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Here’s an idea:  Can we make the legislators — ALL OF THEM — eligible for furlough if the budget doesn’t pass?

NOTE: In order to protect the anonymity of everyone involved here, some details of the following story have been altered. The message remains the same. This incident happened over a year ago, but I didn’t want to post it until the criminal case had made its way through its final appeal.
There’s been a lot […]

Dear Ron Paul PA,
Please stop emailing me.

While the Patriot-News is busy yelling “It’s On!” at people complaining of plagiarism, Jersey Mike is busy thoroughly scooping them by liveblogging from this morning’s political event. Hop over to his site to watch the fun.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is now officially off. Thanks to some emergency funding for SEPTA, around 24,000 state workers have been temporarily laid off (sorry; “furloughed”, because there *IS* a difference). Critical agencies, including liquor stores and casinos, will remain open. I just can’t help but wonder — what about PHEAA?
EDIT: I was just […]

Why have I never heard of this site?  It’s like a Central-Pennsylvania-Themed The Onion.
http://centralpagazelle.blogspot.com/

So.  Our beloved incinerator is now at 66% capacity.  That’s still 24% short of its breakeven point, but remains 66% higher than it was just three weeks ago.  After reading the description of the facilities in today’s Patriot, I’m surprised that nobody pulled the plug on Barlow Projects earlier: