From GALLUP.COM: – Republicans maintain a substantial advantage over Democrats among likely voters in Gallup’s generic ballot for Congress — in both lower- and higher-turnout scenarios — fueled in part by the GOP’s strong showing among independents.
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LETTER: High density causes county flooding problems
As a Real Estate Broker who knows the County and Municipal rules, regulations and codes, I am finding what is happening to Lancaster County quite alarming.
High Density, which is the way this County is going in future development, is too much too fast. High Density is a very big part of Lancaster County’s problem of flooding. Common sense dictates that when land is covered with buildings and parking lots, storm water is directed to fewer outlets at a faster pace, thereby causing flooding.
Someone tell the Lancaster Democrats there is an election coming
Visitors to the Central Market during months before the 2008 presidential elections were greeted by a table of volunteers providing Barack Obama campaign materials, selling front yard signage, and registering voters. There was electricity in the air as market customers were asked if they were registered and urged to vote on Election Day.
Senate race challenges Pennsylvania’s history as a moderate state, experts say
PATRIOT-NEWS: U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Joe Sestak supports gay marriage, embryonic stem cell research and abortion.
Republican opponent Pat Toomey opposes embryonic stem cell research, and during his legislative tenure, the former Lehigh Valley congressman supported a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and a ban on partial-birth abortion.
LETTER: Historic Preservation Trust exploited
The Historic Preservation Trust (HTP) did receive $3 million from the state for the Stevens-Smith project, which was used to pay construction costs for the underground museum inside the convention center itself. This money did go to the LCCCA, but was passed through directly to contractors.
The Social Network plus a technical leap forward
Sparks fly in the David Fincher/ Aaron Sorkin adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s book, “The Accidental Billionaires.” And that’s a good thing, because so much marketing energy has been lavished on “The Social Network,” you’d think it was the last word on world peace, as opposed to a story about techno nerds looking to better facilitate hookups.
Patriotism at the expense of the poor and the needy
In an article “LGH chief exits for military service” the Intelligencer Journal New Era reports “Lancaster General Health’s top leader will take a military leave of absence — which could last up to a year — to direct a new medical center that treats military personnel and veterans suffering from brain injuries and psychological problems…
LETTER: No one cares what happens to us
I was convicted of a non-contact sex offense in 2004. I downloaded files that I should not have. Since then, I have lost my job, my family, my freedom, and every ounce of self-respect I ever had. I hadn’t seen my own kids in 6 years, until my older daughter moved back in with me. She committed suicide soon afterward.
Intell front page Home Show ad misleading if not down right deceptive
The front page of Friday’s Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era had a 2 ¼” by 3” inch affixed proclaiming “FREE ADMISSION HOME SHOW….WIN ONE MILLION DOLLARS AT THE HOME SHOW.” That some visitor would win a million dollars by attending the Lancaster home show this weekend sounded too good to be true.
LETTER: River Of Words violates historic setting
(INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL NEW ERA: “Poetic flair for Penn Square. Next spring, a river of words will flow through Lancaster’s Penn Square….
The northwest corner of Penn Square is one of the few truly historic parts of downtown Lancaster that remain relatively unscathed. The Old City Hall (now the Visitors Center and Heritage Museum) and Central Market have undeniable historic value. The early 20th century Griest Building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
INTELLIGENCER NEW ERA
In his column “Helping sex offenders helps us”: Jeff Hawkes writes “When sex offenders return home from prison, Pennsylvania assures them a chilly, if not exactly hostile, reception….Where would it end? Maybe with policymakers taking a deep breath and rethinking post-release measures….”
LETTER: Increase in hotel sales tax likely
The LCCCA hasn’t officially loaned money or extended credit to the Historic Preservation Trust, which simply doesn’t have the cash to pay the obligations which were forced upon them years ago by public officials who were trying to close an ever-widening funding gap. The LCCCA simply does not have the ability to force the HPT to pay up; the LCCCA is left with so little cash (because of the agreements which were rubber-stamped by previous LCCCA boards) that it cannot afford to pay the lawyers which would be needed to pursue any legal action against the HPT.
LETTER: Historic Preservation Museum doesn’t exist for all practical purposes
Many people do care quite a bit about historic preservation, especially about the home of a person who had such an influence on our society. What remains at the corner of S. Queen and Vine has little to do with historic preservation. Only a small amount of the original Stevens’ home remains (most of it is newer construction), and that has been fully integrated into the concrete monstrosity of the convention center.
IMF Warns Western Economies Mired in ‘Near Depression’
From NEWSMAX: A new report by the International Monetary Fund paints a brutally grim picture of the global economic outlook, warning that continued European belt-tightening combined with possible deficit-cutting in the United States could lead to a global double-dip recession. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, international business editor of the Daily Telegraph newspaper, wrote that the report suggests Western economies are stuck in a “near depression.”