In his weekly column, Editor Marv Adams advises readers: “Any person who is out of work can have an ad printed for fours weeks under ‘Situations Wanted.’ You can also have your resume posted on LancJobs.com. Also free….The company did it in the 1970s during a tough economic period, at the behest of publisher John […]

Newly appointed McCaskey football coach David Given: “The best way to change something around is through hard work. We will establish a work ethic at McCaskey where the coaching staff works hard, the players work hard and then we can start expecting things to turn around.” WATCHDOG: Not only does Given bring a record of  knowledge, […]

In his May 19 column “A healthy chance for health reform”, Jeff Hawkes reports: “In a talk to a Lancaster audience, Andrew Weber, head of the National business’s Coalition on Health, said Friday that the stars may be aligning in the president’s favor and a reform bill has ‘a better than even chance’ of getting […]

A May 19th article headed “Center may open early for training” states  “Lancaster City officials are doing what they can to help the new downtown convention center and hotel to open its doors. “Builders of the $174.4 million redevelopment project are seeking a temporary certificate of occupancy that will allow hotel and center workers to […]

online.wsj.com — “The Obama administration’s new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting ‘a war on drugs,’ a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration. “In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House ONDCP, Gil Kerlikowske said the bellicose analogy was […]

A May 13 article headed “Editors: Newspapers cost more, offer less” reported that “Nearly three-quarters of U.S. newspaper executives responding to a recent survey said their ability to inform readers has diminished with their steadily shrinking staffs. “ It goes on to say “Just over 70 percent of the participants said cutbacks have ‘somewhat affected’ […]

A May 12th article is headed “Chamber pushes back annual dinner”. It is now scheduled for July 29th with the F & M Alumni Center reserved as back up. WATCHDOG: While we anticipate the convention center and hotel will be in service by mid-June, it is smart to allow a month for operations to be phased […]

The author of a May 10 “Letter to the Editor” relates a scary experience from affixing his name to an earlier  letter and suggests “I have no problem with your having my name on file, but I would like some shelter from the drunken crazies out there. Consider allowing ‘registered’ pen names. Bet you would […]

The May 7th article:  “Neighbors’ Concerns” states:  “The attorney for residents who oppose construction of a new Norfolk Southern freight rail yard on top of a restored dump site in Manheim Township is concerned and angry….The New Era has reviewed these materials and discussed four of Cluck’s concerns with local, state and federal officials. Findings […]

A May 8th editorial on the May 6th Convention Center Authority meeting complains: “Overseeing the construction of the $174 million Lancaster County Convention Center project is a difficult job. It’s made even harder when developers miss their own targets for opening, then dodge questions about when the facility will open.” WATCHDOG: NewsLanc‘s reporter, knowledgeable in […]

In a May 7 article opens “Sen. Arlen Specter sought to minimize any political damage Wednesday after fellow Democrats decided against honoring the 28 years’ seniority he accumulated as a Republican before switching parties last week.” WATCHDOG:  Specter will now be the most junior Democrat in the Senate for the balance of his term. This […]

The May 7 editorial “Little leverage” observes “The quickest and cheapest way to undercut the [drug] cartels, of course, would be to legalize marijuana, which, according to the White House drug czar, accounts for 62 percent of the Mexican drug cartels’ profits.” WATCHDOG:   The dog’s tail was wagging so hard at this it almost fell […]

Columnist Gil Smart starts his May 3 column with: “Who knew Sen. Arlen Specter would take my advice? Back in March, I wrote of how then Republican Specter should switch parties.” NEWSLANC: Smart called it right while the Watchdog said it wouldn’t happen. Two wags of the tail for Smart!

In his column of May 3, Editor Marv Adams rhetorically asks “Why must I sign my name?” to Letters to the Editor  and responds “Why not?  If you have something to say, stand behind it.” WATCHDOG:  Sure Marv, and be out of a job on Monday and treated as though you have Swine Flu by […]