Sunday, March 10, 2013
President Obama has proposed making minimum wage $9 an hour—and some Democrats want to push the minimum wage above $10 an hour. What do you think?
A majority of Americans support President Barack Obama’s proposal to increase the minimum wage, according to NBC.com. Some 71 percent of those surveyed said they supported raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour from $7.25, while 27 percent opposed it, according to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday. States have the ability to set their own minimum wage level, as long as it is above the federal minimum wage. Pennsylvania maintains the federal standard at $7.25. The minimum wage in Pennsylvania for jobs where employees receive tips is $2.83. According to an editorial in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2.9 percent of U.S. workers make minimum wage. Most of them are students working part-time, not the primary wage earner supporting a …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The issues are many, but which stands out as the one most important to America?
A flurry of festivities will set Washington, D.C. in motion this week as President Barack Obama is sworn in Monday for his second term in office. With "Faith in America's Future" as the theme for the 2013 inauguration, the celebration will reflect the country's perseverance and unity, as well as commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the placement of the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol Dome in 1863. The inaugural address, parade, and a number of balls and galas that honor the president will have a certain priority of their own. But when the hoopla dies down, there's some serious work to be done. Through the last year, our Patch Polls have focused on some of the major issues facing the country. This week, …
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Corporate Planners of Robinson has organized a charter to transport about 50 people from Western Pennsylvania to the Inauguration festivities in Washington, D.C.
Denise Norris will always remember the 2009 Presidential Inauguration as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. “It was awesome,” said Norris of Corporate Planners, a full service agency based in Robinson Township. “It was just life changing really.” Norris will experience the historical moment all over again when she and others from Western Pennsylvania travel to Washington, D.C., to witness President Obama being sworn in Monday for his second term. An estimated 600,000 to 800,000 people are expected to attend the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Norris, who began arranging special trips in 2003, said the agency's travel division has arranged a charter to transport "political VIPs" and passionate supporters from the area. They'll attend the …
Monday, December 17, 2012
President Obama told mourners at a Sunday vigil that America is not doing enough to keep its children safe.
The President's Message After spending two hours Sunday with the families of the 26 victims of Friday's mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, CT, a somber President Barack Obama told an audience at an interfaith vigil that he had brought "the love and prayers of a nation." "Newtown, you are not alone," the president said. "As these difficult days have unfolded, you have also inspired us with stories of strength and resolve and sacrifice." First Funerals The president's visit comes on the eve of the first funerals for the victims. Services for Noah Posner, 6, and Jack Pinto, 6, are set for tomorrow. More Coverage Patch has a team of reporters in Newtown, you can read their extensive coverage by clicking here. How You Can Help …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Tell us what you think is the best way for President Obama and Congress to work together to keep tax rates from rising and major spending cuts from being enacted in January.
Last year, Congress and President Barack Obama agreed to a program—now known as the "fiscal cliff"— to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress and the president don't reach an agreement within the next few weeks, tax rates will rise in January for almost all Americans and major spending cuts will automatically occur next year in most government spending programs. Democrats and Republicans don't agree about how to best raise the federal government's revenues. The president and most congressional Democrats favor tax rate increases on the wealthiest Americans. Most congressional Republicans call instead for closing loopholes and reforming the tax code. Both parties have indicated a willingness to implement spending cuts. A point of …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Five former employees of Bain Capital-owned companies and their supporters stop in front of Keith Rothfus campaign headquarters to criticize the Romney economic plan.
The Bain Workers bus tour made a stop Wednesday morning in McCandless, parking in a lot directly across from the headquarters of Republican congressional candidate Keith Rothfus. On board were five former employees of Bain Capital-owned companies, along with several dozen of their supporters. The group has been traveling the country, hoping to influence swing voters to support President Barack Obama . Bain Capital was founded by Mitt Romney and several partners in 1984. Since its inception, it has invested in or acquired hundreds of companies. Simara Martinez, who works for Bain-owned Dunkin Donuts in Boston, said the minimum-wage salary she earns is simply not enough to pay the bills. "I would always work over 40 hours but I never …
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Robinson police chief says officers will patrol inside the Cinemark at Settlers Ridge in light of Colorado movie theater shooting.
Robinson Police Chief Dale Vietmeier said his department will increase patrols at the Cinemark Theater in Settlers Ridge following a midnight shooting at a Colorado theater that killed 12 and wounded more than 50 movie-goers. Authorities in the town of Aurora, CO, said a 24-year-old gunman entered a midnight viewing of the newly released Batman movie, Dark Knight Rises, and shot to death 12 people. One of the closest theaters for Pine-Richland residents is Rave Motion Pictures Pittsburgh North 11, 9700 McKnight Road, McCandless. The theater manager and Rave corporate representatives in Dallas, TX, were unavailable for comment about any additional security. Cranberry Township's Cranberry Cinemas, also showing Dark Knight Rises have not …
Friday, July 6, 2012
President Barack Obama greets hundreds of supporters at Carnegie Mellon, a stop on his Rustbelt campaign tour.
President Barack Obama urged a crowd at Carnegie Mellon University today to stay the course, despite newly released June jobs numbers showing sluggish employment growth across the nation. "We knew we wouldn't be able to do it overnight, because these problems weren't created overnight," Obama told hundreds of supporters gathered near the university's College of Fine Arts during the sweltering July afternoon. The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that employers created 80,000 new jobs during June, leveling the nation's unemployment rate at 8.2 percent. The report has dampened hopes that the economy was on the rebound after showing strong employment growth earlier this year. Obama didn't directly reference the latest employment …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The president told ABC News that his thinking has "evolved" on the subject of same-sex marriage. How do you feel about his decision?
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
A day after voters in North Carolina approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman, President Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday that he now supports same-sex marriage. The president—who still supports states deciding the issue on their own—said his personal views had gone through an "evolution" based on conversations with family and friends and the views of his own daughters. "They are much more comfortable with it," the president told Robin Roberts in an interview to be shown on “Good Morning America” Thursday. Excerpts aired Wednesday night on ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer." ”You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples," Obama said in…
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Audience filled with leaders and dignitaries from around the world.
UPDATE: Two videos were added to focus on the performances of "To Believe" and "The Lord's Prayer," which Jackie sang toward the end of the breakfast. Before thousands of leaders and dignitaries from around the world, Jackie Evancho performed a song Thursday morning that calls on people "to believe in a day when hunger and war will pass away." The 11-year-old from Richland Township sang at the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Hilton-Washington in the nation's capital, for which President Obama was the keynote speaker. Her uncle, Matt Evancho, wrote the song, which is on her Dream With Me CD. “Jesus said that if we had faith as small as a mustard seed, we could move mountains," said Sen Jeff. Sessions, R-Alabama, when he introduced …
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Outraged Citizen
12:06 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
@Honest Citizen – Taking the time to comb through old posts to find some with which to find silly or stupid for the sole purpose of informing the authors they are being silly or stupid and/or that they are in need of getting a life very well might be an indicator the one taking such time is also in need of getting a life – just a thought. That said, we all need hobbies and who am I to tell one … more ›