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The King of Discombobulation
POTTSTOWN, PA – It appears that Team Hylton, members of which can be directly tied to the staggering lack of progress in the Pottstown School District over the past five years, has successfully recruited a new member…recently elected board member Andrew Kefer. Kefer, who was elected to the Pottstown school board this past November,... »
“I Don’t Like Tom Hylton”
POTTSTOWN, PA – That’s a direct quote from Ronald Williams, a recently elected member of the Pottstown School Board. Yes…the same Ronald Williams who was elected to his seat courtesy of $15,662 that Tom Hylton personally spent on his failed attempt to buy five Pottstown school board seats in 2011. Is that the thanks... »
Give ‘Em Both the Boot!
POTTSTOWN, PA – While The Mercury falls all over itself celebrating the now viral story it “broke” earlier this week about the Pottstown Middle School’s ban on open top boots, the real issue remains on why the newspaper refuses to expose the money exchanging sweetheart deal brokered by Mercury Editor Nancy March and current... »
Why Does The Mercury Refuse to Investigate the Political Spending Activity of a Current Pottstown School Board Member?
POTTSTOWN, PA – In 2011, a sitting Pottstown School Board member spent $15,662 on election activities that directly affects the board he currently serves on and The Mercury will not report on his behavior. In 2011 The Mercury was paid $8,655 in advertising revenue by the same current school board member through a political action... »
Toxic Tom
POTTSTOWN, PA – Poor Tom Hylton. Nobody will publish his warped commentary….nobody will take his dirty money…he can’t post nasty anonymous online comments at The Fishwrap anymore…and Rupert Elementary is about to be closed and razed. Toxic Tom Hylton is radioactive and nobody in their right mind will touch him with a ten foot... »
Put It In Writing!
POTTSTOWN, PA – It’s nice to see that local newsworthy stories are actually being reported on within 48 hours of their occurrence. Guess that’s better than the typical week long incubation period we’ve become used to. In today’s print and online editions of The Fishwrap, we see an article spotlighting the secret meetings that... »
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
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
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
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... »