In response to the NewsLanc article “Revised Amtrak plan still inadequate”: Lancaster mayor Rick Gray has been calling for a parking garage at the Amtrak station. Might this be the best solution? Shouldn’t those behind this plan be working with the Lancaster City government to come up with a design that best benefits all parties, […]

The sad fact is, the vast majority of Lancaster County residents either don’t care, or they believe in what their elected officials tell them, or they believe what Lancaster Newspapers tells them. This is why the single biggest governmental fiscal fiasco in Lancaster County history is under construction right now at Penn Square. People like […]

Hubris and greed may be related….It is a term I define [as]: “arrogant pride”. Mostly associated with the Greek Tragedy “Oedipus”. The conotation of “hubris” is that it ultimately leads to the downfall of he [who] holds the trait. Greed is associated with hubris in this way: a man seeks sinister means for profit because […]

Reprinted from Lancaster Independent Press Her civil rights were violated, her human rights were violated, her body was violated and her security and inner peace were forever ruined. Faith Mugwe, 22, threw a 55th birthday party for a friend in her apartment on Saturday, July 12. There was a designated driver to take party guests […]

Dr. Sanders (of the Brookings Report) commented on the Convention Center a few years ago. At the presentation at Liberty Place, he showed how every CC had failed woefully below promised expectations. Mayor Smithgall asked “Isn’t Lancaster different?” (Implying that Lancaster was so different that the CC would succeed here.) Dr. Sanders wryly noted that […]

I am worried for the city residents, the ones that have bought due to affordability of price and not being educated on the tax consideration. Lancaster City is currently the highest community tax-wise in the county… If the city needs to raise the taxes to accommodate all this preparation, it can and will. If the […]

I read the NewsLanc story about the City making it easier to pay your bills by providing online bill paying services. I then followed the link to check it out. It is nice that they provide this convenience for taking care of parking tickets, but I would like to know when they will offer an […]

I have nothing against [David] McCudden and do not question his contributions [as the former county engineer]; however, wouldn’t $175k make him the highest paid employee in the County? I believe that is more than the President Judge makes and closing in on 250% of a commissioner’s salary…that is what struck me as “odd” to […]

I finally had the time to look at Amtrak’s parking plans, as posted on NewsLanc.com under the article, “Amtrak Reveals Plans for Expanded Parking”. I notice that the Amtrak plans still do not take into account PennDOT’s plan to relocate the Lititz Pike bridge so it aligns with Duke St. Don’t these different agencies ever […]

Sex offenders are more likely to repeat the crime probably more so than any other crime. If I were a parent I would want to know exactly who they are and if they live next to me. Unfortunately, for them, this is the consequence of raping little kids. If you don’t want your name on […]

I would love to see a Watchdog item on the Lancaster Post Dr. Kirchner article in today’s issue. I am no insider, but I seem to recall that Dr. Kirchner GAVE the reporters his access codes. From where I sit, I think he had visions of making the headlines as the next Cyril Wecht, Dr. […]

There is a line item in the 2008-2009 State budget for a $15 million State grant to fund the proposed streetcar system, thanks to Sen. Gib Armstrong. No word yet on where the operational funding to operate the streetcars would come from. It never ceases to amaze me that the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and […]

As detail work continues on the hotel and convention center structure, a brick veneer is being applied to various parts of the building. One of these places is at the bridge from the hotel lobby to the parking garage. I finally got a good look at the brick being used; it has a rough pseudo-weathered […]

This slide show from the Lancaster County Republican Committee should be mandatory reading for all Lancaster County residents. And I’m a Democrat. Note that the proposed changes highlighted in this presentation were since rejected by the Government Study Commission.