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EVENING COFFEE: Somebody’s watching me

March 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Newsroom brew’s gettin’ me through the Monday.

Working on a story tonight about where in Lancaster County the federal stimulus money is going to flow, specifically about highways, roadways and bridges.
As a heads up, how about PennDOT-monitored cameras along Route 30 or Route 283 to watch traffic conditions?
The construction part of this story is where the Obama […]

EVENING COFFEE: The other way to help job creators

February 16th, 2009 · No Comments

How goes it? If by chance you are headed to The Mean Cup in Central Market for a cup of joe tomorrow, I highly recommend their Costa Rican Fair Trade brew. Spill a little sweetener in the cup, let it cool for a few minutes, then let the Latin American liquid mingle with the sweets […]

LIVE: Biden, his time in Harrisburg

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Biden his time in Harrisburg

February 10th, 2009 · No Comments

The sales pitch on the Obama administration’s proposed economic stimulus package will roll into central Pennsylvania tomorrow.
Vice President Joe Biden will appear in the Harrisburg area with Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell to barnstorm on behalf of the more than $800 billion plan to stimulate the economy. According to a news release, Biden and rendell will […]

State budget almost done

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Breathe a sigh of relief. Call off the search dogs. The kids can come out the play, again.
Late last night, Gov. Ed Rendell announced an agreement between his office and the Legislature over a budget that was more than $500 million less than what Rendell wanted. Here’s some details from his press release:
The Governor said […]

Eradicating the lameness

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Senate Republicans in Harrisburg today announced they would not convene a “lame duck” session after the Nov. 4 election. While GOP leaders are hailing this decision as another step in government reform, it ups by one month the deadline for a profound amount of legislation - mainly Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposals for health care […]

PRESS PASS: Back in the Nest

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

I wanted to thank those who visit the Nest for their patience. Haven’t posted since Monday and that’s because a surgeon went digging and uprooted four wisdom teeth last week. A bottle of Vicadin, nearly a week’s worth of rest and several packets of Carnation Instant Breakfast later, the Nest is back and operating (with […]

Why the gas tax holiday is a bad idea

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Jonathan Alter of Newsweek, whose columns consistently favor Obama, explains in detail tonight why the gas tax holiday supported by John McCain and Hillary Clinton is a bad idea. Among his reasons:
If the federal excise tax were lifted, oil companies would simply raise prices and pocket most of the difference …
It offers taxpayers only peanuts. […]