Bird’s-Eye View

Hello black bird
Hello starling
Winter’s over
Be my darling
Long time comin’
But now
The snow is gone
-Josh Ritter
What a weekend! And I’m not just referring to the weather, either.
While the focus of tomorrow’s column is about school district consolidation, something we discussed at the Nest last week, I want to focus my comments tonight on a subject that didn’t […]

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The Year: 2005
The issue: Two attorneys want to plop a bizarre-looking casino into downtown Lancaster, what could have been former Mayor Charlie Smithgall’s final fingerprint on the city he loves so much.
Remember how this could have appeared along North Queen Street?

Ah, the good old days of 2005. A seminal year for your coffee-lovin’ journalist of […]

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David Stoltzfus, the newly-minted chairman of the Lancaster City Republican Committee, told the Nest tonight no GOP candidate has thus far expressed a desire to take on the Goliath in this year’s city election: incumbent Mayor Rick Gray.
That means Gray appears set to win a second four-year term as the city’s chief executive officer.
I confess: […]

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Cup of newsroom brew at my side. Could use some Spenda Flavor packets. Ever had the cinnamon? Delish! 
Have the city elections on my mind.
 
We’re going to learn tonight of at least one Republican who’s taking a shot at Lancaster City Council, which if true at least makes for a race. Whether it’s a competitive race is […]

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