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Pennsylvania drivers who use a handicapped driver mirror placard to park in accessible spaces are reminded to take down their mirror hanger when driving, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129). The hanger can block a driver’s vision and lead to serious accidents.
The pompous, self-righteous types among the sports media are still on their crusade to change the name of the Washington Redskins to something else.
That’s not conceding that the name of Washington’s NFL franchise is somehow an offense to human dignity.
It is rather frequent that a word or symbol designed as an insult becomes a point of pride. Yankee as in New York Yankees started as insult. Rebel as in UNLV Running Rebels was meant to give offense.
In politics, whigs was originally a derogatory term for the derided English cattle-driver. It became the name of a major political party here and in Britain. Their British opponents — the Tories — trace their name to the Irish word for thief.
Any of you Horace Greeleys ever ponder why most Christian churches have a cross on the steeple?
So to help keep the peace and to illustrate the hypocrisy and ultimate intolerance practiced by the pseudo-tolerant who rule the old media, we are going to again suggest a name change for Washington — this time The Fighting Honkies.
I want to see RGIII stand in the television lights after leading his team to an heroic come-from-behind win and say “I am proud to be a Fighting Honky”
I want to see the many Washington fans in the District declare themselves to be Fighting Honky Nation. I want to see them wear the burgundy and gold colors of The Fighting Honkies, and wave giant foam fingers saying Fighting Honkies #1 and t-shirts saying Fighting Honkies Rule.
That would actually be a rather great day for race relations.
We’d like to report on a happy business experience in Delaware County, Pa., namely a vehicle inspection that wound up costing just $94 including an oil change and the fixing of a tire.
It happened at Weathers Motors, 1187 West Baltimore Pike, Middletown Township (19063).
Service was prompt and pleasant. Thank you Weathers.
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Trey Gowdy, the Congressman from South Carolina’s 4th District and a former prosecutor, has these questions for the media regarding the murders of American officials in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, which the Obama administration has blamed on a YouTube video.
Gowdy will be chairing Congress’s newly formed Benghazi Select Committee to investigate the matter.
Ron Shaich, the one-percenter who is CEO of the 1,800-store Panera chain, wants the minimum wage raised to $10.10 an hour.
Shaich is planning on installing touch screen kiosks at the Paneras to replace its cashiers.
The little-guy neighborhood bakery that he competes with would just as soon hire a neighborhood kid.
Of course, between Obamacare mandates and a minimum wage hike they won’t be doing much of that — assuming they remain in business which is anything but a safe assumption.
It should be noted that Shaich wants the wage mandated by law for all. He will not do it unilaterally for Panera workers, which he can do without government coercion.
Shaich is a major donor to Obama and his causes.
Hat tip Bob Guzzardi
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives sent to the Senate two pieces of legislation tackling landlord issues, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
House Bill 1218, passed May 6, allows for the early termination of a lease without penalty: if the tenant has passed away, if the tenant requires long-term care that cannot be provided where he or she currently lives, or if the tenant is a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Another provision in the legislation seeks to enhance the safety of tenants who are victims of domestic violence.
House Bill 1714, passed May 5, allows for the removal of abandoned property after a tenant vacates the premise, if the tenant provides written notice to the landlord, and has also removed most of his or her other belongings. Although landlords are required to retain these belongings for at least 10 days while attempting to contact the tenant, the provision ensures that they are able to more readily rent their property.
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Pennsylvania has banned cities and other local governments from arbitrarily or excessively applying local business taxes to any company or employer that performs work within their boundaries for 15 days or less within the calendar year, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
Tough break, Philly. Act 42 of 2014 became law May 6.
The measure will also protect businesses from being charged the gross receipts tax twice by separate municipalities for the same earnings.
House Bill 434, which changes the mandatory reporting requirements for school employees by requiring that these individuals report suspected abuse against students directly to Department of Public Welfare’s (DPW) ChildLine, instead of to their superiors, is now before the Governor and awaits his signature, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
This bill also expands background checks and other security requirements to school employees and to any other volunteer working directly with children, including student teachers. Additionally, the legislation increases the penalties for refusing to cooperate with a child abuse investigation.
Anyone can anonymously report suspected child abuse by using the DPW ChildLine phone number: 1-800-932-0313.