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“Star Trek” a solid ‘B’
By Dan Cohen, NewsLanc’s Santa Monica Reporter The new “Star Trek,” piloted by TV wunderkind J.J. Abrams, has already scored at the box office. Given that the cost has been estimated at around 150 million, this is a good thing for Paramount. It’s interesting that the initial turnout skewed older than most blockbusters; apparently 35 […]
COMMENTARY: ‘Teach For America’ may be what SD of L needs
Recently published studies indicate the School District of Lancaster is not making progress and perhaps is even falling behind in its endeavor to successfully educate its largely inner city, minority population. Like all school systems and especially those serving inner cities, the competence of the teaching staff varies widely. Perhaps it is time for Superintendant Pedro Rivera and the School Board to reach out to an organization named Teach For America, which has attractive much positive comment by educators and officials.
Trolleys are for broad avenues; not narrow streets
The photo was taken from a seventh floor hotel balcony in Szeged, Hungary. As shown, street cars should have their own right-of-ways and loading platforms in the middle of broad avenues. These conditions don’t exist in downtown Lancaster.
COMMENTARY on Marv Adams’ ramblings on his 40th anniversary
Before responding to the thoughtful issues raised in his May 17th column “Two score and…”, let us say that we look forward every Sunday morning to rising, making coffee, and sitting down to read the Sunday News.
Chapter Fourteen: Citizens Brigade: Opposition gets reinforcements
Questions about the TIF proposal and other tax breaks for the hotel and convention center project awakened not only the concerns of Commissioners Shellenberger and Henderson, but also those of an increasing number of regular Lancaster citizens.
Soulfood on the edge of town
If you love Lancaster City life, visit every shop on the Downtown strip, and faithfully art-walk every First Friday, odds are you still haven’t been to this place. The Brothers and Sisters Café quaintly sits on a far Southeastern edge of Lancaster City, where the lines begin to blur between the city and the County Central Park. It’s a friendly place to find top-notch Southern-style soul food at a reasonable price. To say that it gives KFC a run for its money would be a serious understatement.
PAM’s fame spreads across Eastern Europe and Asia
America House, Hungary, an Eastern European building and land development company, has created scholarships to send five music students from the prestigious Bela Bartok secondary music school in Budapest, Hungary, to Lancaster this summer to participate in the two week Vivace! summer festival at the Pennsylvania Music Academy (PAM).
Local businesses learn about land recycling
During the morning of Thursday, May 14, over 60 local business and community representatives gathered to hear a State and County sponsored seminar about cleaning up and reusing “brownfield” sites in Pennsylvania. The primary purpose of the meeting, hosted by the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Lancaster County Planning Commission (LCPC), was to raise awareness of funds for brownfield remediation projects through the DEP’s “Act 2” land recycling program.
Need rises while funding shrinks for preventative care
At the May 13 County Commissioners Meeting, the Board voted to approve the Lancaster County Mental Health Plan for Fiscal Year 2010-2011; it will next be submitted to Harrisburg for final approval. Although the plan is requesting $14.7 million for ’10-’11, it is expected that the Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MH/MR) program will actually be receiving a cut from its current $12.7 million budget. This will be the organization’s first budget cut since 1991.
School Board candidates discuss poverty and performance
On the evening of Tuesday, May 12, five candidates for School District of Lancaster (SDoL) School Board met at Fulton Elementary to introduce themselves and their agendas to local citizens. The forum included an opportunity for each candidate to introduce himself, followed by four prepared questions for the candidates, followed by three questions submitted by the audience.
Commissioners consider expanded work release program
At the Tuesday, May 12 County Commissioners Meeting the Board will consider a motion to invest $15,000 in exploring the possibility of an expanded work release program that could potentially include the acquisition of a standalone facility. The money would go to Kimball Architecture, a firm that has recently assisted the County in assessing expansion options for the overcrowded Lancaster County Prison.
EDITORIAL: A disgrace to the medical profession and LGH
Less than 500 of the estimated 5,000 to 10,000 heroin addicts in Lancaster County can obtain relief from addiction, in large part because physicians are unwilling to treat them out of greed and indifference.
Have housing costs escalated 2000% over 40 years?
Forty years ago, investors built luxury garden apartments for under $10,000 per apartment. More recently, comparable units are under development in an upscale Harrisburg suburb costing under $100,000 per apartment.