The Pottstown Fishwrap

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Monday, June 13, 2011
By SavePottstown
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POTTSTOWN, PA – We see that the fear mongering excessive spending spin meister is at it again. In today’s print edition of The Fishwrap, we find another ho-hum the-sky-is-falling advertisement from the wanna-be responsible Pottstown citizen, Thomas Hylton. PCFRG Advertisement 061311 We find it very amusing that Hylton is crying the blues about all... »

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... »

The Roadblock King

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Roadblock King

POTTSTOWN, PA – How much time, energy and money has responsible citizen Thomas Hylton cost the taxpayers of Pottstown in his personal quest to keep open the district’s five elementary schools? In today’s print and online editions of The Fishwrap, there are two articles detailing the dilemmas facing the President’s Task Force. According to... »

“The Public Wants and Deserves Real Solutions to Real Problems”

Monday, June 6, 2011
By SavePottstown
“The Public Wants and Deserves Real Solutions to Real Problems”

POTTSTOWN, PA – As one of our office staffers was relining the kitty litter box this morning, the above the fold headline of today’s Fishwrap peeked out of the sandy granules: “Pottstown Officials Refute Hylton Ads.” Misunderstood Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton received a group slapdown at last Thursday’s board meeting. Members Polly... »

The Excessive Spender Strikes Again!

Friday, June 3, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Excessive Spender Strikes Again!

POTTSTOWN, PA – It never ceases to amaze us how much money Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton will spend in an attempt to brainwash the taxpayers of Pottstown. Can you believe he actually has the audacity to point fingers at others and call them excessive spenders? Take a good long look in the... »

No Credibility and No Class

Thursday, June 2, 2011
By SavePottstown
No Credibility and No Class

POTTSTOWN, PA – Did you feel that disturbance in the force this past Saturday? The feeling that something was pleasantly different in Pottstown. A Pulitzer Prize winning reporter was sharing his ideas and thoughts with folks in Pottstown. The open-minded and diverse crowd gathered and listened attentively to every word from this talented and... »

The Public Is Worn Down By Hylton

Wednesday, June 1, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Public Is Worn Down By Hylton

POTTSTOWN, PA – We see that Mr. Excessive Spender is excessively spending again (and spinning!) with yet another inflammatory and misleading paid advertisement attempting to derail the President’s Task Force in today’s print edition of his personal public relations kissing cousin The Fishwrap. PCFRG Advertisement 060111 What dinosaur media sticks and stones are Pottstown... »

The Real Story

Monday, May 23, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Real Story

POTTSTOWN, PA – We see that Mr. Excessive Spender is excessively spending (and excessively spinning) again in today’s print edition of The Fishwrap. Pottstown School Board member (and numero uno excessive spender) Thomas Hylton feels emotionally damaged and hurt at not being included in Pottstown School District Superintendent Dr. Reed Lindley’s meeting schedule. You... »

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... »

Roundup!

Thursday, May 19, 2011
By SavePottstown
Roundup!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Well well well. It seems that during our brief two day vacation to Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton’s favorite destination, FANTASYLAND, we missed quite a lot of hub-bub going on in Pottstown. Just as a sidebar, we here at SP are today starting a new policy. No more linking to... »

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... »