IamSauerKraut

IamSauerKraut t1_j50o3ez wrote

>PSBA is finally pushing out some “revised” policies that reiterate what a board should and should not do.

imho, PSBA is more about getting school boards to work with school administrators than they are about representing the school board point of view. Only useful thing they've done over the past decade is making Simon Campbell chew on his toenails.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j50lv1k wrote

"On January 9, 2018, federal judge Christopher C. Conner
threw out [former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judge Mark] Ciavarella's convictions for racketeering, conspiracy to
commit racketeering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering on
appeal. Conner upheld Civarella's contention that his attorneys failed
to raise statute of limitations claims on those charges. He ordered a new trial on those counts, but allowed the honest services fraud convictions to stand.[27]
On January 24, 2020, prosecutors formally notified the court that they
would not seek to retry Ciaverella on these three counts. In response,
Ciavarella's defense attorneys sought a reduction of his prison
sentence, which was rejected."

Michael Conahan was the president judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. He was sentenced to serve seventeen-and-a-half years in prison for his part in the "kids for cash" scandal. Due to coronavirus concerns, Conahan was released on a temporary furlough on June 19, 2020, and was last reported to be in home confinement

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IamSauerKraut t1_j50g6kq wrote

I've done my time so, no, I am not surprised. I've watched a local district where the Marino-financed BOD allows non-school business to be discussed at meetings all the time, including furries, election denial, etc. BOD members appear to not be aware that the meetings are the business meetings of the district which allows limited public participation (meaning, the public comments portion present a limited public forum). Poor job of education by PSBA, imho.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4qwnxh wrote

Preservation and conservation as you use them are marketing terms.

Preservation and conservation as I use them are "selling/gifting" of development rights under the tax code or pursuant to ag regs, ie, preserving the family farm (conservation easement) or keeping nature natural (C.R.E.P. program).

Stewardship of tree farms is somewhat related, but not really.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4qrf8r wrote

I believe commercial tree farms are not eligible for preservation or conservation easements. But they are for stewardship and, I believe, CREP. Woodlots, on the other hand, are treated differently. Not exactly sure why but it's been awhile since I've looked at the regs or other program language.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j4lsh8o wrote

"We hate the people in Washington,, D.C., but let's pay big money to a big Washington, D.C. firm to tell us we hate the people in Washington, D.C."

Glen Bolger: "Prior to co‑founding Public Opinion Strategies, Glen was the Director of Survey Research & Analysis for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the political arm of the House Republican Conference."

Glen will tell them exactly the lie they want to hear: that they did not fuck up the PA executive row elections.

btw, Public Opinion Strategies is not a "big D.C. firm." Maybe 25 employees?

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