Thank you for printing my letter to the editor this last Sunday. I would like to extend an invitation to your paper’s reporter’s to join us on April 15th during Lancaster’s scheduled Tea Party at Musser Park from 4 to 7. It promises to be an interesting evening and we hope to see you there. […]
Tag: Letters to the Editor
What New Era article doesn’t tell us
Editor’s Note: The following letter comments on the April 7 New Era article: “A center for conventions, and more; Stadium seating for concerts, portable dance floors for wedding receptions, a ring for prize fights and, oh yeah, conventions will fit on center’s exhibition hall.” This article doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story. It […]
LETTER: Were the Lancaster Newspapers’ intentions good?
I suspect that Lancaster Newspapers’ involvement in the hotel and convention center project might have started out with good intentions. After all, LNP has made significant investments in downtown Lancaster in the past. But once they were legally bound to High, they found themselves being dragged along with S. Dale High’s personal ambitions. When opposition […]
Commissioners neglecting libraries and education
Stunning and saddening statistics in Gil Smart’s front page story, “Where we stand in a shaky economy.” The article continues on page A4, where there is a graph and table showing various information about the funding and use of the library by the residents of Lancaster as compared to the region and the state. Here […]
Lest we forget: New Era editorialized against State hotel subsidy
Folks, that’s right! The New Era wrote an editorial that said, in part, “But $10 million is not a grant. It is a windfall. It is a lottery jackpot. It is an unconscionable amount of money for one facility in one city.” Oops, that was the year before their bosses started pushing for their own […]
PRESS RELEASE: ‘Taxed Enough Already’ Party Gathering
Taxpayers in Lancaster County Gather for a ‘Taxed Enough Already’ Party Gathering in Musser Park on Tax Day, April 15 from 4pm-7pm Taxpayers in Lancaster County will gather on April 15 at 4pm in Musser Park to meet others who might be outraged, scared, confused, feeling alone, or who take exception to their freedom being […]
Everyone likes something for nothing
No offense but your most recent story with the barber shop “CC straw poll” fails to ask the most important question, and lacking that question, your story could have just as easily come from the hallowed pages of LNP. When inquiring of downtown merchants regarding the CC and its potential impact on their businesses, I […]
State list missed Walmart
Saw your article on drugs. The State apparently doesn’t list Walmart. Walmart has an awesome deal – $4 a month or 10$ for three months on hundreds of prescription drugs as well as 1000’s of non-prescription drugs. I personally saved over $100 a year on two prescriptions!
Bulb-outs not a good idea
City administrators are planning curb extensions (called bulb-outs) at East King and North Queen Streets as well as other downtown locations. Bulb-outs were recently completed at the intersection of S. Queen and Vine Sts. However, there are numerous reasons why bulb-outs, especially at intersections, may not be a good idea. Some of these are: When […]
Reason HDC is sticking with CC date?
I couldn’t help but notice that the head of HousingDevelopment Corp that is sticking with the convention center is none other than Mike Carper – the FORMER executive director of LCCCA before David Hixon. He left after only six months and I speculate they bought his silence with another cushy job.
Lenders abandoning housing collateral
I read this story this AM [in The New York Times] and thought NewsLanc viewers might find it interesting. A development in the residential mortgage market. “City officials and housing advocates here and in cities as varied as Buffalo, Kansas City, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla., say they are seeing an unsettling development: Banks are quietly […]
Interstate Hotels Professionalism
The following email was received by Lancaster First on March 30, 2009: “To Whom it May Concern, “I wanted to inform you of unprofessional experience that I had while looking into a management job at the new Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. I formerly worked for a major hotel chain in the United States. I […]
Bulb outs worsen downtown intersections
Below is [an excerpt from] the 2nd letter/editor I’ve seen opposing bulb-outs (the name given to extended curbs at intersections) in downtown Lancaster. Both Mayor Gray and Charlotte Katzenmoyer have made public statements in favor of bulb-outs. Perhaps you can look into this. Does [the City Engineer] actually research the advisability of a bulb-out at […]
Why just the 1999 Ernst & Young article?
In answer to your question: Was the New Era 1999 article re Ernst & Young disingenuous?, the answer is a no-brainer. The question is why you selected only one article when there are now almost 10 years of disingenuous, one-sided, self-serving, narcissistic, and irresponsible reporting on the entire project. From content, the total lack of […]