From NEWSMAX: ….”The United States has to think very profoundly how it is going to solve this problem of excess in the consumption of drugs, excess in building a market that is very profitable to the criminals,” he said. He continued: “I think the best move is to take away the business from criminals and put it in the hands of businessmen and producers, farmers, distributors.”
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Is President Obama a hypocrite?
QUESTION: In what circumstances, if any, would the president have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress? (Specifically, what about the strategic bombing of suspected nuclear sites — a situation that does not involve stopping an IMMINENT threat?)
Obama faces bipartisan pushback on force
From THE HILL: Lawmakers have finally come together in bipartisan fashion: to criticize Obama’s military action in Libya without consulting Congress. President Obama has long trumpeted a desire to see lawmakers from both sides come together in bipartisan fashion, and now they have: to criticize his military action in Libya without formally consulting Congress…
LETTER: Free loading charities and spineless politicians
Tim Gregg was heavily opposed by the rank and file firefighters when he was appointed by Rick Gray in 2006. He made it perfectly clear to the firefighters that he intended to use the position of fire chief as a stepping stone to further political ambitions.
Inquirer Editorial: Don’t target good teachers
A bill that would allow Pennsylvania school districts to lay off teachers solely for budgetary reasons has too many holes in it to benefit public education…
But it makes sense to reconsider “last-in, first-out” employment policies that can result in good but less experienced teachers getting the ax while veteran teachers who may be exhibiting signs of being burned out keep their jobs.
Five donors could save PAM
One cannot serve as a sounding board and also a reporter, thus NewsLanc has refrained from ‘scooping’ the local newspapers on many matters, including what was occurring with the Pennsylvania Academy of Music.
Drug Lords Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Global Prohibition
The link is our just launched campaign which is related to the usual UN meeting in Vienna. We focus on the organized crime model – the fake viral videos below .
Our demonstration in Vienna will focus on the fact that the current global drug prohibition system is only good for the organized crime groups.
How many city workers needed to fill a pot hole?
The usual approach a couple of decades ago was for townships to send one worker with a pickup truck to the asphalt plant and then the worker would drive around, stopping at pot holes, shovel in some black top, and compact it. The Watchdog witnessed what appeared to be four city ‘workers’ filling a pot hole near the Central Market, with one doing the work and the other three standing by.
A cry for help and sign of the times
EDITOR: The following was received by Richard Field, founder of the American House Foundation in Hungary. Some school children receive no lunch; others only get a thin gruel. We reproduce the letter because it is representative of what is occurring throughout the world.
Please allow me to introduce myself: my name is ——– and I am an American living in Budapest, Hungary. I recently heard about the American House Foundation’s work here in Hungary, and would like to thank you for the help you have so far extended to Hungary, especially in the matter of providing food for children.
State budget cuts to students in poor districts could be ten times higher than those in wealthier districts
Proposed state budget cuts to education would have the greatest impact on the state’s poorest schools districts, according to an analysis by the Education Law Center, an advocacy group for public education…
One Year Anniversary: The Incredible Shrinking Obama Health Care Law
At its one year anniversary the Obama health care law is shrinking while the health care crisis grows. Americans who lack any health coverage still exceeds 50 million, over 45,000 deaths occur annually due to lack of health insurance, and 40 million Americans, including over 10 million children, are underinsured.
LETTER: Shame on us for putting up gov’t and industry corruption
I am surprised and happy that the New Era would have such a logical criticism of a Republican administration especially when it finds itself advocating for increased taxes! Did I read that correctly? Corporations should “share the pain”? What about “the job busting taxes that discourage the very industries that bring good paying jobs to the commonwealth etc etc. etc” ad nauseam.
Israel Unveils Seized Arms Cache From Cargo Ship
From AOL / AP: ASHDOD, Israel — Rows of boxes, crates and containers filled with weapons stretched out on a dock Wednesday alongside a ship commandeered by Israel’s navy, a display of what Israel said was a shipment of arms, some sophisticated, to Palestinian militants in Gaza…
Pa. figures show graduation rates lower than previously
From the INQUIRER: Most school districts in Pennsylvania have considerably lower graduation rates than previously reported, according to new state figures released Tuesday. The new numbers are based on a more accurate way the state Department of Education is calculating how many 12th graders actually graduated in four years.