From the HARRISBURG PATRIOT NEWS Editorial: …The 2012 freshman class at Penn State’s main campus this fall is expected to exceed last year’s numbers by 200 students. …[U]niversity’s president, Rodney Erickson, says while the numbers are up, there is “some softness” in enrollment at some of Penn State’s 24 Commonwealth Campuses.
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Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Governor, Sinks To 36 Percent Approval
From the HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s cuts to education funding and proposed credits for chemical refiners has sent his approval rating into a swoon. Just 36 percent of Pennsylvanians approved of the Republican governor’s job performance this month, down from his all-time high of 50 percent in September, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
County Treasurer answers essential questions that Lancaster press failed to ask
In response to the local press coverage of the alleged discrepancy between the County Treasurer’s reports of revenue and the hotel rooms sales tax and the hotel industry’s STR reports, thus repeatedly implying incompetence if not malfeasance by the County Treasurer, NewsLanc submitted specific questions to Country Treasurer Craig Ebersole.
Sebastian Thrun: What’s Next for Silicon Valley?
From the WALL STREET JOURNAL: …Frustrated that his (and fellow Googler Peter Norvig’s) Stanford artificial intelligence class only reached 200 students, they put up a website offering an online version. They got few takers. Then he mentioned the online course at a conference with 80 attendees and 80 people signed up.
SUNDAY NEWS
In a column entitled “The fight of the future”, Associate Editor Gil Smart starts with an excerpt from a letter he received from a disappointed reader: “’I have been very disappointed in your column since you opted out of Keynesian economics…
The March of Millions
On June 12 the huge demonstration dubbed the “March of Millions” took place in Moscow. This symbolic name is used by protesters for the second time. The first “March of Millions” took place in the Russian capital on May 6 – the eve of Putin’s inauguration.
LETTER: Smith Travel computer models overstate hotel revenues
I would like to add #5, to your list of 4 factors effecting Convention Center finances. The recent controversy between LNP and the Hoteliers on releasing their proprietary tax data sheds light on a 10 YEAR OLD problem with CC financing.
LETTER: Did LNP buy CPBJ?
In his most recent CC article, Tim Stuhldreher of the Central Penn Business Journal seems to be following the marching orders of the higher-ups over at LNP:
1. Advocate and push for a hotel tax increase at all cost
2. Give Nevin Cooley a forum to say anything he likes without questioning or challenging him
When America Was Great
As a further sign of the steady decline of the American Republic, a reporter blatantly interrupted the President of the United States during an address yesterday. This is a further manifestation of the polarization of political discourse and diminishing civility.
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
Editorial “Missed opportunity, Study makes valid points about center’s debt, but fails to offer a credible option” goes on to state: (1) “Citing a task force report that was four months in the making, Duncan suggested that the convention center authority renegotiate variable interest rate bonds and seek other revenue sources.”
Pure Ecstasy Safe For Use, Canadian Official Says
From the HUFFINGTON POST: British Columbia’s top health official says taking pure ecstasy can be safe when consumed responsibly by adults, despite warnings by police about the dangers of the street drug after a rash of deaths.
The Facts on 400 Highest Income Earners in the U.S.
From REUTERS: Six American families paid no federal income taxes in 2009 while making something on the order of $200 million each. This is one of many stunning revelations in new IRS data that deserves a thorough airing in this year’s election campaign…
GOP state house passes controversial wiretapping bill
A hurriedly passed bill providing for the easing of wiretapping laws and allowing ordinary Pennsylvanians to wiretap each other is the subject of growing criticism around the state. Among other provisions, HB 2400 would allow “one-party consent” recordings of phone conversations in Pennsylvania.
LETTER: Four factors contributing to Convention Center financial problems
From what I understand, convention centers across the country are rarely profitable. This is why the project was so appealing to Penn Square Partners. They could reap the benefits of the convention center (room nights and food service revenues) without incurring the losses from the convention center operations.