tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127897832012-01-26T00:05:25.949-05:00Commentary on issues affecting America's Town: Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaNovus Livynoreply@blogger.comBlogger5031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789783.post-13163469023356501732012-01-24T15:48:00.001-05:002012-01-24T16:24:26.274-05:00

Several friends almost died recently. We speak today of Integrity, Honor, and Courage. They have been sorely tortured over the past few months. Another friend did die recently. We never met, but we consider him our friend nevertheless, for he embodied much of what is good in the world, and had the character to wear Integrity, Honor, and Courage well. We always respected him. He was, truly

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The Artillerist on the 4th New York Independent Battery monument [Captain James E. Smith] located on the south end of Houck’s Ridge [behind Devil’s Den] has been restored and is now standing as a silent sentinel over the area once again. For those who drive through Devils Den area, and then up and around to where Benning’s Brigade of Georgians assaulted the left of Ward’s Third Corps Brigade,

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Thanksgiving: Sarah Hale and Abraham Lincoln In 1621 the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts, gathered to celebrate a harvest of food they had no cause to even dream of when they landed. Thanks to the local Native Americans, the Wampanoag Tribe, who taught the colonists how to fish and gave them seeds to plant, the 102 colonists not only had sufficient food for the

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In 1918, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, at the eleventh hour, a pre-arranged cease fire ended the hostilities between the Allies [The United Kingdom, France, The Russian Empire, the Japanese Empire, Italy, Belgium, Montenegro, Greece, Serbia, and the United States] and the Central Powers [the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria]

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Congratulations to the voters of the Gettysburg Area, for electing the second new school board in the past five years. Let’s hope this one is the right one. The last one was a tax and spend abysmal failure. If spending doesn’t get deeply cut, there will be new faces after the next election. But the folks we elected seem to have their eyes on the spending ball. And the County Commissioners

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Well, it’s time again for Remember in November! We’re back with out endorsements for some of the more important races in Adams County. We’ll start with the County Commissioners. Some good folks here. We recommend the following: Randy Phiel. Randy is a long time resident of the area, a retired Federal Law Enforcement Officer, and a man active in his community for many years. Randy is

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We must apologize to our very valued readers around the world for our lengthy absence. Ill health and other personal issues have diverted us from keeping you up to date. We appreciate those so loyal that they patiently stayed with us during the hiatus. We thank you all. First, the Battlefield has never looked better, from an historian's eye. The restoration to 1863 conditions continues, with

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This blog is not for sale. We are on medical hiatus and will return shortly. GettysBLOG We support the Roadmap to Reform! “Be steadfast in your anger, be sure in your convictions, be moved by the right and certainty that abuse of power must be defeated at every turn; uphold Liberty as the just reward of a watchful people, and let not those who have infringed upon that Liberty steal it away from

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Presented here for the next several day will be a description of the people and events that made up the Battle of Gettysburg, and a final piece that deals with the Battlefield itself. The essays are now posted in chronological order for ease of access and reading. Read them from the top, from 1-9.  At the bottom of the page, click "Older Posts" to continue the series.  We hope they help you

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June 30, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Pettigrew The sight that greeted Sarah Broadhead as she looked out her window on the west side of Gettysburg on the morning of June 30th, 1863 caused her to draw a sharp breath. There had been rumors, but the view of the Seminary and the ridge on which it stands was complicated by a large group of men, and the Confederate flags they were carrying. She

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July 1, 1863. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Morning. Heth Major General Henry “Harry” Heth was anxious to get his men going in the pre-dawn hours of July 1. Camped along the Chambersburg Road near Cashtown, his force for the morning’s march to Gettysburg would use only two of his brigades, Archer’s and that of Joseph Davis, totaling about 3,000 men. Behind them would come an additional 3,500 men in

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. July 1, 1863 - Afternoon Howard Major General Oliver Otis Howard, 4th in his class of 46 cadets who graduated from West Point in 1854, commanded the 11th Corps in the Army of the Potomac. Howard was wounded severely in 1861 while leading a brigade in the Union 2nd Corps at the Battle of Fair Oaks. He lost his right arm there. Howard remained with the army after

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. July 2, 1863. Morning and Afternoon. Hood Major General John Bell Hood, West Point class of 1853, 44th in his class of 52, was one of the true hard fighters of the war. Admired by all, he was an excellent leader, and one of the best division commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia. About 5 AM on the morning of July 2 he stood near the Seminary observing General

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Evening. Meade/Sickles Major General George Meade had ridden south to check on the disposition of Sickles troops. Major General Daniel Sickles had moved his troops almost a mile out in front of the Union lines, and Meade was there to get him moved back. He was patiently explaining to Sickles the folly of his move when Sickles offered to move his two

