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When Journalism Goes Bad
POTTSTOWN, PA – This is the kind of crap that happens when you allow the foxes to guard the henhouse. Perhaps if Tom Hylton’s hand-picked members of his “Neighborhood Schools Team” posse voted to allow PCTV to record school board meetings (instead of them voting against it in 2008), the current video garbage du... »
Getting Screwed
POTTSTOWN, PA – Congratulations are in order for Evan Brandt of The Mercury for his two artery-popping articles today: State school funding plan widens gap between rich, poor districts Pottstown and Lower Merion: The ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ We’re not sure what makes us angrier…the asinine and blatantly racist online comments to the two articles... »
Community Partnerships
POTTSTOWN, PA – Before Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government. Before March’s controversial 32-page paid advertising supplement. Before the disastrous Pottstown school board election of 2009. There was Pottstown Citizens for Community Partnerships. You say you’ve never heard of that organization before? Well…allow us to share with you some information that was circulated to “a... »
A Slap in the Face
POTTSTOWN, PA – That pretty much sums up our reaction to today’s double whammy dose of half-truths and outdated data circulated in the print edition of The Mercury. Full time cherry picker and part time Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton thinks he knows the cure-all for the Pottstown School District and the best... »
Historical Revisionism
POTTSTOWN, PA – Why is Tom Hylton so obsessed with having Pottstown taxpayers continue to pay for five unneeded (and unnecessary) elementary schools? Doesn’t he realize that the Pottstown School District is only one of two school districts in Montgomery County designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a High Tax / High... »
Ventriloquism for Dummies
POTTSTOWN, PA – At last night’s Pottstown School Board meeting, some comic relief was performed for the lucky meeting attendees, courtesy of Clown Team Hylton. Board member Thomas Hylton entertained the crowd with his amazing ventriloquist act with assistance from fellow board member Nat White. White, who, thank goodness, will not be seeking another... »
Situational Ethics
POTTSTOWN, PA – Not too long ago, one of our wise and revered SavePottstown!! readers made an interesting comment about Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton: “He will say ANYTHING to get his way. His ethics are purely situational. If he is in total control, then it’s just and right that the ability to... »
The Real Danger to Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, PA – Ho hum. Another day…another paid advertisement in The Mercury by former copy boy Thomas Hylton. What’s today’s topic? Car wrecks! A topic that doesn’t seem to get much press in The Mercury. You can always tell when the end of the year is coming upon us. It’s time to make those... »
Time for Legal Action
POTTSTOWN, PA – With the increased amount of gun violence occurring almost regularly in Pottstown’s core neighborhoods, it’s time for concerned residents to rise up and revolt. Our good friend Roy over at Roy’s Rants posted an excellent article yesterday on an important meeting taking place next Thursday. If you haven’t read it, you... »
The Enforcer
POTTSTOWN, PA – From all reports, it sounds like last night’s Pottstown Borough Council meeting went well. Folks addressed council and made their points known. It’s good to know that democracy is alive and kicking. It seems that everyone can agree on one thing: that enforcement is needed in regards to the newly proposed... »