News from the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
In the mirror By Albert Paschall What’s the distinction between trial lawyers? Mine’s a shark and yours is a blowfish waiting to get eaten. Any discussion of the civil justice system automatically turns to the practices of trial lawyers, their tactics, motives and earnings. Reviled by consumers, author John Grisham and of course, chambers...
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Common-Sense Conservative Leadership By Senator Joe Scarnati and Senator Dominic Pileggi October 5, 2010 The Senate Republican Caucus continues to pursue common-sense conservative principles of fiscal responsibility and limited government, despite claims made in a recent column distributed by the Lincoln Institute which described recent legislative action by the Senate as “leftist” in nature....
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Easttown Library and information Center 720 1st Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312 (610) 644-0138 Wed., Oct. 6 at 7 p.m THESE TRIPS BEGIN IN PAOLI AND TRAVEL EAST TO KING OF PRUSSIA, WHERE THEY THEN TURN AND PROCEED WEST ALONG THE GREAT VALLEY. Have you ever wondered what the geographic area of the Upper Main...
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On the 9th day By Albert & Dianne Ryan Paschall (Creation being a challenging business on the 9th day God woke up, looked around and thought: “What do I do now? I’ve painted myself into a corner and I’ll have to get out!”) Pennsylvania is in a sad state. An estimated unemployment rate of...
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Editor’s Note: This is an open Letter from Karen Stocking of the W.S. Hancock Society, regarding “Once Upon a Time in Montgomery County. Good News! Our 2012 edition of Once Upon a Time in Montgomery County will be at St. Augustus Church in Trappe!!! We are very pleased to have been invited to the...
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By Lowman S. Henry The compromise that resulted in the state budget agreement last summer included promised action on two major issues by October: enactment of a severance tax on gas in the Marcellus Shale Reserve, and creation of an independent legislative fiscal office. Amazingly, Republicans – particularly in the state senate – appear...
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46 Cents a Week What is it like when you’ve had cars with drivers and haven’t had to purchase gas for 16 years? Two terms as mayor and governor may mean Ed Rendell isn’t up on the price at the pump or, like me, he is mathematically challenged. In central Pennsylvania recently stumping to...
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GUYS AND DOLLS All Auditions held at Shannondell Performing Arts Center and are open to 16 years and older, please Sunday, September 19, 1:00 PM-5:00 PM BY APPOINTMENT Monday, September 20, 7:30 PM- 10:30 PM BY APPOINTMENT Saturday, September 25, 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM OPEN CALL Callbacks will be Sunday, September 26, 1PM-5PM Email...
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LUNCH & LEARN SESSION/AUGUST 25: Employers/ Managers Guide to Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, and MySpace presented by Thomas D. Rees, Esquire, High Swartz LLP New social media have created a raft of new issues for employers. How can an employer deal with employees’ use of Twitter or MySpace or Facebook, or with employees who blog?...
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By Albert Paschall What does a big, blundering bureaucracy led by a legislature whose senior leadership has been tainted by scandals galore the last few years do to small local, generally respected governments? In Pennsylvania crush them. Someday that that could happen to the state’s 1455 townships and 958 boroughs if some members of...
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