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. July 2, 1863. Evening and night. Johnson Johnson’s Division of Ewell’s Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was ready. They were on the east side of Rock Creek waiting to hear Longstreet’s assault commence. Johnson was uncomfortable, however, in that he was lacking his largest brigade, the fabled Stonewall Brigade, under Brigadier General James A. Walker. Walker’s

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Gettysburg Pennsylvania. July 3, 1863 The Bliss FarmOn the morning of July 3, 1863, the small farm belonging to William Bliss was the focus of entirely too much attention. Situated some 100 yards west of the Emmitsburg Road, the farmhouse, and barn, and the orchard behind the buildings, were providing cover for men of both sides. The Confederates of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern

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After the fighting ended on that 3rd day of July, 1863, and after the smoke had cleared, some 125,000 men stared blankly across the slope separating Seminary Ridge from Cemetery Ridge, and wondered what version of Hell would next present itself. A small group of soldiers ventured out from Union lines on Cemetery Ridge, in front of the artillery pieces that were now cooling and silent. They went

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There is something about the tranquillity of the Battlefield in the darkening of an evening. There are few places around any more that show as many stars, and viewed from the Wheatfield, a full moon rising over Little Round Top is superior to any thunderous dawn of Kipling’s. In the summer, after the visitors go, the park’s non-human inhabitants come out – deer anywhere around the park, fox kits

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They lie in rows of white crosses, or white stones, often stained by the decades or even centuries of weathers. The contrast with the green grass is stark, clean, almost pristine. Many of these fields are in foreign lands near where they fell. Sometimes they lie in unmarked fields or hillsides that once were the scenes of the combat in which they fell, unnoticed, and alone. Some who rose to

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There is a wonderful 1988 movie starring Joe Mantegna and the late great Don Ameche, called Things Change. It was a subtle comedy that took a poke at mobster films, and the connection between The Mob and Las Vegas. To get from where the film started to its uproarious conclusion, things changed. Time is measured by change. We look at a clock and every tick of the second hand, and the minute

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Gettysburg Foundation 1195 Baltimore Pike Gettysburg, PA 17325  Gettysburg Foundation News Release: Gettysburg Park Rangers to Appear in Classrooms via Broadcast Schools, broadcast stations invited to register for free, national satellite broadcast Gettysburg, PA. —Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg Foundation will offer “Big Deal at Gettysburg: The Value of Historical

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Here are upcoming events at the Park and the David Wills House for January and February, 2010: Beginning Jan 10 Perspectives on the Battle - Gettysburg National Military Park Winter Lecture Series. This series of free, one-hour programs begins at 1:30 p.m., in the Ford Education Center at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. Additional lectures will take place on

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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 Gettysburg, PA 17325 717/334-1124 phone 717/334-1891 fax Gettysburg National Military Park News Release For Release: Registration Now Open for the National Park Service Seminar “Gettysburg:The Aftermath and the End of the Campaign” Gettysburg, PA. Gettysburg

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GettysBLOG would like to thank all the loyal readers of this blog and wish everyone a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year! As we ring out the old – Let us not only remember the good times we had in 2009, let us also remember the bad, that we may learn humility from them. As we ring in the new – Let us pray for the wisdom to accept what we cannot change, and the ambition to change what

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The Gospel According to Saint Luke Chapter 2 1: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2: (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3: And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4: And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the

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The following is a repost of an April, 2007 post here.  It is relevant today.  "How Gettysburg Escaped the Casino" The Pennsylvania Gambling Control Board [PGCB] released their reasoning on how they arrived at their selections for granting licenses to applicants last December, and relevant to the Gettysburg area is why that application failed. The selections for winning bids awarded licenses

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release:Mel Poole Named Interim Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military ParkPhiladelphia, PA, November 10: National Park Service Northeast Regional Director Dennis R.

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release:Gettysburg National Military Park Updates Visitor EstimatesGettysburg, PA, November 2, 2009. The National Park Service has updated the formula used to estimate monthly and

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Day after day, issue after issue, the Gettysburg Slimes tros out the same story, changing only the context in which it is framed. It has become an obsession...an unnatural obsession as their inability to move on and accept what both the Department of the Interior and the object of their invective have already explained. Germane? screamed the headline. Apparently the Gettysburg Slimes does not

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NOVEMBER 2009 • November 19: 146th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. This annual observation with brief memorial services in the Soldiers' National Cemetery begins at 9:45 a.m., preceded by a wreath laying at 9:30 a.m. This event is sponsored by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, Gettysburg National Military Park and the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. • November 19:

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National Park Service Washington Office, Public Affairs. Washington, DC - Oct 23, 2009. This note confirms that John Latschar has been reassigned to National Park Service headquarters as a special assistant to the Associate Director for Cultural Resources.Gettysburg National Military Park chief ranger Brion Fitzgerald will serve as acting superintendent effective October 26, 2009.An interim

