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Three Mile Island EMERGENCY DRILL Leaves One Doubting or “Tales from the Crypt-o-grams of FEMA”

By at April 27, 2013 | 9:18 pm | 0 Comment

by Scott Portzline

The recent emergency drill at Three Mile Island has left me scratching my head and wondering about the initial assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the thoroughness and integrity of the drill.

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Energy & Environment ,

Why fix today what you can kick to tomorrow?

By at July 11, 2012 | 10:59 am | 0 Comment

Why fix today what you can kick to tomorrow?

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Comics , Energy & Environment

Tom Corbett: “I Know Where I’m Going!?”

By at June 20, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Tom Corbett: “I Know Where I’m Going!?”

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Comics , Pennsylvania Issues , Political

Pennsylvania Redistricting

By at June 13, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Pennsylvania Redistricting

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Comics , Pennsylvania Issues

BULLIES: What do you do when the School is the Bully?

By at May 17, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment

BULLIES: What do you do when the School is the Bully?

By Patti Howell

I truly believe it is easier to fight City Hall than it is to fight the Central Dauphin school district!  They make their own rules and run their schools like a dictatorship.  Their word is law and… Read the rest

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Education , Featured ,

Time’s Up. No More Waiting For The Government We Want.

By at April 18, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment

Time’s Up. No More Waiting For The Government We Want.

by Tim Potts

Wouldn’t it be great if there were an organization that got political leaders to create the government most citizens want?

I know. That’s supposed to happen now. But we all know it doesn’t.

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Featured , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues ,

How Do We Improve Public Schools? Take Away Their Funding, Terrorize Teachers, and Send Kids Somewhere Else (According to lawmakers)

By at April 17, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

How Do We Improve Public Schools? Take Away Their Funding, Terrorize Teachers, and Send Kids Somewhere Else (According to lawmakers)

By Elizabeth Walters

How can we improve public education for our children?

The answers to this question–and the perspectives on the current quality of public education in the United States–are as varied and individualized as the 55… Read the rest

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Education , Political , ,

Corbett Announces $55 million in Capitol Renovations…

By at March 20, 2012 | 5:00 pm | 0 Comment

Corbett Announces $55 million in Capitol Renovations…

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Comics , Pennsylvania Issues

Review of NRC’s Public Meeting on the SOARCA Draft Report at Peach Bottom

By at February 22, 2012 | 4:00 pm | 0 Comment

Review of NRC’s Public Meeting on the SOARCA Draft Report at Peach Bottom

 by Scott Portzline

Report Summary

  1. The conclusions as represented by the NRC Office of Public Relations are misleading.
  2. The NRC has not clearly emphasized that SOARCA limited its simulations to a select

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Energy & Environment , Pennsylvania Issues

Supremes retreat to Puerto Rico

By at January 28, 2012 | 1:44 pm | 0 Comment

By Democracy Rising

A day after ruling that the Legislative Reapportionment Commission’s (LRC) plan for PA legislative districts is “contrary to law,” three of the seven justices on the PA Supreme Court left for Puerto Rico without explaining exactly what… Read the rest

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Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political

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