Daycare a national security issue? Gimme a break! PA Retired Military generals tell state lawmakers that Pre-K and Head Start programs are " key to national security"; push for PA priority state funding.
Fantastic story about what the boy known around the world as "Baby Samuel" is doing now, 10 years after the photo taken by photographer Michael Clancy of his tiny hand reaching out and gripping the surgeon's finger during open-womb surgery. And cheers to youth...
Good column in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by retired business columnist Jack Markowitz about gambling dollars being down. Good quote about "gullible state lawmakers" and "tax troughs." "America's fastest-growing city in general taps the disposable income of those...
If you want to know what might be in store if Gov. Rendell pushes through his Video Poker scheme, read this story and about what really happened to West Virginia towns that tried that...
Gov. Rendell announced a budget proposal to legalize and tax video poker gambling at alcohol-licensed facilities in Pennsylvania for yet another new state program to give college tuition assistance. 5 video gambling machines per joint means 14,000 potential...
In this Advent season, one of the last places we’d expect to see or hear a “religious” message is at the newsstand. But that’s exactly where you'll find a major magazine’s cover story claiming it has the truth about “the religious case for gay marriage”! That’s...
The following is a guest post from a supporter of the Pennsylvania Family Institute: Hello, My name is Nancy Benedict. I am a resident of Pennsylvania and the mother of five children. I am speaking out due to the recent sexism directed at Governor Palin. I am...
The Associated Press headline reads: Man passes out in casino; is robbed of $230 in winnings. CHESTER, Pa. (AP, May 30) - A man passed out in a suburban Philadelphia casino and then, police say, was robbed of his winnings by another gambler. The 60-year-old man was...
City on the Hill Youth Leadership Conference - JULY 20-26, 2008 - is a fantastic opportunity for Pennsylvania high-school students ages 15 through 18 to participate in leadership training and learn the governmental process. It all takes place between the beautiful...
This news out of Canada should serve as a warning that there are real consequences to religious liberty across our great commonwealth if a bill like House Bill 1400 would pass into law here! HB 1400 would radically amend our state's Human Relations Code by adding...