It is a christo-fascist sharia law group. They will disagree but their ads speak louder than their denials.

It is called free speech. Yes, annoying as hell but the courts have ruled that such ads fall under the 1st Amendment.

Plenty of dumb people who call themselves "centrist" or "independent." In addition, a clear majority of those types are anything but centrist or independent.

Young voters, too.

You would be surprised.

Spotlight is non-partisan. They cover issues without the obvious tilt.

Ahhhh... no.

You could submit an application to the neighboring school district, requesting admission and a waiver of the fee. Such applications are not unusual. What is the worst that could happen, they say no?

Ah, no, you reacted without thought and then decided to be a dick about it instead of admitting you misunderstood. Move along now, dingus.

I replied to whomever I replied to for whatever reason I decided to reply. Why you are such an ass about it should not be a problem for me. If you cannot understand, just move along and bugger some other person.

>Was addressing the last part in that same sentence.

right there

Was addressing the last part in that same sentence.

Townships are not "subdivisions" of counties; rather, they are separate and distinct in definition and operation from counties. Townships, regardless of population (example, Cold Spring Township in far northern Lebanon County has long had zero or next-to zero residents) are their political entities. Most townships have a 3-member board of supervisors who are paid a small annual stipend. There are at least 2 categories of townships, but what separates them is not strictly population based. The Municipal Planning Code has all that.

Really fun at high school championships when the opposing sides have the same name.

School funding is more than just property taxes.

Per capita also provides funds. A really annoying tax.

State provides some funding.

Feds provide some funding.

And the sneaky bit of funding comes from earned income taxes. That's right. The EIT. Quite a bit of funding, in fact.

Neffsville is where the traffic light on 501 for Valley Road is, non? By the Turkey Hill. And the IU building. And the high school. And the toy shop.

Compare that to Lawn. Where there is a post office. And a volunteer fire station. Not much else. Even less in Upper Lawn, just a crossroads. Colebrook has a gas station. And a water dispensary. Twin Kiss has closed. And the tavern is still being rehabbed.

Mt. Gretna is a different story. There is Chattaqua (the Boro), Timber Hills (SoLo), Camp Meeting (W. Cornwall) and Laurel Woods (So. Annville).

PA is a municipal mess. Too many of them, imho.

In MA, counties and municipalities are organized and run separately. Cities are chartered whereas towns are not. Counties used to have more power and functions, but were curbed in about 30 years ago. Counties do not run the towns. Addresses are not based on the location of the post office (one feature of PA that I really dislike). Most towns have an annual Town Meeting where elected residents can vote on various budget items. School districts are NOT separate taxing organizations. They either get approval from the Board of Selectmen (and sometimes Town Meeting) or go back to the drawing board.

This is PA and the topic is Wolf's efforts to issue checks to those most in need from federal funds that have sitting unused for the past couple of years.

And I know welders who left the trade for lack of work.

BIW has baggage? What would that be, food on the table, a roof over the head, and two cars in the driveway?

Our military needs the tools to keep them from being easily killed. Places like BIW, and the folks who work there, make those tools.

Programming certs are oversold and over-rated, plus you have to compete with some kid out of India who performs the same task at 1/3 the cost. Good luck getting work with Google without having a math, CS or engineering degree.

Had a older cousin who was a brick mason nearly his entire adult until he reached 65. Always wished he had a better paying job but work was steady and he was built like a tank. My dad was built the same way. 20 years of chucking artillery in the army then a pipefitter/cord puller at BIW for another 20 until he retired.

My suggestion to the younger crowd looking to get into the trades is to learn how to program and operate the larger machines. CNC operators are in demand in a variety of geographical locations and the well-paying jobs appear very secure.

Bunch of my relatives were pipe fitters. A few were IBEW types. A couple worked in management. A science degree should land you a job.