edited by: Lisa Mossie,
Pennsylvania Editor
The economy is growing steadily but slowly. The latest sign was a report Tuesday that industrial production rose a better-than-expected 0.8 percent in November. The portion of industrial capacity in use rose to 71.3 percent, from 70.6 percent in October. It shows that factories, [...]
A biographer has asked me for information concerning the friendship between my father and author Kurt Vonnegut. My brother, a pack rat, produced a letter that Vonnegut wrote to his own family, not long after he and my dad were released from a POW [...] 
Congressman Shuster and Chairman Oberstar of the House T&I Committee ask James Van Buren of New Enterprise Stone and Lime about the impact of short term planning on his business and how slow funding of stimulus programs affect his business decisions.
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Yesterday more than 200 people packed the school board to support dozens of youth from South Philadelphia High School who testified about their experiences at the school and about [...]
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As you’ll remember, I’ve been talking about this for a while, and Howard Dean suggested the same thing.
This, of course, is to pacify the crotchety old liberals who’ve made life so unpleasant for the handmaidens of the insurance industry. And while I wouldn’t mind having this, it still doesn’t [...]
PA governor candidates picking up the pace…
Wagner: expand gaming to pay for HOPE program…
[...]Looks like they're learning - if only about how to hide the circle jerk. From today's Sunday Pops:
The next shoe to drop in the growing "climate change" scandal could involve NASA. The Washington Times reports that researcher Christopher Horner is about to sue the space agency to force' [...]
Lower Merion commish considering 6th District GOP run
The Republican primary in the 6th Congressional District could soon go from crowded to absolutely jam-packed.
Lower Merion Township Commissioner V. Scott Zelov confirmed Friday evening that he is thinking about getting into the race. In a brief interview [...]
Everyone is, of course, in a complete tizzy this morning since we are expected to get an inch three inches or less of snow.
The supermarket must be packed this morning. French toast and toilet paper!
Snow always reminds me of this Dar Williams song:
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The Tax Foundation has a new Fiscal Fact on Pennsylvania's tax system and its impact on inter-state migration. After profiling Pennsylvania's tax climate (hint: it is near the bottom in most categories), Scott Hodge notes outlines how Pennsylvania has done in competition [...]
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council released their Small Business Survival Index 2009 on Tuesday. Pennsylvania ranks 27th on the Index (1 being the best state for small businesses). Click here for the full report.
Pennsylvania's economic competitiveness will be the subject of our next Policies & [...]
“The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers. They will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to partner with [...]
