http://patownhall.com/ Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas en-us Copyright (c) 2005 - 2010 PaTownHall.com webmaster@datakoncepts.com PHP RSS Feed Generator Albert Paschall The biggest news in southeastern Pennsylvania yesterday was that the sun came out. It hadn t really made any strong appearances for the last couple of months. As this region was battered with over 7 feet of snow since December it was a most welcome site. The wrath ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5017 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Paul Kengor The media jumps at anniversaries of historical figures and events. For those of us who write about history, we, too, seize these opportunities to teach history, especially history Americans should know. Here's one such case: Can you believe it has been 25 years si ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5016 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Albert Paschall The biggest news in southeastern Pennsylvania yesterday was that the sun came out. It hadn t really made any strong appearances for the last couple of months. As this region was battered with over 7 f ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5017 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Nathan A. Benefield Pennsylvania governor candidate Tom Corbett and his campaign team unveiled the first of seven policy outlines on economic development. Much of what it outlines is simply political rhetoric - i.e. p ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5018 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Policy Brief Money received by Allegheny County from gaming taxes almost certainly delayed hard budgetary choices. Would the County have raised taxes or cut spending in the absence of gaming dollars promised or r ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5015 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Paul Kengor The media jumps at anniversaries of historical figures and events. For those of us who write about history, we, too, seize these opportunities to teach history, especially history Americans should kno ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5016 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Nathan Shrader More than one decade ago Vice President Al Gore declared that Ed Rendell was "America's Mayor" because of his diligent work to improve the financial health of Philadelphia. After the ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5012 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Glen Meakem March 6-7 - The Definition of Hypocrisy One of the main tenets of the political left is that the United States is fundamentally flawed and needs to be "fixed." According to liberals, the ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5013 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Newsletter Democracy Rising Pennsylvania UNSUBSCRIBE HERE More Support for the Referendum More lawmakers and candidates have signed the petition for a referendum this fall, joining the 72% of voters who s ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5014 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT News Release BEHIND THE HEADLINES is a television production of The Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy www.susvalleypolicy.org NOW AIRING ON ALL COMCAST SYSTEMS IN PENNSYLVANIA For the weeks of ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5009 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Ralph R. Reiland "The majority of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms," stated CNN, summarizing the results of a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corpo ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5010 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT Paul Kengor Editor's note: A longer version of this article first appeared in The American Spectator. Some 2,000 years ago, the great Ancient Library in Alexandria, Egypt burnt to the ground, taking with it a ... http://patownhall.com/article.php?id=5011 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:01 EDT