From the THE PATRIOT NEWS: ….Corbett was Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, and gearing up for a run for governor, when the case was referred to his office in early 2009. In 2011, after his inauguration as governor, the pace of the Sandusky probe accelerated.
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Harrisburg’s debt history Chapter Three: Fire and Water
By 1900, Harrisburg, in fact, was a hell hole of dirty, unpaved streets and untreated sewage that was pumped from the Susquehanna River into residents’ spigots, by way of a gravity fed reservoir built in 1862 in Reservoir Park. “Many streets were poorly paved or unpaved, even at intersections,” writes Wilson in The City Beautiful Movement.
Abuse trials miss other victims
In pursuit of Lynn’s conviction for child endangerment, prosecutors offered compelling proof that, as the city’s former top prosecutor, Lynne M. Abraham, said, “the cover-up went all the way to the top,” including then-Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua…
EDITOR: Hey guys, “the cover-up went all the want to the top” also at Penn State. Then Attorney General Tom Corbett was strangling the investigation until it got out of his control. The he diverted attention from his culpability by leading a witch hunt against Joe Paterno.
LNP must share the blame for the deplorable condition of the Brunswick Hotel
“Hotel Brunswick’s mounting woes” is the heading for an editorial in the Lancaster New Era that, in part, stated the following: “The escalating violence is only part of the problem with the Brunswick, albeit a big part…”
Why was the scandal created by the Russian government?
Only about 80% of Russian population are ethnic Russians. There are more than 180 ethnic groups in Russia. Besides Russia has become a major center of migration in the Eastern hemisphere and the second largest migratory flow in the World after United States.
Sandusky convicted on 45 of 48 charges in sex-abuse case
From USA TODAY: … “Mr. Sandusky, you have been found guilty by a jury of your peers,” Judge John Cleland said, adding that Sandusky’s sentencing would take place in about 90 days.
Harrisburg’s debt history: Fire and rain
These days we often hear that a forest must occasionally burn down so that new growth can revitalize a forest. This is also true of cities. And it’s certainly was true of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
PA Supreme Court clears secret grand juries
From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted approval Thursday for prosecutors to use secret grand juries to indict suspects – a step that justices say would provide law enforcement with a crucial tool to safeguard frightened witnesses.
The ghost of a city: Harrisburg’s debt history: 1900 to the present
Thousands of collectables from the distant nineteenth century are stacked in the darkened Pennsylvania warehouse. Tin badges. Pistols and spurs. Garments and garters associated with Annie Oakley, the Earp Brothers, buffalo hunters, and prairie Indians. The artifacts and collectables were intended for a cowboy museum in the heart of central Pennsylvania.
Romney Campaign Said to Ask Scott to Downplay Job Gains
From BLOOMBERG: Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign asked Florida Governor Rick Scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state’s economy because they clash with the presumptive Republican nominee’s message that the nation is suffering under President Barack Obama, according to two people familiar with the matter.
LETTER: Massive media coverage compromises Sandusky prosecution
As disturbing as the alleged details of Jerry Sandusky’s crimes have been, the overkill media coverage of the case is equally troubling. In 1966, the United States Supreme Court, in Sheppard v. Maxwell (384 U.S. 333 (1966), decided that Sheppard, charged and convicted of murdering his wife in 1954, was not given a fair trial as was his right under the 6th Amendment of the Constitution.
LETTER: Launch Lancaster Community Gardens
Lancaster Community Gardens is a new effort to bring community gardens across the Lancaster area. We’re building community gardens (organic!) on 22 acres behind Wheatland Middle School, and need to build a fence to keep the critters out.
Ghosts of a City: The roots of the Harrisburg bond debt crisis; Introduction
Gov. Tom Corbett’s freshly appointed receiver, William Lynch, wrote a letter to city council president Wanda Williams on June 11 threatening to go to court if council continues to refuse to ratify even the smallest aspects of the state-ordered recovery plan for the city.
Three movies to see
Those who have longed for Wes Anderson to revisit the comic landscape of “Rushmore,” will be tickled by his latest, “Moonrise Kingdom.” An inspired comedy about two twelve year olds on the run, it provides solid rolls for a large cast that include Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Frances McDormand, and others. It’s funny where it could have been sad, and wise where it could have been smug.