Bird’s-Eye View

The 13th state Senatorial District is kind of like a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich with the rural townships the PB and Lancaster city the jelly (on a personal note, all you grape jelly fans can go home; Bird’s-Eye View only endorses the use of strawberry jam). The condiments when slathered between two slices of bread are delicious, […]

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First of all, this has to be the funniest photo on the AP Wire today:

That would be Eagles running back Brian Westbrook being tackled by his jock strap during today’s game with the Baltimore Ravens. I’d love to hear some creative captions about this one.
Now, onto more relevant topics. Lancaster city Mayor Rick Gray is […]

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Only two Democratic presidential nominees during the last century have performed as well as Barack Obama did across Lancaster County on Tuesday.  Obama grabbed 97,290 votes for 43 percent while Republican John McCain nabbed 124,475 votes or 56 percent.
The last Democrat to do that well was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 when he pulled off the upset of upsets […]

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Lancaster County’s own state Rep. John Bear, a Lititz Republican, is hoping to cap his first two-year term with passage of a health care bill for veterans. Bear’s legislation, which would provide better access to better access to low-cost prescription drugs for veterans in long-term care facilities, passed the state House unanimously Tuesday 198-0.
The bill’s […]

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Anything, anything, about the economy beyond the simple message about lower taxes. The Bush tax cuts have been in place since 2001 and 2003, and yet here the economy is with higher than 6 percent unemployment, a weak U.S. dollar and a housing crisis. Why would continuing the Bush tax cuts and giving middle- and […]

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Back to the homefront, the local Republican Party has hired William Coder to replace Andrew Heath as executive director of the Lancaster GOP, according to local chairman Dave Dumeyer.
From the GOP’s news release:
“Bill brings a new perspective to the executive director position,” Dumeyer said. “He has already been engaged in party-building through his current positions. […]

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So, according to the Sunday News, people who attended a recent home rule meeting told the commission they want more say in government and pushed for greater ability to have referendums on the ballot. As East Hempfield Township supervisor Doug Brubaker said, “People feel they’re not part of the process.”
I’d submit that when voter turnout […]

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What seems like ages ago, Lloyd Smucker, a Republican candidate for the 13th state Senate District, told the Sunday News he had raised an astounding $185,000, proof that he had widespread support among potential constituents in the district.
That doesn’t appear to have happened. According to Smucker’s campaign finance report, due out today, the businessman and […]

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On a day Democratic news filled the Nest, let’s finish tonight with the Republican Party.
Finally, a debate with the GOP candidates vying for the 13th state Senatorial District nomination has been set. The Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce & Industry will host Steve McDonald, Paul Thibault and Lloyd Smucker at the Elks Club in Lancaster at […]

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