Gil Smart’s June 8th front page report starts out: “The missing box showed up Friday, delivered to the Clymer & Musser law offices downtown. Franklin & Marshall College security forces, it seems, had the red newspaper box since Monday, but held onto it for four days. Perhaps they weren’t sure who owned it. Even though […]

The headline on its cover for June 6 reads: “Like Father, Like Son” and shows a man allegedly spiriting away copies of the Post from a Turkey Hill. He is identified as the father of one of the students whose picture was on the cover the week earlier . WATCHDOG: 1) We congratulate the Post […]

The Intell on June 5 reported “An F&M employee called campus security Tuesday afternoon, claiming she saw Harper walk up Fry’s driveway and onto his front lawn, according to Antonucci.” WATCHDOG: Did the Intell reporter inquire whether the F & M employee was aware of the location of the public Right-Of-Way? Ron Harper, Jr. could […]

Intell June 5 headline: “F & M cops say man trespassed at home of President Fry” WATCHDOG: The article concerning the inappropriate actions by F & M Security Officers in arresting and abusing media representatives is a masterpiece of slanting and innuendo seldom seen in the Lancaster press since the Convention Center controversy. The article […]

WGAL-TV: Silence re F & M Security Officers excesses WATCHDOG: WGAL not “the one to count on” What’s up, Channel 8? 1) You didn’t bother attending the 2 p.m. Wednesday news conference held at Mulberry Art Studios where Ron Harper, Jr. and Christiaan A. Hart Nibbrig, co-publishers of Lancaster Post described their chilling arrest by […]

Once again, this time in a June 2 editorial “Finding a home”, the Intell states “…Lancaster County Commissioners…agreed to fund the position of a homeless advisor…” WATCHDOG: What the Intell means is ” the position of an advisor to the homeless.” Homeless people should not be excluded from consideration, but we urge that the selection […]

SUNDAY NEWS of June 1: “If voters agree on Nov. 4, county government will become an entity shaped by the people. That’s the rationale outlined by a majority of the Lancaster County Government Study Commission…” WATCHDOG: Ed Rendell isn’t King George. We are the people of the state as much as we are of the […]

LANCASTER POST, May 30, asks “One law for the rich and connected, another law for the rest of us?” The article goes on to reveal a burglary that took place when, in the middle of the night, celebrating F & M college students discovered a door left open at the Iron Hill Brewery and helped […]

NEW ERA, May 24, published a letter stating “…we learned that the (Lancaster) school district had approved a lucrative contract with the new school superintendent that includes $800,000 in wages…” WATCHDOG: We admire the Lancaster Newspapers’ willingness to include letters representing a wide variety of opinions, but the New Era editor errs by not at […]

WATCHDOG: Kudos to the editors of The Lancaster Post for their May 23rd edition. It is an example of constructive, responsible journalism. May this set a precedent for future editions. The Post can be read in its entirety at www.LancasterPost.com. Once one gets the hang of how the web site works, it is as easy […]

The May 23rd editorial “Second Chances” asks “…where should society house former sex offenders who have served their time in jail?” After carefully tip toeing down both sides of the issue of where former sex offenders should be housed, the Intell concludes: “The first order of business must be to protect our children. But there […]

WATCHDOG: Kudos to the New Era for publishing on May 19th a lengthy letter by Rev. Jim Kalish entitled “Megan’s Law has little or no impact on recidivism.” After quoting from Human Rights Watch and other studies, Kalish concludes: “Sexual assault is a horrific act, but the Megan Law is no solution. Rather, it is […]

WATCHDOG: WHPTV 21 was at the Conestoga Fire Company on Monday, and provided a live shot on their 5:30 newscast. At the 10 PM newscast, Fox 43 broadcasted live, offering abbreviated but live coverage of the citizen’s meeting. It’s good to see TV coverage of an event where citizens are getting involved and expressing their […]

The May 18 lead article is headed “A storm brews in Conestoga over three sex offenders living in the same building; a public meeting is called for Monday. It’s the talk of this town.” WATCHDOG: The first impression was that, on a low news week, the Sunday News was going down the sordid trail of […]