Bird’s-Eye View

A rare Friday for ”Evening Coffee” due to a quirk in our reporter schedule. 
I feel vindicated this afternoon. From FOX News:
A cup of joe a day may help keep skin cancer away: A new study shows that caffeine helps kill off human cells damaged by ultraviolet light, one of the key triggers of several types of skin […]

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HARRISBURG - If you want the fastest cup of Starbucks coffee in what I believe is the entire world, come to the shop that’s in the Harrisburg Hilton. Never longer than 90 seconds, even when crowded. Impressive.
Don’t have much time to chat. I have to shortly rush to the Harrisburg train station to catch an […]

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Biden his time in Harrisburg

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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 […]

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 Saw last week WGAL interviewed U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., and Ron Martin asked if Casey is likely to serve in an Obama administration as a cabinet appointment or in some other capacity. Casey said no.
Smart move.
Casey would be a loyal, hardworking soldier in the Obama cabinet, and having a much higher profile than the […]

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Hillary Clinton’s going to have a Homecoming starting Sunday. She and spouse, former President Bill Clinton, will rally with veep nominee Joe Biden in Scranton on Sunday, then for some events in the Philadelphia area Monday. Details are forthcoming.
‘Bout time.
Update: If this isn’t a clear sign of just how important Pennsylvania is to both candidates […]

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I don’t like declaring “winners” of debates because to do so is to minimize the event. It’s not like points are scored, tallied, a halftime show, then a rush to the final whistle with a last-second shot. In fact, we won’t know who “won” for about a week when the post-debate polls show whether there’s […]

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First, a “what’s up” to the Elizabethtown College non-fiction class I spoke to this afternoon. Welcome fellow Blue Jays to The Nest.
Can’t resist a plug for the alma mater.
Second, let’s go over a few things to watch for in tonight’s debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, our veep nominees.
How much Biden talks about Palin
Not […]

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There’s an old saying that the Irish saved civilization. As a decendent of Irish immigrants, I’m rather proud of that. According to some theories, when the Roman empire collapsed under barbarians, it was the Irish - never fully under Roman or barbarian rule - who preserved monastaries and the ability to write books while Europe […]

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