Just as importantly, all of the cross walks all so faded that they are hard to see except near the curb lines. And that portion is often blocked from view until the last minute by parked cars.
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Revamped Opera “Crimea” has small launch in St. Petersburg
Can an opening of a production in a small theater, attended mostly by invited guests with only 25 people in audience who bought their tickets at the box office and with 30% of the seats empty, become a major event, covered and discussed by most of national media?
The Trials of Graham Spanier, Penn State’s Ousted President
The case against Spanier is at best problematic, at worst fatally flawed. More than 20 months after the state branded him a criminal, he still awaits a trial. He continues to live in State College but in limbo. Where once he strode confidently along campus pathways, saying hello to everyone in sight, he now stays within a narrow band of comfort, mixing mostly with close friends and a few trusted former colleagues.
CBO: Taxes to Rise Slowly, Steadily to Beyond Historical Averages
In practical terms, Politico notes, the value of the mortgage interest deduction will be cut by nearly half, many more Americans will owe taxes on their Social Security benefits, and Obamacare taxes aimed at the well-to-do will begin hitting a lot more taxpayers…
If you are running for a train, look out!
Amtrak has installed computers in the lobby of the Amtrak station for payment of parking fees.
Gubernatorial battle: The gloves come off
The Corbett campaign was up with the negatives first. After launching a generic defense of his adminstraiton last week, the incumbent turned to an attack on Mr. Wolf’s tenure as secretary of revenue under the administration of former Gov. Ed Rendell.
State’s corrections work seen as example for the nation
One key was addressing problems at halfway houses that were uncovered by a 2009 University of Cincinnati study the department commissioned, Mr. Wetzel told them. It found that offenders leaving halfway houses had a 95 percent higher recidivism rate than prisoners released directly to the street.
STUDY: Binge Drinkers Rule the World (?)
Research already demonstrates that young people use alcohol for social means…as a way of fitting in,” Dumas tells The Daily Beast. “Our research further suggests that young people might be gaining social status benefits via their heavy drinking, or that higher social status might encourage riskier drinking practices among young people.”…
Rockin’ the bloat; Governor did right thing
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS Editorial: WE DON’T often agree with Tom Corbett, but the governor did the right thing in facing down the Legislature last week over the budget and pension reform.
The Lancaster Library System is unrepresentative of library membership
The bulk of the county membership is served by three of the fourteen libraries. Directly or indirectly, decisions are made by the majority of the fourteen members who make up the Directors Council.
U.S. Sees Risks in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi Force
The report concludes that only about half of Iraq’s operational units are capable enough for American commandos to advise them if the White House decides to help roll back the advances made by Sunni militants in northern and western Iraq over the past month.
Can Tom Wolf both “run” and “hide”?
Mohammad Ali said of pugilistic opponents “They can run but they can’t hide.” Perhaps Tom Wolf seeks to prove this isn’t true in politics
Root problem isn’t rape, it’s binge drinking
It would be a rarity for a college male to go off on a weekend evening intending to meet and rape a girl. True, he has a so called “rocket in his pocket”, but there are sober civilizing portions in his brain that enables him to control and positively channel his urges.
NEW YORK TIMES
“The National Collegiate Athletic Association, which is currently embroiled in a lawsuit over its ostrichlike response to concussions, released new voluntary guidelines on Monday for concussion safety. But these won’t necessarily fix the problem.