All of this is the result of Mayor Rick Gray and City Planner Randy Patterson attempt to tip toe around a major problem by offering the state EPA palliatives rather than seriously and legitimately coming up with long term plans for substantially improving sewer treatment.
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Part 3: Pennsylvania judges make million dollar pay grab
Today’s advocates of extending the retirement age of Pennsylvania judges to 75 intentionally ignore the political influence and corruption issues of the proposal, and instead try to change the conversation to medical issues.
Capitolwire: Pennsylvania has a ‘low self-esteem’ problem, Wolf says.
“I think Pennsylvania is one of those under achieving states that could do a lot better with the resources it has and I think one of the responsibilities of leadership in Pennsylvania is to address, head-on, not only the structural issues, education, transportation, all those things, but also the psychological issues that keep us and hold us back.
Run for local office — Now
Municipal election years are odd numbered, like 2015. This year, in this state, we will elect thousands of council members, mayors, township supervisors, school board members, county administrators, tax collectors and judges at all levels.
Big Pharma Is America’s New Mafia
In fact, the heavy influence of pharmaceutical dollars inspired the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Marcia Angell, to conclude, “It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines.”
Notes on Oscar: A Few Last Minute Observations
2014 was a lousy year for narrative features. Then, suddenly, at years’ end, it wasn’t. Starting around Thanksgiving distributors offered up a handful of quality features that were aimed at adults.
Putin’s blueprint for kleptocracy
After winning election as president in 2000, Vladimir Putin’s staff put together his plan for the Presidential Administration to take control of the county which subsequently has been carried out in almost every detail.
Vladimir Putin needs war in Ukraine to stay in power
In a Letter to the Editor entitled “How would the U. S. react to a Russian sponsor coup in Canada?,” the contributor sets forth legitimate Russian concerns about NATO’s long term aggressively building influence and often alliances along Russian borders.
“Putin nyet! Europe yes!”
Around three thousand protesters demonstrated their opposition to Vladimir Putin on the eve of the Russian President’s arrival in Budapest for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President János Áder.
Part 2: Pennsylvania judges make million dollar pay grab
Nowhere did Segal use the word senile. Instead, the mandatory retirement age of 70 was part of a sweeping proposal to make our courts modern and impartial, and youthfully efficient, without political entanglements and chicanery.
LETTER: How would the U. S. react to a Russian sponsor coup in Canada?
If Russia had sponsored a coup in Canada, got a pro-Russia regime installed in Ottawa with a government wanting to join in military alliance with them, just what does anyone suppose the U.S. response would be?
The truth behind Russian polls
They conducted a psychological test. They asked respondents to compare the Russian president with any animal of their choice. A year ago respondents were choosing mainly large animals, such as bear, lion, tiger. By the end of the year these animals were gradually replaced by the less impressive ones, for example, someone had chosen hedgehog, people were choosing a dove or even smaller bird in place of an eagle.
Approval rating for Kathleen Kane at a dismal 26 percent
One in four Pennsylvanians surveyed said they approve of Kane’s job performance, with 33 percent who disapprove and 41 percent responding that they have no opinion…
10 Myths About Canadian Health Care, Busted
I’m both a health-care-card-carrying Canadian resident and an uninsured American citizen who regularly sees doctors on both sides of the border. As such, I’m in a unique position to address the pros and cons of both systems first-hand.