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Author Archives: Scott Fisher
Records proposal was a shame
This editorial appeared in the April 19 York Sunday News: var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById(‘articleViewerGroup’).style.width = requestedWidth + “px”; document.getElementById(‘articleViewerGroup’).style.margin = “0px 0px 10px 10px”; } York Township Commissioner Paul Knepper seems to have gone on a … Continue reading
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Records czar out of loop
This editorial appeared in the April 14 York Daily Record: Bad habits die hard — and Pennsylvania has a nasty one. No, we’re not talking about smoking. Well, come to think of it, we are — in a sense. … Continue reading
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Release video of police beating
The following editorial appeared in the Jan. 22, 2009 York Daily Record: No one could fairly call Tom Kelley soft on crime. As a prosecutor, he helped put away murderers, rapists, drug dealers, you name it. As a judge, he’s … Continue reading
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City police sign seems designed to dissuade
The following editorial will appear this week in the York Daily Record: Maybe the York City Police Department deserves the benefit of the doubt on the sign it recently posted regarding the state’s new open records law. Maybe police … Continue reading
