Access to Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code should be made available to all government entities and authorities. When that occurs, bond underwriters and their counsel will need to take into consideration re-payment ability rather than just mindlessly passing along junk on the supposition that tax payers can be made to pay.

In a stunning display, the Blacks of Charleston did not burn, did not riot. They forgave. Nobody took exception with that.

“Person A and Person B are on a date and walking down the street. Person A, feeling romantically and sexually attracted, timidly reaches out to hold B’s hand and feels a thrill as their hands touch. Person B does nothing, but six months later files a criminal complaint. Person A is guilty of ‘Criminal Sexual Contact’ under proposed Section 213.6(3)(a).”

In their new book, Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates, they stress that the likeliest victims of “late adolescent meandering” are students from low-income backgrounds who come out of college aimless, demoralized, and with fewer chances than their more affluent peers to recoup lost opportunities.

Two things never cease to amaze us. How the public can lose all perspective and fall in line with the ‘zeitgeist’ of the moment. And how ignorant can be some movie critics

Frederick Christ “Fred” Trump (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was a prominent American builder and real estate developer. He was the father of Maryanne Trump Barry, Robert Trump, Elizabeth Trump Grau, Donald J. Trump and the late Fred Trump, Jr.

The decision is a historic victory for gay rights activists who have fought for years in the lower courts. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia already recognize marriage equality. The remaining 13 states ban these unions, even as public support has reached record levels nationwide.

Pennsylvania’s political leaders will have a chance this month to dramatically change that perception by enacting a budget that will bring about real structural change in the way government operates. If it’s done correctly, Harrisburg could both meet the state’s financial challenges and start to restore faith in government.

And industry executives said the law had fostered a revolution in the delivery of health care, encouraging hospitals large and small to increase the coordination of care and the use of electronic medical records while minimizing the readmission of patients who have been discharged. Doctors and hospitals have accepted that they will be rewarded or penalized for the quality of care they provide: their ability to keep people healthy. Medicare and private insurers have adopted a dizzying array of “quality metrics.”…

Despite public opinion polls showing support for a severance tax, the industry and its allies in state government have pushed back against past proposals, sending them over the cliff. Wolf’s proposal appears headed for the same fate.

EDITOR: New York Times’ report clarifies many of the absurdities as posted at radio station KQED. There must have been a massive miscommunication between the Berkeley, CA building officials and what perhaps was an inexperienced reporter.

Still, advocates of the bill believe Baker is the only man standing in the way of its passage in the House. Miccarelli’s discharge resolution would forge a new path to passage by pulling the bill out of Baker’s committee.