes further, concluding that water can be extracted from soil samples.
A Bold Plan to Aid Sex-Trafficking Victims
NEW YORK TIMES Editorial: A handful of cities across the country, including Baltimore and Phoenix, have specialized courts that deal with sex-trafficking offenses.
Here’s why I object to the Harrisburg recovery plan: Harrisburg City Controller Dan Miller
In my view, with the sale and transfer of municipally owned assets, the burden is placed disproportionately on the residents and taxpayers of the city. While it’s true that the city’s major creditors have agreed to accept an immediate partial payment of approximately $210 million of the nearly $300 million debt, the plan calls for additional distribution of future funds that will make the creditors whole…
Syrian Rebels Throw in Lot with Al Qaeda
NEW YORK TIMES: As diplomats at the United Nations push for a peace conference to end Syria’s civil war, a collection of some of the country’s most powerful rebel groups publicly abandoned the opposition’s political leaders, casting their lot with an affiliate of Al Qaeda.
JPMorgan in $11bn settlement talks over mortgage securities
…The $11bn comprises $7bn cash and $4bn of mortgage relief for struggling homeowners as penalties for allegations that the bank packed mortgage-backed securities with faulty home loans in the run-up to the crisis.
Obama’s Evolving Doctrine
At the United Nations on Tuesday, Mr. Obama drove home the conclusion that he came to after his own party deserted him over a military response to the chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1,000 Syrians: The bigger risk for the world in coming years is not that the United States will try to build empires abroad, he argued, but that there will be a price to be paid in chaos and disorder if Americans elect to stay home…
Influential union leader seeks to spark momentum for McCord.
“I am friends with all of the candidates, I am friends with Allyson: She can’t win in the fall. Rob can. She can’t win in the center of the state. Rob can.”
Prospects cloudy for Corbett’s Harrisburg bailout
Corbett Administration officials publicly say the Act 47 Harrisburg bailout plan is a success. But privately they know the plan could still collapse. Insiders say an implosion could happen in the near or long-term because of its many concealed flaws.
Russia’s New York Celebration in September
Starting from 1492, Russia celebrated New Year in September as the state holiday. The years in the Russian calendar, as well as in the Jewish one, were counted from the Creation of the World. This year by that old Russian calendar is the year of 7522. Peter the Great introduced to Russia the Western model of the celebration of New Year on January 1.
Lower Health Insurance Premiums to Come at Cost of Fewer Choices
When insurance marketplaces open on Oct. 1, most of those shopping for coverage will be low- and moderate-income people for whom price is paramount. To hold down costs, insurers say, they have created smaller networks of doctors and hospitals than are typically found in commercial insurance. And those health care providers will, in many cases, be paid less than what they have been receiving from commercial insurers…
Pa. Democrats wonder why Rob McCord hasn’t entered governor’s race
HARRISBUBRG PATRIOT NEWS Column: State Treasurer Rob McCord has done everything short of announcing his candidacy, even suggesting to many possible followers he’d be in the race by Labor Day.