Entries Tagged as 'Notebook'

Local Tea Party to march on Harrisburg Saturday

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments

The newly formed Pennsylvania Tea Party Patriots Coalition — a group that includes the Lancaster Tea Party and like-minded organizations from around the state — will march on Harrisburg and hold a rally Saturday to demand an end to fiscal irresponsibility in Pennsylvania.
“The recent Pennsylvania budget fiasco illustrates that Pennsylvania taxpayers deserve better stewards of […]

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Where to meet the candidates

October 8th, 2009 · No Comments

AMVETS Post 19 will hold its annual “Meet the Candidates” night on Sunday, Oct. 18. If you’re not familiar with this event, it’s become a staple of the local political scene since its founder, the late Harold Sommers, launched it back in 1996. This year’s event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. As […]

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Political Notes

September 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray, who is seeking his second four-year term in City Hall, will open his campaign office on Saturday. The noon event takes place at 24 E. King St., headquarters for Team Gray.
Democratic congressional candidate Lois Herr will hold a town-hall meeting on health care reform at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lancaster […]

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Tags: Mayor Rick Gray · State Rep. Tom Creighton · State Rep. John Bear · State Sen. Mike Brubaker · Notebook · City Hall

This Week’s Political Notebook

May 1st, 2009 · No Comments

IS EL RUSHBO really the de facto  leader of the Republican Party, as some Democrats suggest? Nah. At least not according to Republican voters in Pennsylvania. No, the picture is a lot bleaker than that. Who is steering the ship of the GOP these days? Apparently, GOP voters don’t have a clue. When asked who […]

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