I must offer an alternative view to the letter to the editor from Robert Field … the same Robert Field who is the President of NewsLanc? (Editor’s note. The letter was from an unnamed source. Robert Field simply was the staff person who posted the letter on the blog site.) Your comments about Ron Harper […]

The issue is F&M: Security acting as municipal police outside the property. (Orwellian at best!) It is important to not allow that issue to completely overshadow the original issue of the alleged preferential legal treatment of F&M students at the whim of the administration. Too often, as controversies evolve, the core issue becomes buried. Editor’s […]

Having read comments by others (some of which are in response to my earlier letter posted above), it seems to me some are simply missing the point. 1. President John Fry’s alleged “right to privacy” is not enshrined in the Bill of Rights. The two journalists’ rights to freedom of speech (however narrowly defined), freedom […]

I think John Fry feared for the safety of his family. If I were in his shoes I would have done the same thing. As a bystander of this whole thing I can’t help but see how Ron has been the instigator by purposely setting up one of his newsstands right next to his house […]

I strongly advise you to notify ACLU of what happened. That wasn’t an attack on two journalist. It was an attack on you and all who dare challenge Lancaster’s powers that be. The President of a private university has no more right to ban journalists from university grounds than the President of the United States […]

What authority does the campus police have? Do they override the City police? How many properties does F & M own? Are Chris and Ron not permitted to go and eat in the Iron Hill or shop at Fillings? Does F & M own that land? My understanding is that F & M, LGH and […]

Jeez, what was Fry thinking? I was surprised to hear that WGAL wasn’t at the press conference. I’ve never heard of something of this nature going on in that neighborhood. I was surprised to read that non-professional security has that kind of power under the law. What were they doing outside F and M property? […]

I am appalled at the lack of news coverage of yesterday’s event at the corner of Marietta Avenue and School Lane (in front of F&M President JohnFry’s home). WGAL only provided minimal coverage at last evening’snewscast at 5:40 PM and the Intelligencer buried a small article with the spin that F&M claims trespassing — nothing […]

I am against the police using ANY retaliatory measures against people accused of a crime. ANY. Police are to BRING them to justice NOT exact justice. That being said, did the three b-ball stars – who are about to plead guilty to multiple felonies – suffer 1/10 of what Chris and I did? Were they […]

First of all, I personally question the wisdom of confrontational tactics. I’ve found out the hard way that there are times when much more can be accomplished by patiently working to gain credibility, then using that hard-won respect to influence and effect true change. But that’s just my personal opinion; I know from personal experience […]

The [F & M Security officers] footage is so reminiscent of a Communist state where the media is controlled by the government. Here’s an idea — do you have any contacts with the national news networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX) as I would imagine there would be an interest to broadcast this type of […]

Attorney General Tom Corbett will speak at the Lancaster County Crime Summit at the Public Safety Training Center in Salunga on June 12. This past Saturday, Traci Guynup, a resident of the City of Lancaster, spoke in front of the American Friends Service Committee’s Conference ‘STOPMAX’ about prison conditions for female inmates. The American Friends […]

“The incident had to do with Harper defiantly ignoring the previously issued no trespass letter. That letter was issued solely to protect the safety and sanctity of President Fry’s family”. A statement attributed by NewsLanc to Ms. Dulcey Antonucci, Director of Media Relations of Franklin & Marshall in response to the detainment yesterday of Mr. […]

My fiancee and I were intrigued by the red newspaper box on public property in front of John Fry’s home. I just now watched the WGAL-TV broadcast of the Nazi-like behavior of the F&M Security on the Lancaster Post personnel and find this whole incident appalling and bereft of our constitutional rights of Freedom of […]