(First in an occasional series)
… Americans return to that much-maligned meat food product, Spam.

What’s your favorite Spam recipe? How about a Spam Reuben? (8-oz can sauerkraut; 8 slices rye bread; 1 cup grated swiss cheese; 3 tbsp butter, softened; 1/4 cup Russian dressing; 12-oz can SPAM, cut into 8 slice.)

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State Sen. Gib Armstrong has taken his fair share of jabs at Philadelphia in the past few years. On Monday, though, the retiring Republican from Solanco penned an op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer slamming the city for its fight with the Boy Scouts over its ban on gays.
The Cradle of Liberty Council currently pays $1 […]

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Arjun N. Murti, a so-called “oracle of oil,” on the looming super spike – and why it’s not such a bad thing: “One of the biggest challenges our country faces is our addiction to oil,” he says, and high prices “send a message to consumers that you should try your best to buy fuel-efficient cars […]

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Lesson #1: Don’t pull a Bob Roggio.
In the race over in neighboring Chester and Berks counties, the Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach sent out this new release Monday:
“It is a shame that Jim Gerlach doesn’t show up and work to find solutions to the problems that plague district residents day after day. We […]

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Veteran Harrisburg reporter and columnist Brad Bumsted of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes that the Capitol rumor mill is in overdrive because of the Bonusgate probe.
What people are saying:
= Grand jury presentments are on the way
= Certain legislators and former legislators are 100 percent certain to be charged with crimes
= Former legislator “X” cut a […]

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From Thursday’s city police blotter…
805017691
50 N DUKE ST
32
SUSPICION INCIDENT
REPORT SUBMITTED-
NO VEHICLES WITH A FOOT STICKING OUT OF REAR WERE FOUND.
RMS/MAY 15 2008 05-15-2008
17:05:00
I wonder if this guy’s involved.
On second thought, 50 N. Duke is the courthouse. I wonder if all three commissioners reported to work today.

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I don’t know if any of you read the story in Saturday’s combined edition about the new Lancaster police chief, Keith Sadler. In it, the Philly native talks about his love of cooking, and his desire to find a good Amish cookbook and recipe for chicken pot pie. Here’s a quick update: Since the […]

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From the city police blotter, I kid you not:
HARASS
XX N MARY ST
Lancaster
Pa.
17602
NOI 1 IS UPSET BECAUSE NOI 2 STICKS OUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER EVERY TIME HE SEES HER IN THE WINDOW. SPOKE TO NOI 2 HE STATED HE DOES THAT BECAUSE NOI 1 IS ALWAYS RECORDING EVERYONE OUTSIDE. NOI 1 STATED SHE ONLY RECORDS DRUG […]

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That’s how congressional Republicans are describing the defeat of three Republicans in special contests this year, including the one in Mississippi this week, which “sent waves of apprehension across an already troubled party…”
From The New York Times:
Representative Tom Davis, Republican of Virginia and former leader of his party’s Congressional campaign committee, issued a dire warning […]

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