Tower of Babble Competing Bills Preventing Passage of School Choice By: Lowman S. Henry In January, at the dawn of the current legislative session, it appeared as if Pennsylvania was finally headed toward giving parents of children in failing schools the right of school choice. School choice had been designated as Senate Bill #...
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With the grand opening of Upper Merion Swim and Tennis behind us, and summer officially beginning this afternoon, I want to finish this story. As this story unfolded, I had the privilege of visiting some very nice facilities, and to speak with some wonderfully dedicated individuals, and even get comments from some good folks...
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Hello, this is Sergeant Jeffrey Maurerfrom the Upper Merion Township Police Department with an important message regarding residential burglaries in your area. Since April of this year, this police department has seen an increase in daytime residential burglaries where the homeowners were not at home. This message is intended for informational purposes and to...
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Clintonian Style Tax Debate Is it a tax: depends on the meaning of “is” By: Lowman S. Henry In his efforts to escape legal entanglements resulting from the Monica Lewinsky scandal, former President Bill Clinton once answered a prosecutor’s question by saying “it depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” That quote...
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The Uncomfortable Truth About State Spending, by Scott Paterno Mark Twain, a true libertarian and a committed realist with a cynic’s wit, once noted “Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.” No where is this more evident than the ongoing budget battle in Harrisburg. First, the facts. For the past two years under...
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