Bird’s-Eye View

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.
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The Lancaster City Republican Committee is turning to a youth movement.
Tonight at Prince Street Cafe, I met with their first - and what appears to be only - City Council candidate, and it certainly wasn’t who I expected. I thought for sure I knew every potential GOP city candidate by name, face and reputation. I […]

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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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It’s four more years instead of one and done for Lancaster city Mayor Rick Gray.
Gray this afternoon announced he will ask city voters in 2009 to give him another four-year term. He held the press conference outside his North Prince Street home with wife, Gail, at his side.
“There are still serious challenges … it’s still a […]

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This morning’s story was about what Lancaster city doesn’t have and what Lancaster city can’t get.
While the focus of my article was on what’s called a “business privilege tax” - a levy on all money a business makes (gross receipts, no profit) - you could substitute amusement tax, drink tax, dedicated sales tax into the […]

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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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Lois Herr, former congressional candidate and executive director of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee, is blogging from the Democratic Convention in Denver here. Herr is a delegate for Hillary Clinton, although I doubt she made it to Colorado on the back of Mayor Rick Gray’s motorcycle. That seat’s reserved for his wife, Gail.

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Ah … Paul Bedard of U.S. News & World Report puts yesterday’s comments on gun control by Barack Obama into some context, but in a way, what Bedard has to say muddies the water some what, though no fault of his own.
Bedard wrote this on March 31 in his blog, just 24 hours before Obama […]

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11:47 a.m. No calls for Clinton to drop out of the race. No question about Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
Obama told the crowd he believes the Democrats will unite no matter who’s the nominee because, apparently, Clinton is a better alternative than McCain, according to Obama.
Obama’s out after an hour and 20 minutes. I’m out, too. Obama’s […]

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