I am writing about that horrendous auto accident on Route 30 in which three men were killed by an impaired young woman. Certainly, that is a tragic event that will forever change the lives of the families involved. What struck me is why the Lancaster Newspapers had to smear the name of the school that […]

[Concerning “Penn Square project rising above Watt & Shand facade” that appeared March 10 in the Lancaster New Era.] Embarrassing. Again. I bet my dog that the bulk of this was drafted in the P.R. department of one of Dale High’s companies. Peel off Bernie Harris’ suit and you’ll find a cheerleader’s uniform, poms, poms […]

The Intelligencer Journal / New Era editorial “The right side” of March 8th concludes: “But we would urge [NewsLanc publisher Robert Field] to consider another piece of Voltaire’s wisdom: ‘I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom’.” Voltaire seems to say, “I seek the truth, but I am willing to recant […]

You have no idea how we in Lancaster County are being observed. Residents who have moved out, residents moving in… it is amazing how informed they are to the happenings. NewsLanc and its staff are given credit and thank you’s.

The editorial in today’s paper (“The Right Side”) proves too things: the established press does follow your postings on your website, and can, on occasion, get up the courage or whatever it is, to back your position. Congratulations! You are right – you do have an impact. But I was even more surprised with Carol […]

(Letter from “concerned citizen” courtesy of Looking at Lancaster) JOHN FRY’S GOAL: TO TRANSFORM LANCASTER CITY INTO “A VIBRANT COLLEGE TOWN” John Fry, several months prior to his inauguration as president of Franklin and Marshall College, presented his vision for transforming Lancaster into a “vibrant College town” in a 38-page paper titled, “F&M College Strategic […]

I believe that NewsLanc’s barring from the Rotary Club meetings is a validation of its work and a testament to NewsLanc’s effectiveness. It is also disturbing. NewsLanc has been the most sharply critical voice against the establishment for quite a while now, and, after months of regular attendance, out of the blue you are banned? […]

Did everyone get their [Paul] Thibault campaign mailer? Attached is an absentee ballot for a nice incentive to encourage votes on April 22. A campaign mailer full of empty promises. “Cut Taxes Now” funny – he raised county taxes while in office. “Reform State Government” has an interesting line – “too many decisions are made […]

(Editor’s Note: Letters are reproduced from a NewsLanc private list of concerned citizens) Letter #1: “We do believe that then-District Attorney Donald Totaro (who conducted a year long witch hunt), President Judge Louis Farina (who allowed Totaro to run amok), Lancaster Newspapers, and various members of a power elite tacitly acted together to politically destroy […]

You say, “Here we are today, still going to these stupid meetings, for what?” Because it WILL hit the fan. It is inevitable. The project cannot possibly bring in more than a small fraction of the “economic development” that was promised to the public. And even if LNP tries to “spin” the truth by saying […]

Ages ago my brother, an attorney, forewarned me that during the Convention Center Authority meetings, those in control DO NOT HAVE TO TALK, DEBATE OR ANSWER questions, they have the war won. I disagreed but guess what, he was right. Here we are today, still going to these stupid meetings, for what? It is going […]

Neither retail nor tourism are growth industries in the future of the U.S. economy. The U.S. consumer is under assault from all sides: the value of the U.S. dollar is dropping dramatically, in part due to the unsustainable international trade deficit, the out-of-control U.S. budget deficit, and worst of all because of the over $9 […]

The casino is going to be a VERY hard sell. Yes, Dale High and LNP will play hardball, and we’ll hear all kinds of noise about how high our taxes will go if the casino isn’t brought in. And it will be messy: Wachovia will have to foreclose on the convention center and turn it […]

When THE CROSSINGS was proposed, I attended quite a few of the meetings in Manheim Twp. When the package was passed with Mr. Tom Smithgall at the helm, Manheim Twp. passed the project with a TEXT amendment meaning that the Center AND the highways to and from, in and out all have to be funded […]