tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post326932490008732365..comments2024-03-29T01:02:53.128-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Zahorchak's Politics Compromise School Districtmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-22341094771482555412011-06-30T19:40:40.750-04:002011-06-30T19:40:40.750-04:00"The Rs value business and the affluent, whic..."The Rs value business and the affluent, which coincidently fund their campaigns."<br /><br />I will complete that statement!<br /><br />Te Dems don't value business and expect taxpayers to fund their campaigns. They in turn, give that money to derelicts that contribute nothing to society other than high crime and increases in taxes.<br /> The Rs do value business which hires workers and creates jobs for those that wish to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-50153805262238397282011-06-30T14:44:54.663-04:002011-06-30T14:44:54.663-04:00Toynbee said the history of civilization is the up...Toynbee said the history of civilization is the upper class convincing the middle class to pay for the lower class. <br /><br />In my opinion the rich are laughing all the way to their accountants while the right wing middle class cries "class warfare." <br /><br />I find it of note that the Congress refuses to cut back on deductions for corporate jets while teachers are being laid off.gary ledeburnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-86481791529252723722011-06-30T13:52:39.281-04:002011-06-30T13:52:39.281-04:00Take it all.
The Government is guaranteed to mism...Take it all.<br /><br />The Government is guaranteed to mismanage and squander it all, as usual.<br /><br />But, whatever.<br /><br />Anything to end the pathetic and constant Class Warfare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-6067831705684020902011-06-30T13:50:40.140-04:002011-06-30T13:50:40.140-04:00Just confiscate everything from the so-called &quo...Just confiscate everything from the so-called "rich" and be done with it already.<br /><br />Seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-34566961222892030402011-06-30T13:44:55.606-04:002011-06-30T13:44:55.606-04:00Yes, our President is raking in business dollars. ...Yes, our President is raking in business dollars. He is in Philly today with the minimum buy-in at the Bellevue at $10.000 and at David L. Cohen's house in Mt. Airy at $35,000. Cohen, a democrat, is the second in command at Comcast.<br /><br />That being said, Corbett was bought and paid for by the energy folks, hedgefund operators and big business. His agenda reflects their values.gary ledeburnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-71000111967445605812011-06-30T13:25:48.248-04:002011-06-30T13:25:48.248-04:00Gary -
If fully funding the prisons AND schools ...Gary - <br /><br />If fully funding the prisons AND schools means that you have to impose a new tax to balance the budget, I would argue that you really didn't have a balanced budget. The ACTUAL results of state government over the past few years would bear that out.<br /><br />As to the drivel about Republicans valuing business and the affluent, I would note that Wall Street - with their ongoing bailouts - has fared quite well under democrat control. I would also note that at last glance the President seems to be raking in the campaign contributions from Wall Street as well. So the bailouts, with our tax money, seem to be working out quite well for him.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-33106505944464547132011-06-30T12:09:45.710-04:002011-06-30T12:09:45.710-04:00First of all Patrick, Governor Rendell did not spe...First of all Patrick, Governor Rendell did not spend money he did not have on education. All state budgets are balanced.<br /><br />Second, Governor Corbott and the Republican controlled General Assembly chose to fully fund prisons and avoided taxing the rich energy companies that are making millions from Marcellus Shale. The resulting education funding resulted in major local tax increases but cut college @ 20 percent resulting in higher tuition and more students leaving the state. Elections do matter. The Rs value business and the affluent, which coincidently fund their campaigns.gary ledeburnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-22305418497211810672011-06-30T11:07:22.950-04:002011-06-30T11:07:22.950-04:00patrick, if you go the sidebar of this blog, i d...patrick, if you go the sidebar of this blog, i describe myself in the following way; <i> I prefer to think of myself as a nonpartisan catalyst for policy change in Allentown and the greater Lehigh Valley. </i><br />there are some very partisan people who comment on this blog. my comment was in response to a previous comment, which said that the teachers should blame themselves for voting for democratic. i pointed out that the cuts were being made by a republican. i do not assign blame to either party, i'm an equal opportunity critic.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-55122611425368042022011-06-30T10:48:50.918-04:002011-06-30T10:48:50.918-04:00MM said:
