Day: September 11, 2012

9/11 Was About Tightrope Walking?

I just heard a pretty troubling report about the 9/11 lessons being taught in the Springfield (Pa.) School District.

Are the teachers at Scenic Hills School really telling children that the World Trade Center was taken down to keep children from being tempted to tightrope walk between the towers?
I really have trouble believing anybody — much less an educated professional — could be that callous and stupid. 
But that is the story going around.
At least one very angry parent is going to have a discussion with the principal about it. Teachers you are warned.

Thought For The Day

If a pig loses its voice is it disgruntled?
Courtesy Cathy Craddock

Obama Reportedly Missing Intel Briefings

On this 11th Anniversary of the 9/11 terroristic attacks we feel compelled to note that President Barack Obama has reportedly missed half of his daily intelligence briefings from his inauguration through June 2012.

Angels In Pennsylvania, Demons In New York

The FBI agent who served as the agency’s liaison to family members at the United Airlines Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville has written a book describing how she saw angels at the crash site upon arriving three hours after the plane went down that September Tuesday 11 years ago.

Flight 93 crashed after an heroic struggle between passengers and terrorists that kept the plane from reaching its intended target in Washington, which was likely the Capitol.

The book by Lillie Leonardi is titled “In the Shadow of a Badge: A Spiritual Memoir”.  Ms. Leonardi retried after suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.
Hat tip Springfield Patch.
Never forget.

Part-time Legislature For Pa?

Part-time Legislature For Pa — A push is being made to turn our legislature into a part-time one. This is a good idea.

On the other hand, some are trying to shrink are legislature and leave the citizens with less representation. This is a bad idea.
New Hampshire which has about one-tenth the population and about one-fifth the square miles as Pennsylvania has the largest legislature in the United States with 424 members. The legislators get an annual salary of $100.
Pennsylvania’s legislature has 253 members, who get an annual base — note base — salary of $82,026 plus a per diem plus a pension plan plus a health plan.
How about we double the size of the Pennsylvania legislature and cut their annual salaries to $100 while ending the pension and health plans, and the per diem?
How often do you hear of a New Hampshire speaker of the house getting convicted of a felony?
Part-time Legislature For Pa

Part-time Legislature For Pa