Pennsylvania Issues

Welcome to Pumpkin World: Where One In-the-Bag Pennsylvania Attorney General Follows Another

By at May 24, 2013 | 9:00 am | 0 Comment

Welcome to Pumpkin World: Where One In-the-Bag Pennsylvania Attorney General Follows Another

With her announcement to not press criminal charges or even bring a civil action against those who have abused the Hershey Trust, Attorney General Kathleen Kane, in typically disappointing fashion, fits in perfectly with her predecessors in the office.

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Featured , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , Watch Dog

Retain Ron Castille on the Supreme Court?

By at May 20, 2013 | 11:00 am | 0 Comment

Retain Ron Castille on the Supreme Court?

Retain Ron Castille on the Supreme Court?

Just say “No!”

During his tenure, both as a justice and as chief justice, Ron Castille has distinguished himself for poor judgment, legal sleight-of-hand, intemperance, double-standards of conduct, and… Read the rest

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Featured , Legal , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , Watch Dog

FOX 29 Investigates: No Show Worker

By at May 7, 2013 | 2:08 pm | 0 Comment

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Pennsylvania Issues , Political , Watch Dog

Top Ten Pennsylvania Political Gifts in 2012

By at May 7, 2013 | 1:15 pm | 0 Comment

Top Ten Pennsylvania Political Gifts in 2012

1) Gov. Tom Corbett, (R), Governor of Pennsylvania:

Governor Corbett and his wife are changing the way Harrisburg operates by accepting $18,500 in gratuities last year from special interests. The Governor and First Lady received a free trip to France… Read the rest

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Featured , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , Watch Dog

Spills

By at May 2, 2013 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

Spills

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Comics , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues

Pennsylvania: You Are Fracked

By at April 22, 2013 | 5:20 pm | 0 Comment

Pennsylvania: You Are Fracked

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a special Earth Day edition of my weekly social issues column, Wanderings. The information is from my latest book, Fracking Pennsylvania, an overall look at the nature and consequences of high-pressure horizontal hydraulic fracturing,Read the rest

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Energy & Environment , Featured , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues

RTC Minute: Turnpike Commission, Pensions, and Judicial Retention

By at April 18, 2013 | 11:51 am | 0 Comment

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Featured , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , Video

The Politics behind the Killing of Americans

By at April 8, 2013 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment

The Politics behind the Killing of Americans

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) opposes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and vows to block the expansion of Medicaid in his state. At a news conference this past week, Perry, flanked by conservative senators Ted Cruz and John… Read the rest

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Featured , Pennsylvania Issues , Political

Ten Modern Plagues for Passover

By at April 4, 2013 | 12:22 pm | 0 Comment

Ten Modern Plagues for Passover

1. Water to Blood

7:19   And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon… Read the rest

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Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues , Political , Satire

Gas Troubles

By at April 4, 2013 | 11:24 am | 0 Comment

Gas Troubles

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Energy & Environment , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues

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