Heidi Wheaton’s campaign for Lancaster County commissioner raised $63,741 at a fundraiser held Thursday night at the home of Pat and Beulah Stillman in Penryn. Wheaton, who is one of four Republicans seeking the GOP nomination, also got additional pledges for contributions, the campaign said in a news release today.
The contributions include $25,000 from the […]

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From the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute:

In general election matchups, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican, still tops all Democrats: 46 - 42 percent over Sen. Hillary Clinton; 46 - 39 percent over Sen. Barack Obama; and 48 - 39 percent over Sen. John Edwards. Giuliani led Clinton 51 - 40 percent […]

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The Lancaster County Commissioners, in a 2-1 decision, voted this morning to appoint Tom LeCrone to a pivotal seat on the Convention Center Authority board. LeCrone, a consultant from East Hempfield Township who served four months as a special consultant to the commissioners, has raised questions about the $170 million project. Check LancasterOnline for more […]

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Earlier this week, we mentioned the impact of YouTube on political campaigns in other parts of the country, and how only one candidate in Lancaster County has tried to take advantage of the video-sharing site. Well, Capitol Punmanship just spotted that little graphic at left on Heidi Wheaton’s campaign Web site. Wheaton is running […]

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You hear a lot today about the effect of online video-sharing services on political campaigns. Yet here in Lancaster County, YouTube and similar sites have yet to make a significant impact. In fact, I don’t think any candidate but Jason Leisey, the Democrat who ran for state Senate in the 36th district last year, has […]

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A sharply divided House voted this afternoon to order President Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq next year in what The Associated Press described as “a victory for Democrats in an epic war-powers struggle and Congress’ boldest challenge yet to the administration’s policy.” U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts, who represents Lancaster County, voted against […]

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MARK NOV. 17 ON YOUR CALENDARS: That’s the day, according to my calculations, the population of Lancaster County will hit the half-million mark - whether it’s a child being born or a young family, U-Haul in tow, slips across the county line for good. Our population on July 1 of last year was an estimated […]

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The Patriot-News of Harrisburg takes a look at the new careers of all those lawmakers ousted in 2006 and finds that at least 12 have retired permanently (such as former state Sen. Noah W. Wenger of Stevens), another 12 have found work outside government (such as former state Reps. Gibson C. Armstrong, now an […]

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THE FIGHTER: Did you know that Scott Martin - yes, that Scott Martin, he of county commissioner candidate fame - is a former state heavyweight wrestling champion and a two-time All-American in football at Millersville University? Did you know that the New York Giants professional football team signed him as a free agent in […]

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[UPDATE: Kirchner quits primary, will run as independent in November]
SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER? Lancaster County Coroner Dr. G. Gary Kirchner said this morning he’s “pessimistic” about his chances of meeting today’s 5 p.m. deadline to file nomination petitions at the elections office. He’s got to have at least 250 signatures from registered Republicans if he […]

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