A Debate Debate
Note: Just after this was posted, Republican candidate Dan Miller announced that he would take part in tomorrow’s Harrisburg Hope… Read More
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Gaining Ground
“In this cemetery, we have slaves,” said Barbara Barksdale. “Some who came off the ship, some who were born here.”… Read More
Can of Corn
Late Monday afternoon, while Washington’s spending bill languished in the Republican House and the federal government drifted towards shutdown, Tim… Read More
Not Perfect
“The Strong Plan is not a perfect plan,” Councilman Kelly Summerford said last night. “It’s not a perfect plan,” echoed… Read More
Constant Comment
Last night, in a four-hour session, City Council voted to approve 11 pieces of legislation connected to the Harrisburg Strong… Read More
Don’t Spook The Horse
Since the Harrisburg Strong Plan was unveiled in late August, after fifteen months of corralling by Receiver William Lynch and… Read More
Dear Prudence
The legislature giveth, and the legislature taketh away. On Monday, the Senate Local Government Committee heard testimony on a package… Read More
The Guns of September
“Pop. Pop. Pop.” It had been six months since I’d heard that sound. Last February, if I recall. It was… Read More
Back Taxes
“Someone suggested that we think of the citizens of Harrisburg,” said former Mayor Stephen Reed, during a public meeting of… Read More
Harrisburg Strong, Once Again
Something very important happened in our political system recently in Harrisburg. Led by Receiver Bill Lynch, officials across the political… Read More