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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... »
Tom and Repeat
POTTSTOWN, PA – We here at SavePottstown!! absolutely love riddles. Here’s one we’d like to share. Tom and Repeat are writing a paid advertisement in a losing attempt to save the local fish-wrap of a newspaper from bankruptcy. Tom can’t come up with any new content and wants to recycle old advertisements. He asks... »
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 §... »
Time to Go Fishing
POTTSTOWN, PA – SavePottstown!! is going on a semi-permanent hiatus. We had a set of goals we wanted to accomplish when we created this site. We believe that we’ve successfully accomplished those goals. We will continue to post from time to time on issues that motivate and excite us…but for now…it’s time to grab... »
“We Are Coming After You”
POTTSTOWN, PA – That’s the quote appearing in today’s Reading Eagle by Reading Mayor Tom McMahon. Mayor McMahon announced the launch of the City’s new site highlight derelict properties and their owners. You can access Reading’s Wall of Shame here. And here’s the article discussing the initiative: McMahon says ‘Wall of Shame’ up, running... »
Compilation Error
POTTSTOWN, PA – Election season must be right around the corner. One of our SavePottstown!! staffers recently alerted us to the new fangled “Web site” at Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government, the fringe political activist committee headed up by Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton and chaired by Pottstown School Board Vice President Dennis... »
No Brown Noses Here
POTTSTOWN, PA – In all the brouhaha that’s been going on the past few days, you can be rest assured that SavePottstown!! will never resort to putting The Mercury on a pedestal. That will only happen after we start seeing the real issues affecting Pottstown being openly and candidly discussed. And we all know... »
Right or Wrong?
POTTSTOWN, PA – Folks, Save Pottstown!! has recently been contacted by a large metropolitan publication in regards to our site and what it’s all about. We thought it would be a good idea to throw this out to our readers for some input (because we all know that we have the most awesome readers!).... »
Just Say No Comment
POTTSTOWN, PA – Okay. So, you’re reading an article online on one of your favorite websites. And you want to make an online comment. These days, you need to be registered with that website before you can make a comment. But what happens with the information you provide to your favorite website? What do... »
Full House
POTTSTOWN, PA – For those 300+ folks who attended last night’s First Suburbs meeting, it was an exciting testament to the era of change that has been engulfing Pottstown over the past year. The Mercury has already posted an article on the meeting, with additional reporting promised for Sunday’s edition: 300 people pack First... »