Christmas Music You Don’t Want To Miss

by Daniel Klotz on November 26, 2008

This Christmas season, here are some tracks you don’t want to miss. If you buy the mp3s from Amazon using these links, WXPN will get a piece of the action, so indulge aggressively. Down In Yon Forest , Bruce Cockburn (…)

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Lancaster County Community Foundation Grants

by Daniel Klotz on November 25, 2008

The Lancaster County Community Foundation announced its latest round of grants in a press release dated Friday. Here is what I consider to be especially notable. My comments are in italics below. From the press release: “Arts and culture non-profit (…)

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Lancaster needs better schools, not health care, say leaders

by Daniel Klotz on November 24, 2008

On November 11, 2008, as many as 275 Lancaster residents attended a day-long summit for local leaders, Lancaster2020. They identified four pressing issues for county leaders to rally around: education, economic development, streamline bureaucracy, and rethink zoning policies. The event (…)

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(Ruminations on the) Theme of All Humanity

by Daniel Klotz on November 20, 2008

Tonight at a meeting of the Creative House of Lancaster, I’m going to be participating in pecha kucha with a presentation of a poem of mine. It’s a poem that draws extensively from Anthony Burgess’ book A Clockwork Orange, Ludwig (…)

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Democrats Gaining in Lancaster County Republican Territory

by Daniel Klotz on November 10, 2008

Three (really rustic) graphics: Together, they spell trouble for Republicans here in Lancaster County, PA, which has for decades been a dependable stronghold for the GOP. The graphics represent, in order, the outcome of the 2000, 2004, and 2008 presidential (…)

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