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Let us be perfectly clear about this up front: We in no way condone, or excuse the alledged actions of Dr. Latschar in viewing alledgedly "sexually explicit" images on his work computer, during work. It is inexcusable. Indeed, we condemn such activities as thoughtless, stupid and the product of poor judgment, made all the more surprising in a man who has accomplished so much.That said, it is a

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike Suite 100 Gettysburg, PA 17325 717/334-1124 phone 717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: 14 October 2009Gettysburg Park’s Winter Visiting Hours Begin November 1 Gettysburg, PA Beginning November 1, 2009, Gettysburg National Military Park

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: October 7, 2009West Confederate Avenue Closures Planned for Paving ProjectGettysburg, PA. On October 14, 15, and 16, West Confederate Avenue in Gettysburg National

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This just in from the Department of the Interior's Office of Inspector General, which was investigating charges of fraud and corruption on the part of Dr. John Latschar, Superintendant of Gettyburg National Military Park.We'll let you read it for yourselves:begin------------------------beginDate: September 29, 2009SEP 25 2009MemorandumTo: Daniel N. WenkActing Director, National Park ServiceFrom:

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The Legislature's Surplus & The ImpasseThere's a case to be made that the legislature's $200+ million surplus caused this year's budget impasse. The surplus allowed lawmakers to take their time passing a budget and feel no pain.Few believe that the harm inflicted during the budget impasse would have occurred if lawmakers and their staff faced the same payless paydays they have inflicted upon tens

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4th Annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival at the Union Mills Homestead The Union Mills Homestead will host its 4th Annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Union Mills Homestead, a nationally recognized historic landmark, will host the fourth annual Maryland Microbrewery Festival. This fun-packed festival will celebrate and promote the

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park andEisenhower National Historic Site1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/ 338-9114 x10 phone717/334-1891 faxEisenhower National Historic Site News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Carol HegemanWorld War II Weekend at Eisenhower National Historic SiteGettysburg, PA – On September 19 and 20,

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: August 25, 2009Gettysburg Park Advisory Commission to Meet September10Gettysburg, PA. Gettysburg National Military Park’s Advisory Commission will meet on September 10, at

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If nothing else, the state's budget impasse shows us how close to the edge many of our fellow citizens live, especially those who are old, young, alone, have disabilities or are victims of violence. Both government and private agencies are on the brink of collapse. One institution that is far from the brink of collapse is the General Assembly. Its $200+ million surplus can keep it going until

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Here are the upcoming scheduled events sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation.September 2009September 11: Lincoln in 3D.7 p.m. at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.During this bicentennial anniversary year of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, take a unique and fascinating journey through Lincoln's presidency when Civil War photo experts Bob Zeller and John Richter

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As the leaders of the creatures in George Orwell's Animal Farm grow into the human tyrants they had deposed by revolution, they justify their own venality and corruption with this familiar quotation:"Some Pigs Are More Equal Than Others." On Tuesday House Democrats, with soaring rhetoric about the need to pay hard-pressed state workers, passed Senate Bill 850, thereby allowing Gov. Ed Rendell to

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Scotty at the BatThe Outlook wasn't brilliant for the GBurg Times that day:The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.And then when SteamTown died at first, and John M. did the same,A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the sheet.A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The restClung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast;They thought, if only Scotty

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In the hierarchy of codes for human behavior, there are:1. Holy books and natural laws2. Constitutions3. Statutes4. Regulations5. Rules6. ResolutionsIn 2007, lawmakers on the Speaker's Reform Commission showed that if you want to do something without really doing anything, adopt a rule that can be suspended. The wary citizen, therefore, has learned that talk about rules "reform" is so much hot

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Medieval Anglo Saxon poetry contains a number of works by unknown authors with the theme of "ubi sunt". Ubi sunt is from the Latin for "Where have they gone?" One poem, "The Ruin", goes like this:This masonry is wondrous; fates broke itcourtyard pavements were smashed; the work of giants is decaying.Roofs are fallen, ruinous towers,the frosty gate with frost on cement is ravaged,chipped roofs are

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 1, 2009CIVIL WAR PRESERVATION TRUST ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2009 PRESERVATION AWARDSRecipients lauded as “the best in the business” for preserving the hallowed ground of Civil War battlefields(Washington, D.C.) - During the organization’s annual conference in Gettysburg, Pa., Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) president James Lighthizer announced the winners of the 2009

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A real editorial!Will wonders never cease?!?! Saturdays are amazing for the absences of killjoy pieces by Our Intrepid Reporter about the Park, the Foundation and especially Dr. Latschar, his favorite target, but lo and behold!, this Friday morning we awoke to a real editorial in the Gettysburg Slimes! Not only that, but they agreed with our stand of nine days ago on both the Flag issue on the

