Op/Ed: All budgets reflect values

By Susan Rzucidlo, Candidate, State Representative, 158th District Susan Rzucidlo Budget season in Harrisburg is in full swing. Mark Kennedy Shriver, (Former Maryland Representative and now with Save the Children), once said, “All budgets reflect values.” This is a statement with which I agree. What values does this year’s budget reflect? As we face a $1.2 billion dollar deficit, Gov. Tom...

Dinniman denounces Corbett budget education cuts

State Sen. Andrew Dinniman HARRISBURG – State Senator Andy Dinniman decried the proposed slashing of state funds for higher education at a rally this on the Capitol steps attended by hundreds of students from West Chester University and Pennsylvania’s 13 other state universities. Dinniman, (D-19, who represents Newlin and West Marlborough in the Unionville area) said the governor’s proposal to...

Column: the fundamentals of economic failure

Summer of discontent has voters asking ‘what’s going on here?’ By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Welcome to the summer of economic insanity. More than likely, you’ve heard about the madness in D.C. on the debt ceiling and it has more than a few of us scratching our heads, being more about political theater than good governance. But…leave it to Gov. Tom Corbett to...