tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33389581898630928812024-03-13T12:20:17.734-07:00The Reporter's Community NotebookA notebook of local information for and written by the community. The Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282430969168021370noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338958189863092881.post-27613429908375318282013-05-17T12:51:00.002-07:002013-05-17T12:51:11.009-07:00Laurel House senior director offers tips and highlights domestic violence services in MontcoOn Thursday, May 16, Tina Reynolds, Senior Director of Community Programs and Supports sat down with The Reporter's Community Engagement Editor, Jennifer Connor, to discuss Laurel House programs and the myriad of issues that surround domestic violence. Laurel House is an organization that helps victims of domestic abuse and their children with services ranging from a shelter to educational outreach prevention.<br />
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Laurel House 24 hour hotline: 1-800-642-3150<br />
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The Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282430969168021370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338958189863092881.post-74724355859704633762013-04-19T07:20:00.003-07:002013-04-19T07:20:56.065-07:00 Boston Marathon explosion: Timeline of the manhunt<br />
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The Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282430969168021370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338958189863092881.post-91007942894501151462013-04-05T11:33:00.003-07:002013-04-05T11:33:20.884-07:00Phillies Home Opener<br />
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The Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282430969168021370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338958189863092881.post-29080786967182846972013-04-04T11:01:00.000-07:002013-04-04T11:01:32.265-07:00Kickoff of Lansdale First Friday summer seriesShare your thoughts and photos from Discovery Lansdale's First Friday event kickoff April 5!<br />
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The 113th Congress will be the most diverse in U.S. history, though it still lags behind the changing demographics of the country.</div>
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The 113th Congress <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323635504578213860265640772.html" class="">will be the most diverse in U.S. history</a>, though it still lags behind the changing demographics of the country. Below, a look at some of the firsts among the new senators and representatives.</div>
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<b>First Buddhist senator</b></h2>
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Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, will succeed retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka. Raised in the Jodo Shinshu school of Pure Land Buddhism, she considers herself a non-practicing Buddhist. <a href="http://www.manitobabuddhistchurch.org/blog_files/ae14f44a86626d1560ef5cec924ef5ce-159.html" class="">Two other Buddhists serve in Congress</a>: Reps. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii.<br />
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A seven-term member of the House, Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin will be <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/07/politics/wisconsin-tammy-baldwin-senate/index.html" class="">the first openly gay senator</a> and one of seven lesbian, gay and bisexual members of Congress, making them the largest group to serve in Congress to date. In the last Congress, <a href="http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/kyrsten-sinema-headed-to-the-u.s.-house-of-representatives" class="">just four members were openly gay</a>.</div>
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<b>First Hindu in Congress</b></h2>
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A former state legislator in Hawaii, Democrat Tulsi Gabbard was elected to the House in November and plans to be <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/tulsi-gabbard-first-hindu-congress-bhagavad-gita_n_2159249.html" class="">sworn in on a copy of the Bhagavad Gita</a>. She is also the <a href="http://www.samoanews.com/?q=node/69189" class="">first American Samoan woman</a> elected to Congress as a representative. (Del. Eni Faleomavaega <a href="http://www.house.gov/faleomavaega/" class="">serves as a non-voting delegate</a> from American Samoa.)</div>
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A former state legislator in Arizona, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema was elected to the House in November. She will be the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/kyrsten-sinema-headed-to-the-u.s.-house-of-representatives" class="">first openly bisexual member</a> of Congress, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/kyrsten-sinema-a-success-story-like-nobody-elses/2013/01/02/d31fadaa-5382-11e2-a613-ec8d394535c6_story.html" class="">although she prefers not to talk about it</a>.<br />
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The incoming Senate will have 20 women (16 Democrats and four Republicans), <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-class-senate-swears-historic-20-female-senators/story?id=18113363#.UOWKjqXUxH8" class="">the largest number</a> in the history of the Senate. The previous Senate had 17 women.</div>
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<b>Seventh African-American senator</b></h2>
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Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, was appointed to the Senate to replace <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323501404578161613763222762.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet" class="">Jim DeMint, who left to become president of the Heritage Foundation</a>. Scott is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_United_States_Senators" class="">seventh African-American senator</a> and the first from the South since the <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_reconstruct.html" class="">Reconstruction era</a>.</div>
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Congress averted the fiscal cliff's consequences, but the fight revealed some serious challenges in Washington.</div>
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Congress has narrowly averted the consequences of the fiscal cliff on Tuesday night. But in the months-long ordeal that took place, it revealed some serious challenges in Washington. Here's a closer look at what we've learned.</div>
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<b>Obama wants to deal</b></h2>
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<b>What happened: </b>As early as 2007, Barack Obama argued that the Bush-era tax cuts should be repealed for couples making above $250,000 a year. In 2010, he agreed to a two-year extension. The final deal approved Tuesday night repealed tax cuts for those making $450,000 a year.</div>
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<b>What it means: </b>The president wants a deal. Obama could have held to the $250,000 threshold, letting Republicans vote against him and take the blame, but he traded it because he wanted a compromise.</div>
