Archive for February, 2011

St. Thomas of Avoidance

Monday, February 28th, 2011
St. Thomas of Avoidance

POTTSTOWN, PA – Yes folks…this is getting old. In today’s print edition of The Mercury, local fringe political extremist and useless Pottstown School board member Thomas Hylton, presents another fluffy paid advertisement on one more schooling option for ABPP (Anyone But Pottstown Parents). PCFRG Advertisement 022811 Just as a reminder, since it was conveniently... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 8 Comments »

More Pie in the Sky Talk

Friday, February 25th, 2011
More Pie in the Sky Talk

POTTSTOWN, PA – Yes folks…believe it or not there’s yet another puffery advertisement in today’s print edition of The Mercury, courtesy of Pottstown’s own Education Savior, school board member Thomas Hylton. And speaking of savior…today’s throwaway piece of propaganda “discusses” the local Christian schools around the Pottstown area.  Hylton likes to use the term... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 4 Comments »

Milking Pottstown Taxpayers Dry

Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Milking Pottstown Taxpayers Dry

POTTSTOWN, PA – Similar to yesterday’s paid advertisement in The Mercury, Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton continues today to promote schooling options that do nothing to improve the education of Pottstown’s children, nor do they apply to 99% of Pottstown’s student population. In today’s misguided advertisement, Hylton irresponsibly promotes cyber schools, a learning... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 2 Comments »

Hylton Promotes Abandoning Neighborhood Schools

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Hylton Promotes Abandoning Neighborhood Schools

POTTSTOWN, PA – In today’s installment of Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton’s latest series of paid advertisements touting “superior forms of education”, we find a curious advertisement supporting homeschooling and how it can work well for Pottstown. Here is today’s Mercury advertisement for your review: PCFRG Advertisement 022311 Gee…after reading today’s advertisement we... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 7 Comments »

The Education Savior Is Here

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
The Education Savior Is Here

POTTSTOWN, PA – Now that Tom Hylton has been wisely pink slipped from all Pottstown Borough commissions (Planning and Shade Tree most notably), he seems to be keeping himself busy these days writing advertisements for The Mercury. While most seasoned writers are welcomed to submit articles to publications for free…Tom Hylton can only get... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 1 Comment »

Sabotage!

Monday, February 21st, 2011
Sabotage!

POTTSTOWN, PA – File this in the Why Are We Not Surprised folder. At last Thursday’s Pottstown School Board meeting, board member Thomas “Insolvency R Us” Hylton got on his soapbox to proclaim, on record, that he would not support the resolution to approve forward borrowing.  Due to the absence of board member Robert... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Friends of Montgomery County PAC, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 2 Comments »

A Tabling Bear Down

Sunday, February 20th, 2011
A Tabling Bear Down

POTTSTOWN, PA – Another defeat handed to Team Hylton.  For those keeping score…that’s the second one of the week. At last Thursday’s regular meeting of the Pottstown School Board, board member Valerie Harris, who earlier this month was defeated as a county GOP register of wills candidate, unsuccessfully tried to table a motion on... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 1 Comment »

Needed: Candidates Who Can’t Think for Themselves

Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Needed: Candidates Who Can’t Think for Themselves

POTTSTOWN, PA – Can you fog a mirror?  Are you comfortable with having someone else making decisions for you – and using your good name – to push their own personal agendas?   If so, then Tom Hylton WANTS YOU! To help curb the atrocious voting decisions made by those “not necessarily the best and... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Friends of Montgomery County PAC, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 8 Comments »

The Financial Expert Speaketh

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
The Financial Expert Speaketh

POTTSTOWN, PA – On page A3 in today’s print edition of The Mercury, strategically placed between the start and conclusion of the article detailing the karmatic removal of Tom Hylton from the Pottstown Planning Commission, we find another “The Sky is Falling” paid advertisement from our favorite fringe political extremist sometimes known as the... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 7 Comments »

A Victory for the Citizens of Pottstown

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
A Victory for the Citizens of Pottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – At last night’s Pottstown Borough Council meeting, 12-year planning commission member Thomas Hylton was unanimously shut out in his quest for a fourth term. Hylton, who noted to council members that he “never missed a meeting in 12 years” did not attend last night’s meeting. Andrew Kefer, a Chestnut Street neighbor... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District | 15 Comments »

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... »