"in that sense, probably the layoff...MM said:<br /><br />"in that sense, probably the layoff's are more contributable to the current administration in harrisburg, which is republican."<br /><br />-------------------------------<br /><br />MM - <br /><br />I know we've differed on this issue in the past, but I'll restate my position anyway.<br /><br />I don't think it's fair to blame the current administration in Harrisburg for actually proposing a budget with spending that is actually balanced with the amount of revenue taken in.<br /><br />If anything, I think the Governor has been very flexible (maybe too flexible) as to the composition of spending while holding the line on total spending in the budget.<br /><br />That is a stark contrast with the prior administration that inflated education spending with money that we didn't have and overspent by billions. Doing so is a large part of the reason that teacher salaries have risen beyond a community's ability to pay for them, and district bureaucracies have become bloated.<br /><br />No rational person - whether superintendent, school board member, politician or teacher - could have expected the "education gravy train" from the state to continue forever. <br /><br />If anything, I think the legislature cut them a huge break in the final budget. Of course, I doubt the large amount of additional funding ($4-$5 million) that is coming to the ASD will have any impact on lowering the proposed tax hike. <br /><br />The taxpayers are an afterthought in the school district. We are here to feed the bureaucracy and fund whatever unproven theory the superintendent suggests.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-64537109655076766902011-06-30T08:32:16.793-04:002011-06-30T08:32:16.793-04:00anon 8:07, as everybody but The Morning Call ackn...anon 8:07, as everybody but The Morning Call acknowledges, the Marin story was broke here. the source indicated that her hire was a favor to pawlowski by zahorchakmichael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-59936738449069552022011-06-30T08:07:05.949-04:002011-06-30T08:07:05.949-04:00Pawlowski and Zahorchak guys find some allies? See...Pawlowski and Zahorchak guys find some allies? Seems strange the sixteen elected officials let two men run roughshod over the city.<br /><br />June 30, 2011 7:43 AM<br /><br />Well said. And we still haven't heard how Marin got her job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-18603956001427255752011-06-30T08:05:42.249-04:002011-06-30T08:05:42.249-04:00Someone wrote last week that the Fegleys are payin...Someone wrote last week that the Fegleys are paying their loans.<br />Well, it they're paying $7M<br />back, will anyone here even be alive to witneswsw the final payment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-4540406390918518922011-06-30T07:58:53.387-04:002011-06-30T07:58:53.387-04:00The time is ripe for someone who has the talent to...The time is ripe for someone who has the talent to investigate exactly how the ABW was able to maneuver four KOZ zones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-86156391389979783602011-06-30T07:43:33.028-04:002011-06-30T07:43:33.028-04:00I commend MM for this quote: "... probably t...I commend MM for this quote: "... probably the layoff's are more contributable to the current administration in harrisburg, which is republican."<br /><br />Second with seven city council members and nine school board members cannot you anti-Pawlowski and Zahorchak guys find some allies? Seems strange the sixteen elected officials let two men run roughshod over the city.gary ledeburnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-71272604620037280692011-06-30T07:27:22.997-04:002011-06-30T07:27:22.997-04:00When you mention the Call, here's something od...When you mention the Call, here's something odd. In the past few months the editorial desk has published two huge front page Feature stories on its own reporter, Diane Stoneback. What...there's not another woman in the Lehigh Valley who csn test-ridve a boat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-47542770694032153722011-06-30T07:10:22.852-04:002011-06-30T07:10:22.852-04:00Thursday
MM
Yesterday the road near Airport Road ...Thursday <br />MM<br />Yesterday the road near Airport Road that cuts through the Coca Cola Park's entrance had what appeared to be illegally deumped building materials along the roadway. Is this a chronic problem? Looks awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-86072077821386426362011-06-29T19:17:53.683-04:002011-06-29T19:17:53.683-04:00anon 5:55, my title using the word politics is in...anon 5:55, my title using the word politics is in the loosest sense, not meant to demonize any particular party affiliation. in that sense, probably the layoff's are more contributable to the current administration in harrisburg, which is republican.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-54398333214174890992011-06-29T17:55:39.506-04:002011-06-29T17:55:39.506-04:00Too funny...
