by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In Kensington and Eastern North Philadelphia, the unemployment rate for young adult dropouts is close to 50 percent. While staggering, that number only begins to tell the story. Roughly 1,500 of the 3,000 or so dropouts aged 20-24 in this part of the city are not even...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Lloyd Marcus: Our 40th president’s birthday earlier this month caused me to reflect upon how Ronald Reagan impacted my life. In 1981, I was a young singer/songwriter, clueless about politics, when Ronald Reagan won the presidency. An event planner asked me to...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
In 2009, under Gov. Ed Rendell, the state’s education funding formula was filled by substituting federal stimulus funds for a portion of state funds. After stimulus funds vanished last year, Gov. Tom Corbett and public school advocates have been at odds over the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A Lackawanna County agency that helps homeowners avoid foreclosure and low-income families rehabilitate their homes will get a $77,500 federal grant, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta announced Tuesday. Read...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A more than three-year legislative battle ended with the Pennsylvania General Assembly passing a comprehensive Marcellus shale policy this week and sending the compromise bill to Gov. Tom Corbett. Corbett is expected to sign it, but when he does, he will be violating...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
How many of you watched the Super Bowl last Sunday? Did you see the ‘Halftime” ad with Clint Eastwood? What was your reaction? This from a Fox News article: Why did Team Obama need to put this ad in a political context? That made it appear that the...
