Thursday, June 14, 2012
Today's Highlights (and a lowlight) in History
On this day in history:
* In 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
* In 1943, the Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.
* In 1954, the words "under God" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
* In 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.
* In 1943, the Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States.
* In 1954, the words "under God" were added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
Columnist: Pennsylvania has too many school districts
Here's a quick way to save a few million dollars. Trip the 500 school
superintendents in Pennsylvania making between $100,000 and $200,000 a
year down to about 40.
Columnist Paul Golias: We don't need 500 school systems. The administrative overkill is phenomenal. Luzerne County could function well as one school district. Public education in Pennsylvania likely could work with 40 districts. Smaller, rural-type counties could be tied together.
Trim down number of school districts - News - Citizens Voice
Columnist Paul Golias: We don't need 500 school systems. The administrative overkill is phenomenal. Luzerne County could function well as one school district. Public education in Pennsylvania likely could work with 40 districts. Smaller, rural-type counties could be tied together.
Trim down number of school districts - News - Citizens Voice
Newspaper: Paterno's will is a public matter
Penn State and the Paterno family fought for years to keep his
taxpayer-paid salary a secret until courts ruled it was a matter of
public record.
I don't understand why Paterno's will is being kept private. It's also a public document, especially since the Paterno estate is receiving more than $12 million in a pension settlement with Penn State University.
Paterno's will is a public matter - Opinion - Citizens Voice
I don't understand why Paterno's will is being kept private. It's also a public document, especially since the Paterno estate is receiving more than $12 million in a pension settlement with Penn State University.
Paterno's will is a public matter - Opinion - Citizens Voice
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Don Rickles' Obama joke to be cut from telecast
When it involves a joke at Obama's expense, liberals have no problem with censorship.
Rickles' Obama joke to be cut from telecast
Rickles' Obama joke to be cut from telecast
Iran Persecutes Christians
From The Weekly Standard: So far, major media outlets have ignored the closures of the Iranian churches. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran noted that the regime had shut down the Assembly Church in the southern city of Ahvaz on December 23, 2011, two days before Christmas.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Cracks Down on Christians
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Cracks Down on Christians
Deadliest Driving Days for Teens
The start of summer — the time between Memorial Day and
Labor Day — marks the beginning
of the "100 Deadliest Days for Teens." Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, and
more teens are killed on the road during summer than any other time of
year.
Deadliest Driving Days for Teens: What Parents Can Do
Deadliest Driving Days for Teens: What Parents Can Do
Woman sues Phillie Phanatic for throwing her into NJ pool
A lawsuit claims the Phillie Phanatic mascot engaged in "intentional, willful, outrageous, reckless and wanton conduct" by pushing a woman into a swimming pool.
Will the jurors be able to keep a straight face with this case? Will the Phanatic sit in the defendant's chair in costume? This is what Court TV was made for.
Woman suing Phillie Phanatic for throwing her into Avalon pool - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Cape May County News
Will the jurors be able to keep a straight face with this case? Will the Phanatic sit in the defendant's chair in costume? This is what Court TV was made for.
Woman suing Phillie Phanatic for throwing her into Avalon pool - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Cape May County News
The Dirty Dozen + 1 who killed property tax reform
Here are the 13 state representatives who blocked a bill to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania:
Rep. Kevin Boyle (D) - 717-783-4944
Rep. Tim Briggs (D) - 717-705-7011
Rep. Margo Davidson (D) - 717-783-4907
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D) - 717-783-7619
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R- Chairman) - 717-783-1918
Rep. Gordon Delinger (R ) - 717-787-3531
Rep. G. Dunbar (R ) - 717-260-6132
Rep. Eli Evankovich (R ) - 717-260-6129
Rep. Fred Keller (R ) - 717-787-3443
Rep. Duane Milne (R ) - 717-787-8579
Rep. Michael Peifer (R ) - 717-783-2037
Rep. Kathy Rapp (R ) - 717-787-1367
Rep. Mario Scavello (R ) - 717-787-7732
Rep. Kevin Boyle (D) - 717-783-4944
Rep. Tim Briggs (D) - 717-705-7011
Rep. Margo Davidson (D) - 717-783-4907
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D) - 717-783-7619
Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R- Chairman) - 717-783-1918
Rep. Gordon Delinger (R ) - 717-787-3531
Rep. G. Dunbar (R ) - 717-260-6132
Rep. Eli Evankovich (R ) - 717-260-6129
Rep. Fred Keller (R ) - 717-787-3443
Rep. Duane Milne (R ) - 717-787-8579
Rep. Michael Peifer (R ) - 717-783-2037
Rep. Kathy Rapp (R ) - 717-787-1367
Rep. Mario Scavello (R ) - 717-787-7732
Property Tax Independence Act falls short of action
Pennsylvania voters must demand more from their elected officials. From an editorial in The Pottstown Mercury: What's lacking is for legislative leadership and Gov. Tom Corbett to champion the cause. Until that happens, property tax reform will remain a case of all talk and no action.
Read the full editorial at the link below:
Property Tax Independence Act falls short of action
Read the full editorial at the link below:
Property Tax Independence Act falls short of action
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Obama’s second-term agenda
John Hayward on why Obama is not talking about his plans for a second term:
Nervous voters watching the American economy teeter on the brink of a double-dip recession might wonder what, precisely, Barack Obama plans to do in his prospective second term. It’s interesting that the Obama campaign has spent very little time talking about this. Almost all of their efforts have been attacks on Mitt Romney. First they criticized his dog transportation policies from the 1980s. Then they declared war on stay-at-home moms like Ann Romney, portraying them as out-of-touch Rapunzels who don’t understand life in the brutal Obama economy well enough to offer informed opinions about anything.Obama’s second-term agenda | | Conservative News, Views & Books
Corbett signs bill to repay jobless benefits debt
Pennsylvania taxpayers will borrow $4 billion to repay the federal government for unemployment compensation. Unlike the feds, states pay their debt. And Obama has the nerve to call jobless benefits a stimulus? The economy will come back when Obama joins the unemployment line.
Corbett signs bill to repay jobless benefits debt
Corbett signs bill to repay jobless benefits debt
Obama's formula for more economic growth? More government
The first rule of holes: When you're in a hole, stop digging. Obama has been digging a deeper hole for the past four years.
Obama's formula for more economic growth? More government
Obama's formula for more economic growth? More government
Obama Amnesia
Forget 'Forward' - Obama has a new campaign slogan: 'Amnesia' - as in forget about Obamacare that crippled hiring and increased health care costs and forget about the failed $1 trillion stimulus that didn't create jobs but rewarded Obama's Big Labor pals.
Obama doesn't emphasize issues he fought hard for during first term
Obama doesn't emphasize issues he fought hard for during first term
Do you remember Hurricane Agnes?
The 40th anniversary is coming up. The Pottstown Mercury is looking for photos of one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit Pennsylvania.
Don Rickles stands by Obama joke
He's 86 years old and has never been regarded as politically correct, so why should Don Rickles apologize for a joke about Barack Obama? The Obama-lovers have already labeled Rickles a "racist" but Don insults people on an equal basis regardless of sex, race or creed, so get over it.
Don Rickles stands by Obama joke
Don Rickles stands by Obama joke
Committee Postpones Vote on PA Property Tax Independence Act
PA State Rep. Jim Cox makes lemonade out of the lemons handed to him by the House Finance Committee Monday.
Cox thanks his 10 colleagues who voted with taxpayers: "With this vote, these 10 state representatives joined me in supporting homeowners and opposing the special interests," Cox said. "It is nice to see that there are some patriots serving in Harrisburg who are willing to stand up for what is right. My hope is that their numbers will continue to increase in the future."
State Rep. Jim Cox - House Finance Committee Postpones Vote on Property Tax Independence Act
Cox thanks his 10 colleagues who voted with taxpayers: "With this vote, these 10 state representatives joined me in supporting homeowners and opposing the special interests," Cox said. "It is nice to see that there are some patriots serving in Harrisburg who are willing to stand up for what is right. My hope is that their numbers will continue to increase in the future."
State Rep. Jim Cox - House Finance Committee Postpones Vote on Property Tax Independence Act
Monday, June 11, 2012
13 lawmakers who killed Pa. property tax reform
The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee voted 13-11 on Monday to table a vote to send House Bill 1776 (the Property Tax Independence Act) to the full House for a vote to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania.
The vote effectively ends any hope of getting property tax reform in Pennsylvania this year.
Here are the names of the 13 state legislators (9 Republicans and 4 Democrats) who voted for the status quo and denied relief from burdensome school taxes for Pennsylvania taxpayers, especially senior citizens:
The vote effectively ends any hope of getting property tax reform in Pennsylvania this year.
Here are the names of the 13 state legislators (9 Republicans and 4 Democrats) who voted for the status quo and denied relief from burdensome school taxes for Pennsylvania taxpayers, especially senior citizens:
Forest/Mckean/Warren County)
Romney Coming To Pennsylvania June 16
From the Romney for President Campaign:
Mitt Romney will meet with America’s families and business owners in small towns in six states as part of his “Every Town Counts” five-day bus tour. The “Every Town Counts” bus tour will begin in New Hampshire on June 15 and will continue on to small towns in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan."For three and a half years, President Obama has paid little attention to the everyday concerns of the American people,” Mitt Romney said. “President Obama has offered no hope for the future, and he has left American families to bear the burden of his failed policies. Too many American families have experienced a lost job, faced foreclosure, or been forced to spend their kids' college savings just to make ends meet. These are not statistics – these are our fellow Americans. In America’s small towns, you don't find despair -- you find boundless optimism. We know we can make America better, and that is why I am running for president."Believe In America: Every Town Counts Bus Tour Outline· Friday, June 15 – New Hampshire· Saturday, June 16 – Pennsylvania· Sunday, June 17 – Ohio· Monday, June 18 – Wisconsin and Iowa· Tuesday, June 19 – MichiganMore details will be announced in the coming days.
Obama campaign still in damage-control mode
Obama and his media allies have not been able to stem the damage from the president's idiotic comment that the private sector is 'doing fine.'
First Thoughts: The bleeding doesn’t stop
First Thoughts: The bleeding doesn’t stop
Widow of Atlanta cop who died during three-way sex is awarded $3M
I'm sure they had no trouble finding jurors for this trial.
Widow of Atlanta cop who died during three-way sex is awarded $3 million
Widow of Atlanta cop who died during three-way sex is awarded $3 million
Barack Obama's war on coal
Now that gas prices have doubled under Obama, his next goal is to make sure electricity rates skyrocket.
Barack Obama's war on coal — Liz Peek - NYPOST.com
Barack Obama's war on coal — Liz Peek - NYPOST.com
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