3, 4, and 5 year old preschool openings at the United Christian Academy in Smethport, PA. Transportation provided. Open house and registration on Friday, April 25th from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Only $60.00 per month for 2 mornings per week. Applications available at the school office by calling 814-887-9231. Also accepting enrollment for kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2014-15 school year. The school offers developmental screening for preschoolers and employs only PA certified teachers.........................What do bugs, candy, rollercoasters, and legos have in common? They are all things that your kids could be doing this summer instead of just watching TV or playing video games. Send them to the half day summer camp program at the United Christian Academy in Smethport, PA. They will participate in special theme weeks which include many different activities, as well as a summer-long Olympics competition complete with medals and award ceremony. Call the school at 814-887-9231 for an application. Only $50.00 per week for a great learning experience. 9 a.m. to noon

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Corbett refuses to dole out discretionary legislative grants

Corbett pays price of reform in denying legislators’ ‘walking around money’
Brad Bumsted 717-787-1405
State Capitol Reporter
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Brad Bumsted is a state Capitol reporter for the Trib.

HARRISBURG — As the state’s top prosecutor, Tom Corbett put more than two dozen legislative aides and lawmakers behind bars.

As governor, he finds himself handcuffed for refusing to dole out discretionary legislative grants.

For decades, governors of both political parties handed out millions in grants earmarked by legislators and then buried in the budgets of executive branch agencies — a practice begun on a much smaller scale under Republican Gov. Dick Thornburgh and former House Democratic leader Jim Manderino.

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