...the teacher commenting at The Mor...Too funny...<br /><br />...the teacher commenting at The Morning Call article the other day who stated he/she was for all for the Pawlowski Palace of Sport...<br /><br />...UNTIL the teacher was presented with his/her layoff notice.<br /><br />Karma and Payback are both bitches...or so it would appear.<br /><br />PS, Teacher Commenting At TMC --- no VIP box for you!<br /><br />All apparatchiks are equal, but some apparatchiks are more equal than others. You should know this.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />LOYAL UNION DUES-PAYER, LIFETIME DEMOCRAT-VOTING TEACHERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-86205293594662059802011-06-29T16:49:55.261-04:002011-06-29T16:49:55.261-04:00Good Lord! It shouldn’t be the superintendent maki...Good Lord! It shouldn’t be the superintendent making waves with the mayor it should be the school board. They are supposed to be running the show; they are supposed to be looking out for the district’s best interests. <br /><br /><br /> Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-64090070973658255022011-06-29T16:37:56.406-04:002011-06-29T16:37:56.406-04:00MM -
Does anyone else find it odd that the very s...MM -<br /><br />Does anyone else find it odd that the very same parcels that were to be revitalized by the KOZ are now going to be revitalized by the NIZ?<br /><br />Obviously those who approved the KOZ were wrong before, otherwise there would be no need for the NIZ in that same area. <br /><br />As I see it, the big difference is that if they're wrong this time, someone's going to have to pay off an enormous amount of debt. I think that would end up being the taxpayers of Allentown.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-24910618503504150092011-06-29T14:09:39.578-04:002011-06-29T14:09:39.578-04:00Go Bulldozers!
ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT VOTERGo Bulldozers!<br /><br />ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT VOTERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-88965265521217002302011-06-29T13:33:44.324-04:002011-06-29T13:33:44.324-04:00anon 1:16, the public aspect of this project is t...anon 1:16, the public aspect of this project is the thinnest of veneers. how government can consistently bend definitions is mind boggling. we read of a blighted brewpub and a historic martin tower, both distortions, to enable public money.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-29699529959464194062011-06-29T13:16:22.178-04:002011-06-29T13:16:22.178-04:00The other interesting thing I noticed in the Calls...The other interesting thing I noticed in the Calls article was the mention of the eminent domain property being handed over to PRIVATE parties at a later date. If I were representing one of the business owners being kicked out, this would be the key detail in a case against the seizure of their property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-75150779239390882782011-06-29T10:07:49.510-04:002011-06-29T10:07:49.510-04:00MM -
From what I know about the NIZ, the zone doe...MM -<br /><br />From what I know about the NIZ, the zone does not need to be contiguous. I'm also not certain that ANY boundaries were included for the entire 130-140 acre zone (not just the arena project) authorized by the state.<br /><br />If the boundaries have not been drawn - and knowing that the zone does not need to be contiguous - I have to wonder what property in the city ISN'T potentially available for inclusion in the zone. That is one of the more troubling aspects of the project.<br /><br />That would also mean that our state legislators are leaving it up to Pawlowski and Council to draw the boundaries. That's like giving dynamite to children.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-77615502600493052892011-06-29T08:21:16.147-04:002011-06-29T08:21:16.147-04:00gary, i think that there is a difference between p...gary, i think that there is a difference between <i>picking a fight</i> and <i> carrying water</i>. Zahorchak's Op-Ed piece in February praising the revitalization of Hamilton Street was both unnecessary and ill-informed. the man has been here less than a year, what does he know about it?michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.com