When I created this blog 6 years ago, I was going to call it “Montco Cassandra.” A love of Greek mythology was instilled in me by my sixth-grade teacher (RIP Mr. Murray) who spun tales for as part of social studies class. According to Ancient Origins.net: “Best-known for her prophetic powers, within Greek mythology Cassandra …
Continue reading Parkhouse Politics: Six Degrees of Josh Shapiro
We interrupt your regularly scheduled gnashing of teeth and rending of garments over the outrage du jour to bring you this important Parkhouse update: Dr. Rifkin, the owner of the Parkhouse parcel and aspiring developer, submitted a revised plan to Upper Providence Township last month. Then two weird things happened. The first was that shortly …
Gentle Reader: I tried. I tried to keep an open mind about Upper Providence Supervisor candidate Tom Yeager. I tried really hard. I watched all three plus hours of the YouTube podcasts he did with Matt Cubbler that are posted on his campaign page. And the pitch I heard coming out of his mouth was …
Two years ago, I posted about local campaign finance reports and the shenanigans surrounding them. None of the questions I raised in that post were ever satisfactorily answered. In that post, I noted John Pearson had not filed any campaign expense reports for his 2015 election spending. And how, when he finally did fill them …
Gentle Readers, if you have even remotely followed the ebbs and flows of this blog, you may recall a recurring theme regarding the Democrats on the Upper Providence Township Board, and that is, their propensity to create problems for themselves and then circle the wagons to try to convince you that you didn't actually see …
I wasn’t going to write about current Township Supervisor Candidate Jim White. I personally have quite an unpleasant history with White and it is my firm opinion that he should never be entrusted with any level of political power. The outsized animosity White bears for me is solely the result of my not supporting his …
Those of you that follow me on Facebook might have noticed that the Parkhouse issue resurfaced last month. I am currently working to update the Remember Parkhouse website which will have all of the details from seven years ago, plus the details of the new plan that Dr. Rifkin, the owner of the land, presented …
Step right up, step right up! Get your popcorn and cotton candy right here! Knock down three pins and win your girl a cupie doll! Sorry folks. I have to vent about something that has been bothering me for quite some time. Every day, Oaks residents are assaulted by the eyesore of what is supposed …
Continue reading Can we talk about this Carnival Stand on Egypt Road?
Hello again Gentle Readers. I have spent this “hiatus” contemplating the future of this blog. Having been unapologetically plagiarized twice—once by a local columnist—I began to wonder why I was giving away my content for free. Of course, the reason for this is the Red Pill. Those familiar with the movie The Matrix will remember …
The anniversary of 9/11 never fails to punch me in the gut. The enormity of the tragedy tends to overwhelm me every year, and the passage of time does not diminish it--mostly because I look at where we are as a nation and mourn for the Country we were before it. I'm not putting on …
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