William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 8-19-15

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 8-19-15

Children have more taste buds than adults.

Pennsylvania Won’t Run Out Of Money

Pennsylvania Won't Run Out Of MoneyBy Sen. Scott Wagner

Over the last few weeks I have repeatedly read articles in various newspapers saying government-funded non-profit organizations and social programs are running out of money because the PA State budget did not pass on June 30.

These articles are misleading and deceptive.

As a small business owner, I know for a fact that cash continues to flow into Harrisburg.

How do I know this?

Since June 30, PA state taxes have continued to be deducted weekly from employee paychecks at my various companies.

In addition, these companies also continue to pay corporate and federal taxes.

I know for a fact that the cash flow into Harrisburg continues to be very strong and has not stopped because we are REQUIRED by the state to wire transfer Pennsylvania state taxes withheld weekly from our employees’ paychecks to Harrisburg.

Last Friday, August 14, one of the businesses I own issued 345 payroll checks and deducted $8,170  in employee withholding taxes.

Those withholding taxes will be wire transferred to the State of Pennsylvania today.

So far for 2015, we have sent $266,177 in employee deducted state taxes to Harrisburg.

In July, we purchased four waste collection trucks for a total of $918,477.

We paid Pennsylvania sales tax in the amount of $53,718  for the trucks which went to Harrisburg immediately.

We also paid $104,540  in federal excise taxes on those trucks.

The misleading information that is being fed to Pennsylvanians by the Wolf Administration makes me extremely angry and is an insult to Pennsylvanians that have payroll taxes deducted from their paychecks and it is also insulting to business owners all across Pennsylvania who continue to generate tax revenue each and every day.

It is a poor attempt to get the general public to think Governor Wolf’s budget proposal is the only option we have.

Guess what – there was another option.

Governor Wolf could have chosen to approve 270 line items for passage so cash flow would have continued to these agencies and organizations – he made the decision to veto the entire budget despite that option.

Governor Wolf made a huge mistake.

It is time Governor Wolf takes responsibility for his poor decision and put an end to the political games.

I’m curious – did you stop paying taxes on June 30?

Sen. Wagner represents the 28th District in the Pennsylvania Senate.

Pennsylvania Won’t Run Out Of Money

Summer Garden Gazpacho

Summer Garden Gazpacho
Summer Garden Gazpacho before the blending

If you enjoy cooking the odds are you have your own favorite gazpacho recipe.

Since it is that time of year when the veggies are bountiful, Chef Bill Sr. would like to share with you his.

The tomatoes, cucumber and pepper are straight from the garden. The bread is from the supermarket. The spices are from Asia or a place just like it.

4 tomatoes

1 large cucumber (or half a very, very, large cumber in this case), chopped and peeled.

1 cup chopped Vidalia onion

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 healthy sprinkling of garlic powder

1 tsp ground cummin

1 tsp paprika

1 cup water

5 slices of bread (supermarket white is fine) diced with crust removed.

Mix the ingredients in bowl with your hands then put them in a Cuisinart or blender. Depending on the size of your mixing machine you might want to blend one-half at a time. Fresh Garden Gazpacho After

Chef Bill says that if you have any fresh garden basil consider added that during the blending.

Summer Garden Gazpacho

Gary R’nel Leaves WPHT

Gary R'nel Leaves WPHT Don Adams of Independence Hall Foundation tells us that center-right WPHT radio host, Gary R'nel, will no longer occupy the mic at the Big Talker studio in Old City. Don Adams of Independence Hall Foundation tells us that center-right WPHT radio host, Gary R’nel, will no longer occupy the mic at the Big Talker studio in Old City.

“R’nel, who is affectionately known to listeners as “Gary ba-by,” will be impossible to replace due to his quirky sense of humor and his congenial personality,” Adams said. “We found his show most interesting because he quite often refused to tow the ultra-conservative line.”

Gary R’nel Leaves WPHT

Goonies Springfield Feature

Goonies, the 1985 classic starring a very young Sean “Samwise” Astin and Corey Feldman will be the feature at Springfield, Pa.’s next outdoor movie night, Aug. 26 on Cop Hill between the township building and the library on South Brookside Road. Goonies Springfield Feature

The show starts at 8 p.m. There will be free popcorn but bring your own blanket or lawn chair.

Rain date is 8 p.m., Aug. 27.

Goonies Springfield Feature

Rite Aid Robber Sought

Rite Aid Robber Sought
Image caught on store security camera

The Springfield Police and the Citizens Crime Commission are offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the man who robbed the Rite Aid store at 176 Saxer Ave., Springfield, Pa.

The crime occurred at 8:20 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15.

The  thief displayed a black handgun and forced the employees into the office where he took an undetermined amount of cash and fled.

He is described as black, in his 20s about 5-6 and with a long goatee or beard. He had an athletic build, was wearing a light-colored button-down shirt, olive cargo pants, a yellow camouflage-patterned buck hat and had a black bag over his shoulder.

Anyone with information should contact Springfield Township Detective Robert Nutley at 610-544-5506.

Rite Aid Robber Sought

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-18-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-18-15

About 35 million people descended from Genghis Khan. That’s half-a percent of the world’s population

Flying Car Is Now

Flying Car Is Now Terrafugia TF-X
Terrafugia TF-X

Remember how you thought the future would be about flying cars? Well, the future is here or almost here anyway.

Terrafugia, a company founded by a group of M.I.T. graduates in 2006, has made a flying car and is circulating a video of it (see below). The vehicle, called the Terrafugia TF-X, is expected to hit  the market about 2021.

Orders are being taken for a transitional craft — appropriately called the Terrafugia Transition — now. The cost is $279,000.

The Transition is described by the company as a “street-legal airplane”. They are calling the TF-X a “flying car”.

Terrafugia is the only car company registered in Massachusetts.

Flying Car Is Now

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-17-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-17-15

Elvis Presley last words were “I’m going to the bathroom to read.”

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-15-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-15-15

It was hot dogs the McDonald brothers started with, not hamburgers.