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The infamous Vlad the Impaler had a half-brother named Vlad the Monk. Vlad the Monk was a nice guy. Nice Vlad eventually replaced Bad Vlad as Voivode of Wallachia and ruled well and long leaving the throne to his son.
Nice Vlad and Bad Vlad were both offspring of Vlad Dracul and either could have been called Dracula i.e. Son of Dracul.
Clear conscience William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 6-18-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I remember you constantly in my prayers.
2 Timothy
Wise remain silent William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 6-17-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: The wise remain silent until the right moment, but a boasting fool misses the right moment.
Sirach
It still is possible to travel by cargo ship.
Comfort of the camp William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 6-16-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another. It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.
Henry David Thoreau
The year 1744 might have been the biggest in music history. We still sing its songs. It was when Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book was published. It included the first publications of Hickory Dickory Dock, Ladybird Ladybird, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, and Sing a Song of Sixpence. It was also the year God Save The Queen was written and Charles Wesley published Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus.
American knight William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 6-15-18
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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit quote puzzle: Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world.
Betsy Ross
Gaston County, N.C. host the largest flying American flag. It is 65-feet tall and 114-feet wide and the flagpole is 225-feet tall.
It can be seen for 30 miles.
Education Access Now Piggy Bank
By Leo Knepper
The Education Access Program (EAP) budget item has increased by nearly 600 percent since the 2014-2015 budget cycle. Initially, the EAP had a $3.95 million budget. It grew to over $23 million last year. If you dig into it a little, you’ll find that the funds from the Program have been requested and spent on projects mainly to benefit Senate Democrats. In some cases, the funds go to school districts directly, but the majority of the funds have gone to support organizations like: The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, The Bryn Mawr Film Institute, and The Pittsburgh Opera.
Private individuals making donations to charitable organizations is a vital part of civil society. When government forces taxpayers to support particular organizations, that is another matter entirely. Lawmakers’ ability to present giant cardboard checks to local charities is a pernicious part of the “incumbent protection” program designed to make it harder to dislodge elected officials once they are elected to office. Furthermore, over the course of recent history, we have seen members of the General Assembly direct tax-dollars to “charities” that directly benefited them financially, or organizations that were run by their campaign contributors.
Beyond the problems associated with doling out tax dollars to favored charities for good public relations, sending funds to school districts via the EAP is never a one-time deal. One of the quirks in how Pennsylvania funds school districts is a “hold harmless” provision. Essentially, the amount of money sent to a school district from state taxpayers cannot be decreased. In other words, the payments from the EAP to school districts will always be included in the “Basic Education Funding” the school receives from the Commonwealth. A $10,000 grant automatically turns into an additional $10,000 included in the next year’s (and the next, etc.) baseline funding.
Despite an insistence almost every year that the state budget is “cut to the bone,” questionable spending through the EAP and other programs illustrates that that is not the case. Too many members of the General Assembly confuse wants and needs when it comes to spending tax dollars. As we move through the budget process, our elected officials would be wise to take a closer look at where our money is actually going.
Mr. Knepper is executive director of Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania.
2018 Freedom Medal Honorees Announced — The Delaware County Veterans Memorial Association announced the 2018 Freedom Medal Honorees at a Flag Day ceremony this morning at the Memorial, 4599 W Chester Pike, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073.
The honorees are Marsha Four, US Army Nurse Corps, Vietnam; John Schaffhauser, US Navy, Vietnam; Jeffrey White, US Army, Vietnam; and US Marines Allan Maculey, Lou Camilli and Joe Hinderhofer.
A special presentation of The American Flag was presented in memory of Linda M. Houldin, who was instrumental in creating the Memorial, and it was announced that an education fund of the DCVMA Veterans Education Project in cooperation with Delaware County Historical Society would be made in her name.
