Specter Becomes Democrat

By Harrison L. Michelson

Arlen Specter rocked the political world when he announced he was switching parties and running as a Democrat in the 2010 election. The switch does give the Democrats a 59 seat majority in a 99 seat Senate, which is 59.5% of the seats. This does not give Democrats the ability to invoke cloture by all its members. Unless Norm Coleman is reelected from Minnesota, which seems unlikely, the Democrats will gain the 60 votes and the 60 percent necessary to invoke cloture.

Specter said, "I have traveled the State, talked to Republican leaders and office-holders and my supporters and I have carefully examined public opinion. It has become clear to me that the stimulus vote caused a schism which makes our differences irreconcilable. On this state of the record, I am unwilling to have my twenty-nine year Senate record judged by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate. I have not represented the Republican Party. I have represented the people of Pennsylvania."

You'll take notice

So I changed the title to "It's Not So Black and White." I haven't decided if that's the final name or not, but I like it. I think it accurately describes everything in the world. Nothing is black or white. There's some shade of gray in there, no matter how little there might be.

Two TV stations going digital Tuesday

By Harrison L. Michelson
For Linglestown Gazette

The analog to digital TV switchover was delayed to June 12 after a bill was signed by President Obama on Wednesday.

As previously reported on this news blog, some stations will be allowed to make the switch on Tuesday, February 17, and the only local stations that have decided to turn off their analog signal are WITF TV-33 and WLYH TV-15. If you use a TV antenna and have NOT hooked up a digital converter box to your TV, you will not be able to view the two stations starting sometime Tuesday.

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Deadline nears for Linglestown waterline

By Harrison L. Michelson
For Linglestown Gazette

The Village of Linglestown Committee met Thursday night to discuss the progress of adding a public waterline along Linglestown Road as part of a major roadway improvement project expected to start this summer.

Village committee members and Lower Paxton officials are looking for 60 property owners along Linglestown Road in the village to connect to the waterline, and 48 have committed to date.

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Death of analog TV delayed

By Harrison L. Michelson
For Linglestown Gazette

Today is your lucky day if you still use a TV antenna and haven't acquired a digital converter box – analog TV will be sticking around until June 12.

Congress sent a bill to President Obama's desk today that would push the digital switchover from February 17 to June 12, a move prompted by the TV Converter Box Coupon Program running out of money. Critics said 6.5 million people would be without TV if the switch took place on February 17. Our representative, Tim Holden of Schuylkill County, voted against delaying the transition.

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