So that voters know what to expect at the polls on Tuesday, NewsLanc has obtained a sample Lancaster City ballot, which is reproduced below:

Chris Hart-Nibbrig, formerly co-publisher and feature editor of the Lancaster Post, has returned to NewsLanc as a part time reporter and contributor. Hart-Nibbrig had been editor of NewsLanc prior to co-founding the Post, which last week announced the suspension of its weekly tabloid. Other commitments preclude Hart-Nibbrig from returning on a full time basis.

1) Publishing a tabloid is a business enterprise, so it requires a viable business plan. 2) Ways must be found to distribute at least ten thousand copies each week, preferably twenty thousand. 3) Advertisements must be solicited from the outset, not done as an after thought and desultorily. 4) The lead stories should be responsible […]

At Thursday’s LCCCA board meeting, Chairman Art Morris announced that a three-member nominating board will meet in late December to select officers for the upcoming year. A specific date has not yet been set. The three-member board will be chaired by Sharron Nelson and will also include Julianne Dickson and Laura Douglas. There was some […]

An Oct. 31 Intelligencer Journal report carried the good news that the $3 million in additional state aid for the Convention Center will not be allowed to be split with the greedy Lancaster Newspapers and The High Group who are investors in the Marriott Hotel. Among other one sided and predatory provisions in the contract […]

A message posted on Oct. 30th at www.LancasterPost.com in part states: “The publishers of the Lancaster Post announced they are changing their focus from a print newspaper that happens to have a website, to a website that occasionally prints a newspaper. “Ron Harper, Jr., co-Publisher said, ‘We published for more than half of a year, […]

The following was received from Voter Action and can be found in its entirety at http://truevote.us/nucleus/index.php?itemid=534: “Federal Judge Rules That More Emergency Paper Ballots Be Made Available in Pennsylvania When Voters Face Voting Machine Breakdowns” “PHILADELPHIA, Oct 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — Federal Judge Harvey S. Bartle III ruled today that emergency paper ballots […]

The School Lane Hills Homeowners Association (SLHHA) supposedly held its first public meeting in half a year yesterday evening. The problem was its leader didn’t send out a notice announcing it to the membership or to the media. Late yesterday afternoon a short email notice of a change of venue was sent out without mention […]

It is tempting to place the blame on board members for the Lancaster Public Library debacle this week whereby six members rejected a million dollars in public and private grants after spending $400,000 on plans and specs. Rather than proceed with the renovation of the library, they aborted the project because they feared not raising […]

NewsLanc has twice inquired of Ernest Schreiber, Editor of the Lancaster New Era, as to whether he intends to continue to publish morning exit poll results in his election day afternoon edition. The League of Women Voters is critical of such practices and national and state exit polls are embargoed until after polls close. This […]

It’s budget time for the county. Over the next couple of weeks, the county commissioners will be holding a number of meetings to discuss and finalize the 2009 budget. So NewsLanc asked on Wednesday what their priorities are and what citizens should expect to see in the upcoming budget. While being nonspecific, all three of […]

Lancaster mayor Rick Gray’s statement regarding the proposed streetcar project is nothing more than an attempt to distract people from their legitimate concerns over its promotion. The wording of this statement makes it quite clear that Mayor Gray is very much in favor of streetcars in downtown Lancaster. It was Mayor Gray who permitted the […]

When Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray first proposed an ordinance a few weeks ago to penalize gun owners who do not report missing firearms in a timely manner, he exuded a brazen confidence about setting an example and challenging the state to do the same – almost challenging opponents to try and stop him. But after […]