“I have a simple question for F&M President John Fry and for the college’s academic deans. “F&M offers degrees in Government, Public Policy, and Pre-law. Exactly what are you teaching students in those majors when you violate the Constitutional rights of a local newspaper? “When a major national political event is held on your campus, […]

A number of city taxpayers brought forth concerns to the School District of Lancaster board, Tuesday night. The School Board listened attentively to each of the presenters and often presented constructive responses. An attendee remarked that the atmosphere of the meeting seems to have improved lately. One township resident, who has children in city schools, […]

Millersville University is showing the film, “Innocent Voices,” Thursday (Sep. 18) as part of its Humanities Film Series. “Based on the true story of screenwriter Oscar Torres’s embattled childhood, Luis Mandoki’s Innocent Voices is the poignant tale of Chava (Carlos Padilla), an eleven-year-old boy who suddenly becomes the ‘man of the house’ after his father […]

NewsLanc strongly advised the County Commissioners, Tuesday, to refrain from purchasing any more electronic voting machines than might be necessary to accomodate disabled persons. Publisher Robert Field told the Commissioners, “This is not a liberal or conservative issue.” “Fotune magazine, the New York Times, scores of prestigious think tanks and organizations have railed about the […]

One item quietly introduced during Tuesday’s worksession, which will appear before the County Commissioners for approval Wednesday, is $20,000 in additional costs for the “design phase” of the Lancaster Amtrak Station renovations. James Cowhey, Executive Director of the Lancaster County Planning Commission, said that the need for additional funding was not entirely unforeseen but not […]

That’s the question the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority is considering as the term of its current Guaranteed Investment Contract (GIC) comes to a close by October 1. The roughly $16 million “GIC” account is the master pot of money from which the Authority routinely draws down funds to pay its construction costs. It derives […]

Wachovia Bank Corporation, the ‘geniuses’ who stepped in to guarantee the bonds for the Convention Center and Hotel Project after so many others had declined and despite the negative PKF Feasibility Study, has had its stock drop from over $50 a year ago to under $11 today. In comparison, PNC Bank was around $70 a […]

The members of the Government Study Commission (GSC) met and voted unanimously to make revisions to their disputed postcard mailer, Monday morning. Despite the formal unanimity, however, many of the nine present members made clear their frustration with the Commissioners’ recent revocation of funding. At issue was language in the mailer that the three dissenting […]

“…Proponents of appointing the County Administrator (like the township or school board model) argue that appointment allows you to hire the best person for the job rather than making it a political contest (the election itself and ongoing relations between the administrator and the Commissioners). “How does the charter ‘dilute’ the power of voters? In […]

In response to an inquiry by NewsLanc.com, Mary Stehman, Chief Registrar for Voter Registration, stated: “As of this time, the Department of State, Bureau of Commissions , Elections & Legislation has not certified a voter verified paper audit trail to be used by the voters of Pennsylvania. If a voter verified paper audit trail would […]

“My position on the proposed ‘home rule’ charter is that it dilutes the power of the voters far too much. This proposal contains a number of issues I have concerns about, but the one that bothers me the most is the fact that the proposed ‘County Administrator’ would be appointed by a vote of four […]

“I disagree with you on this one and let me explain why: “Anytime that someone uses the word ‘illegal’ without citing a law – you should be suspect that there is no such law. Let me address the county logo issue as well as explain the reason Government Study Commission (GSC) are REQUIRED under the […]