Concerning the above “none of the waste buried on the site is officially considered hazardous”, this is a parsing of words. Over the years, the federal and state Environmental Protection Agencies have again and again expressed serious concerns.
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Pro-marijuana ad to appear outside big NASCAR race
Outside the NASCAR Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis, the same track that hosts the famed Indianapolis 500, Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s largest pro-marijuana legalization advocacy group, has purchased space to air – dozens of times over the weekend – a video that pushes the theme that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol.
The Glass is half full
In a July 18th article “Hungary Premier Credits his ‘Unorthodox’ Course for Economic Rebound” the Wall Street Journal reported that “Hungary is pulling out of recession, with economic output expanding in the first three months of the year after contracting in 2012.”
US attorney says SAC ‘magnet for cheaters’
SAC engaged in insider trading on an unprecedented scale, becoming a “magnet for market cheaters” who were paid handsomely to deliver “high-conviction” trading ideas that would give the fund an “edge” over other investors, the authorities said.
Consumers rack up $14.3 billion in ‘gray’ charges
A new study out Thursday shows consumers are individually paying hundreds of dollars in extra charges each year for services they never wanted or meant to sign up for…
Lancaster Public Library grossly under compensated from state funding
“[Executive Director Herb] Landau noted that some member libraries get more than $8 per capita, while LPL gets $1.83. The problem is so severe, Landau recently announced that he’s exploring options in Harrisburg to sever ties with the county system and go it alone.
Dauphin County Commissioners questioned about toxic waste at Harrisburg incinerator
“I don’t think anyone’s going to try to disprove it,” Commissioner Haste said. “I think they’re assuming the worst is there. At this point in time I think they feel the best policy is not to disturb it.”
LETTER: Music For Everyone video
Here is a link to a video that gives some insight into how Music For Everyone is involved with the School District of Lancaster..
So now we pay the price for economic ignorance and political ideology
The vast proportion of reputable economists begged the government to increase deficit spending following the start of this great recession in 2008. Instead in 2012 we introduced austerity measures that have slowed recovery. (We did the same fool thing in 1937 and brought about the second phase of the Great Depression, but who now takes note other than historians? )
Enjoy the summer; there isn’t much news these days
Apparently good guys and bad guys are off on the beaches or at their summer cottages on a lake.
Could door-to-door Postal Service delivery end soon?
In an effort designed to cut costs at the cash-strapped agency by up to $4.5 billion a year, Congressman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is proposing the U.S Postal Service phase out door-to-door delivery and shift service curbside and to neighborhood cluster boxes.
It’s time to put the cards on the table
The Pennsylvania Lottery reported Thursday that it had achieved record sales and profits even as Gov. Tom Corbett continued his quest to turn over lottery management to a British company.
RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS
On Thursday July 18 Russia’s leading opposition figure lawyer and blogger, candidate for the position of the mayor of Moscow, Alexei Navalny was sentenced to five years.
Pentagon Lays Out Options for U.S. Military Effort in Syria
The options, which range from training opposition troops to conducting airstrikes and enforcing a no-fly zone over Syria, are not new. But General Dempsey provided details about the logistics and the costs of each. He noted that long-range strikes on the Syrian government’s military targets would require “hundreds of aircraft, ships, submarines and other enablers,” and cost “in the billions.”