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A Visit from the Voters

Saturday, December 24, 2011
By SavePottstown
A Visit from the Voters

(our apologizes to Clement Clark Moore) a look at Pottstown’s Ghost of Christmas Present…   ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ Pottstown Not a creature was stirring, not even the school board’s best known clown; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In anticipation of the new elementary school consolidation... »

The “Smart-Growth Leader” Speaketh

Monday, September 12, 2011
By SavePottstown
The “Smart-Growth Leader” Speaketh

POTTSTOWN, PA – Right now…as we’re writing this…a fraudulent bill of goods is being peddled to an unsuspecting group of folks not too far from Pottstown. What is this bill of goods and who is doing the peddling? The bill of goods is not quite that…in fact…it’s just the opposite. A better description would... »

$12,531.10

Friday, June 24, 2011
By SavePottstown
$12,531.10

POTTSTOWN, PA – Our nation’s unemployment is at 9% (and that figure does not take into account folks who want to work…but can’t find jobs). Folks in the U.S. are so desperate for employment these days that they will work in the U.S. for $.25 an hour. Yes…you read that figure correctly…twenty five cents... »

The Real Pottstown Citizen for Responsible Government

Saturday, June 11, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Real Pottstown Citizen for Responsible Government

POTTSTOWN, PA – Pottstown Councilman Jody Rhoads has our vote for responsible citizen of the decade. It’s only fitting that on page A3 of today’s print edition of The Fishwrap appears the continuation of a front page article detailing the proposal laid out by Mr. Rhoads during Wednesday’s committee of the whole meeting to... »

Transparent As Mud

Friday, May 20, 2011
By SavePottstown
Transparent As Mud

POTTSTOWN, PA – It’s ironic, isn’t it? That it took over two years for Pottstown School Board member (and full time political hack) Thomas Hylton to post the campaign finance reports of his political action committee, Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government, online on his PCRFG website. When we launched our site in December of... »

O Chairman! My Chairman!

Thursday, April 14, 2011
By SavePottstown
O Chairman! My Chairman!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Here’s a riddle for you. How can an effective registered political action committee run without a chairman? It can’t. In Pennsylvania, a PAC must have a treasurer and a chairperson. Unless both of these positions are filled, a PAC is prohibited from receiving contributions or making expenditures (Pennsylvania Statute 25 §... »

No Matter How You Slice It

Monday, March 14, 2011
By SavePottstown
No Matter How You Slice It

POTTSTOWN, PA –Today’s print and online editions of The Mercury contain a recap of last Monday’s President’s Task Force meeting, which was held at the Pottstown High School. Pottstown elementary schools task force to reveal findings Today’s article offers promise and hope for the much-anticipated results of the task force, which will solicit community... »

Part III: The Party Is Over

Monday, February 7, 2011
By SavePottstown
Part III: The Party Is Over

Save Our Land, Save Pottstown – Just Say No Part III of a three part series of articles on Tom Hylton and why he should not be reappointed to a fourth term on the Pottstown Planning Commission POTTSTOWN, PA – In our first two articles of the series, we shared factual information on the... »

Part II: Hylton’s Way…or the Highway

Thursday, February 3, 2011
By SavePottstown
Part II: Hylton’s Way…or the Highway

Save Our Land, Save Pottstown – Just Say No Part II of a three part series of articles on Tom Hylton and why he should not be reappointed to a fourth term on the Pottstown Planning Commission POTTSTOWN, PA – In our first article of the series, Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One... »

Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One Man

Sunday, January 30, 2011
By SavePottstown
Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One Man

Save Our Land, Save Pottstown – Just Say No Part I of a three part series of articles on Tom Hylton and why he should not be reappointed to a fourth term on the Pottstown Planning Commission POTTSTOWN, PA – Members of Pottstown Borough Council have a unique opportunity on tap for their February... »

Feature

Untreated Mental Illness Has Destroyed an Entire Town

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Do you know anyone who exhibits these symptoms: Engages in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or... »

A Slap in the Face

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – That pretty much sums up our reaction to today’s double whammy dose of half-truths and outdated data circulated in the print... »

If I Had My Way, I Would Tear This Old Building Down

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Today’s online and print editions of The Mercury contain a letter from former 12-year Pottstown School Board member Barry Haring echoing... »

The Neighborhood Schools Myth

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Back in December, we posted an article about Neighborhood Schools in Pottstown.  You can read that post here. In a Preservation... »

Backing Into Rupert

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Remember in 2001 when the Borough of Pottstown approved the plan to reconfigure High Street with back-in angel parking?  The reasoning... »