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The Voter ID Race Card- Common sense, not race-baiting should prevail

January 24, 2012

The Voter ID Race Card by Lowman S. Henry Common sense, not race-baiting should prevail A few weeks ago my wife and I travelled to Arizona to visit family for holidays. When we arrived at the airport we were required to show a photo ID to check our luggage. We again had to show photo ID to the TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) agents who then performed more invasive procedures. Upon arriving in Phoenix, we were required to again show a photo ID to pick up our rental car. When my son applied for a job working at a local convenience store, the employer required not just a photo ID, but also a copy of his birth certificate. (Something not required to become President of the United States.) I was with my sister when she made a credit card purchase, the store clerk asked to see her driver’s license, a form of photo ID. Were any of the folks who asked for our photo identification racists? Likely they were not. They were simply verifying our identity in order to process a transaction. It is a normal, everyday occurrence. Except when we go to a polling place to vote. There, in...
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Upper Merion Township Police-Crime Bulletin January 20, 2012

January 22, 2012

January 20, 2012 MALL AND VICINITY Theft By Deception Neiman Marcus, 170 North Gulph Road – occurred 1/6/12 – An unknown person opened a fraudulent account and purchased a large amount of merchandise. Nordstrom, 190 North Gulph Road – occurred 1/14/12 between 2004 and 2102 hours – An unknown male made a large purchase of merchandise and used cash. A short time later he returned the merchandise and later that night a large amount of counterfeit bills were discovered by the store. Retail Theft Bloomingdales, 660 West DeKalb Pike...
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Round II: Another State Budget Battle Lies Ahead By Lowman S. Henry

January 7, 2012

Round II Another State Budget Battle Lies Ahead By Lowman S. Henry Governor Tom Corbett and Republicans in the state legislature have spent the last six months patting themselves on the back for fulfilling their main constitutional duty of passing a state budget on time. It was a significant achievement, more so because it held the line on taxes. But that victory was fleeting because yet another budget battle is getting underway. The problem is despite large Republican majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly and the coming...
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K of P Rotary to Present Check to ACLAMO for Smartboard Didactic System on Monday, January 23, 2012

January 1, 2012

On Monday, January 23, 2012, Carl Pinto, President of the King of Prussia Rotary Club; Ernest Zlotolow, club Project Chairman; and Jason Betar of AVT, Inc., will present a check to Aclamo for the Smartboard Didactic System at 10:15 AM at the Aclamo Family Center; 512 W. Marshall St. (Former Bank Building on left...
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Practical Conservatism: Toomey Bridges the Partisan Divide By Lowman S. Henry

December 13, 2011

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey has been in office for less than a year, but in that short period of time he has emerged as something rare in present day Washington, D.C. – a principled officeholder who is willing to work with the other side of the aisle to arrive at solutions to the serious...
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Tough Times- Nonprofits struggle to deliver as recession lingers

December 13, 2011

Tough Times Nonprofits struggle to deliver as recession lingers The lingering national recession continues to have a profound negative effect on Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations, causing some to doubt their ability to fulfill their mission amid a growing sense of pessimism about the future. That is the overall picture to emerge from the Lincoln Institute’s...
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