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<b>What happened: </b>Speaker John Boehner walked away from negotiations with the White House, announced his Plan B to repeal tax cuts for those making more than $1 million a year, then <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/20/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html" class="">canceled a vote</a> when it became clear it couldn't pass either. A majority of Republicans, including Boehner's top lieutenants, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/20/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html" class="">voted against the final deal</a>.</div>
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<b>What it means:</b> Like Obama, Boehner wants a deal too. But <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/01/fiscal_cliff_legislative_earmarks_pork_and_backroom_deal_making_was_ugly.html" class="">without earmarks to sweeten the deal</a> or the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/senate-house-faces-test-fiscal-cliff-deal-161832950--politics.html" class="">allegiance of his most conservative members</a>, he can't get a compromise passed.</div>
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<b>What happened: </b>The final deal to avoid the consequences of the fiscal cliff focused entirely on tax rates, with the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/31/usa-fiscal-spending-mccain-idUSL1E8NV5RK20121231" class="">spending cuts delayed by two months</a>. It also does not address the debt ceiling, which <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/fiscal-cliff/fiscal-cliff-deal-does-little-to-tame-threats-from-debt-ceiling-high-unemployment-rates/2013/01/01/8e4c14aa-5393-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html" class="">must be raised again early this year</a>. The fight over the debt ceiling was what led to the fiscal cliff in the first place.</div>
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<b>What it means:</b> <a href="http://storify.com/DigitalFirst/what-will-congress-fight-over-next/" class="">Gun control? Immigration? Foreign policy?</a> Those are all sideshows. The big fight in the next Congress will continue to be how much the government should spend.</div>
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<b>What happened: </b>Polls consistently showed <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/142940/americans-allowing-tax-cuts-wealthy-expire.aspx" class="">more Americans thought</a> that either some or all of the Bush tax cuts should expire. Congress' approval rating <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/158948/congress-approval-stuck-long-term-low-streak.aspx" class="">remains stuck at a dismal 18 percent</a>. A recent poll found that 77 percent of Americans think Washington <a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/01/01/americans_say_politics_is_hurting_country.html" class="">politics are causing serious harm to the country</a>.</div>
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<b>What it means: </b>Mandates don't matter. There was a lot of talk after the election about whether Obama or House Republicans had a mandate, but ultimately public opinion is not able to budge the gridlock.</div>
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<b>What happened: </b>President Obama wants a deal. The leader of the House Republicans is unable to pass one. Congress remains fixed on debating spending, the one issue where the two parties are the farthest apart. And public opinion is not enough to break the stalemate. Oh, and Boehner said <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/the-fiscal-cliff-deal-that-almost-wasnt-85663.html?hp=t1" class="">something pretty raw</a> to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.</div>
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<b>What it means: </b>Get ready for a wild ride.</div>
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Did you ever think wearing your ugly Christmas sweater could give you the chance of winning a $20 gift card? Well guess what, it's your lucky year! Ugly Christmas sweater parties have been one of the biggest trends over the last 10 years and we want to see your attire.<br />
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The Reporter is hosting its first ugly Christmas sweater photo contest, giving one lucky winner at random the chance to win a $20 gift card from Giant. (A perfect time with it being the holiday season and many hosting family/friends.) <b>Submissions will be accepted now through Wednesday, Dec. 19 at noon. </b>We will announce our winner and create a slide show of all submitted photos. The Reporter will also be making this a 'Town Center' page in our print addition.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Want to participate? Here is how: </b></span><br />
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1. Take a picture (past or present) of you in your ugliest Christmas sweater.<br />
2. Submit your photos -- feel free to email your picture to <a href="mailto:apiccirilli@thereporteronline.com">apiccirilli@thereporteronline.com</a>; Tweet <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lansreporter">@Lansreporter</a> using the hashtag #LansUglySweater; or post your picture on Instagram using the hashtag #LansUglySweater.<br />
3. Please include your name and the town you are from.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Please remember, if you post your photos on Instagram, your account must be public or we will not be able to see your photos.</span> </b><br />
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Best of luck and we can't wait to see how ugly your sweaters are! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338958189863092881.post-52513612139308464332012-10-31T08:24:00.002-07:002012-10-31T08:24:51.412-07:00CONTEST: Halloween photo contest, win $20 Giant gift card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sandy may have blasted through our neighborhoods and made a bit
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The Reporter is hosting a Halloween photo contest in which
all individuals who enter will have a chance at winning a $20 gift card from
Giant (something that may come in handy with power outages and loss of food in
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The contest is easy. Today through Monday, Nov. 5,
individuals will have the chance to send The Reporter pictures - of you, your
kids, your pets, YOU NAME IT – in Halloween garb and winner will be selected
at random. The winner will be announced online and in our print addition
on Wednesday, Nov. 7, with Halloween photos (from those submitted) as our
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Want to enter? There are four ways to do it:</div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Send
us a picture via Twitter using the hashtag #LansToT and our handle
@lansreporter</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Send
us a picture through Instagram using the hashtag #LansToT (PLEASE NOTE: IF YOUR
ACCOUNT IS PRIVATE ON INSTAGRAM WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT.)</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Send
us a picture through our Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/Lansreporter</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Send
us a picture through email to Community Engagement Editor, Amanda Piccirilli, </span><a href="mailto:apiccirilli@thereporteronline.com" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">apiccirilli@thereporteronline.com</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">.</span></li>
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With your photos, please include your name and what
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Good luck to all and we hope you have a spooktacular
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