The governor blamed the delay on the General Assembly’s inability to pass “meaningful” pension reform – almost one week after he issued an ultimatum demanding a legislative solution to the state’s pension system that has accumulated a $50 billion unfunded liability that is expected to grow to $65 billion in the next few years.

Since June 2013, confidence has fallen seven points for the presidency, four points for the Supreme Court, and three points for Congress.

The burden of paying out of pocket for contraception has now unfairly shifted to women whose bosses’ religious beliefs conflict with their own, Ginsburg said. An intrauterine device, a very reliable form of long-term contraception that is implanted into the uterus, is particularly expensive for women to have to pay for out of pocket.

Bangs questions every page, he wrote in a legal opinion on Sandusky’s pension, released on June 19. He found the Freeh report overstated by 65 payments the number of times the university compensated Sandusky from 2000 to 2008. Penn State made six payments, wrote Bangs, who is based in Camp Hill.

When we walk around the neighborhood, we at times see poles with old, torn and soiled flags

This probe languished and remained under wraps for nearly a year. Corbett poured more resources into his investigation of corrupt lawmakers and legislative staffers, even though they represented no further threat. Publicity about this probe, known as “Bonus Gate” was a major factor in Corbett winning governor.

“Robert E. Lee occupies a remarkable place in the pantheon of American history, combining in the minds of many, Michael Korda writes in this admiring and briskly written biography, ‘a strange combination of martyr, secular saint, Southern gentleman and perfect warrior.’ …”

Revolutions, like bankruptcies, come gradually, and then suddenly. One day, somebody sets himself on fire, then thousands of people are in the streets, and before you know it, the country is burning. And then there’s no time for us to get to the airport and jump on our Gulfstream Vs and fly to New Zealand.

… If people moderated their alcohol intake and avoided excessive drinking, it would prevent 10 percent of the deaths that occur in this country every year in people between the ages of 20-64. Tallying up all the potential years of life lost annually due to alcohol-related deaths, the total reaches 2.5 million years.

While we wanted Penn Square Partners to join the rest of the key stakeholders in contributing to this agreement, after further discussion today, we felt that signing the agreement was the best available alternative to risking a loan default for the facility, along with higher interest rates, and a harmful impact on the county’s finances.