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The absurdity of it all. First, Gettysburg Borough Council requires the payment of a fee for Veteran Volunteers to perform a military ritual that dates back over a thousand years. Firing a rifle volley salute to a departed Veteran is as old as gun powder. Perhaps before that, organized armies saluted their departed warriors with flights of arrows winging over the grave or funeral pyre.One wonders

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Golden v Gettysburg CouncilAbsolutely astonishing that we would ever, could ever, side with the Goldens against the Gettysburg Council, but on this latest issue we do. When the Gettysburg Borough Council formed its sub-committee on ordinances, they failed to include two things in their charter: a guarantee that the Sunshine law would be applicable to all the doings of the committee, and a rule

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: June 11, 2009Free Civil War Music Concerts at Gettysburg, June 20Gettysburg, PA On June 20, as part of the Gettysburg Festival, Gettysburg National Military Park will host

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSJUNE-NOVEMBER 2009June 9: Book Signing in the Museum Bookstore. Author David H. Jones will be signing copies of Two Brothers: One North, One South. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Gettysburg National Military Park Museum Bookstore, 1195 Baltimore Pike. 717-334-2288. June 13-14: Book Signing in the Museum Bookstore. Author Doug Gibboney will be signing copies of Scandals of the Civil War. 11

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore PikeSuite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 fax Gettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Immediate Release: Guided Walks with Rangers this summer on the Gettysburg BattlefieldGettysburg, PA, June 4, 2009 – Park Rangers from Gettysburg National Military Park are inviting

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Apparently frustrated when the deadline for the latest court decision on the Cyclorama case passed without a decision, and unsatisfied in his recent attempt to smear not only Dr. John Latschar and the National Park Service, but also local Congressional Representative Todd Russell Platts, Our Intrepid Reporter now publishes a story headlined "Kinsley Contracts Under Scrutiny".Working on

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore PikeSuite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseEisenhower Site Commemorates D-Day Anniversary Weekend Gettysburg, PA. June 6, is the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France in World War II. General

Novus Livynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789783.post-58019922966988894552009-04-27T17:17:00.002-04:002009-04-27T17:21:32.395-04:00

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: April 27, 2009Hit-and-run Damages Historic Cemetery Gate at GettysburgGettysburg, PA, April 27, 2009. Park Rangers at Gettysburg National Military Park are asking the

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The recent efforts of a bunch of Cumberland Township residents to get some answers on a test well operated by the Gettysburg Municipal Authority [GMA] in their neighborhood, has resulted in a very ugly game of Municipal Dodge Ball between the GMA and the Township Supervisors while the citizens wind up the losers.The township told the citizens that the well was drilled and operated by the GMA, and

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innuendo: An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation.What a sad day in Gettysburg and its surrounds when the local "smear paper" spreads its stink-ink to include our local Congressman. Writing in today's edition, hatchet specialist Scot Pitzer put every unproven allegation against Dr. John Latschar, Superintendant of the Gettysburg National Military Park,

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325Gettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: April 14, 2009Celebrate Junior Ranger Day on April 25 at Gettysburg & Eisenhower National ParksGettysburg, PA April 14, 2009. For National Junior Ranger Day on April 25, the National Park Service is

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Here is the latest from Democracy Rising. If this doesn't stick in your craw...--------------------------------Pay-to-PlayIt sounds like another form of gambling getting ready to take root in PA. But for many years it hasn't been much of a gamble for those who bankroll political campaigns, and its roots are firmly established.Pay-to-play refers to the coincidence of campaign contributors

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Thanks folks for all you are doing and have done to help this worthy cause: the Wounded Warrior Bike Ride. Apparently the bad publicity and threatened boycott have had some effect on American Airlines who have restored 15 seats on the flight for Wounded Warriors coming up from Texas for the Bike Ride to Gettysburg. But that still leaves 10 seats uncovered. Please continue helping by clicking

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Folks, we have a bit of an emergency here. April 25 and 26, the Annual Wounded Warrior Bike Ride from Bethesda Naval Hospital to Gettysburg is scheduled to occur. Plans have been in the making for almost a year, and you cannot imagine the logistical effort to put something like this together. One of the plans for this year was a donation from American Airlines to foot the $7,500 cost to fly 25 of

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National Park ServiceDepartment of the InteriorGettysburg National Military ParkKatie LawhonPublic Affairs SpecialistGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325Gettysburg National Military Park News Release:Gettysburg Park’s Summer Visiting Hours Begin April 1Beginning April 1, 2009, Gettysburg National Military Park will change to its summer visiting hours

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From our friends at Democracy Rising:Commentary on the Culture of Corruptionby Tim PottsThis week began with a bang. In arguably the most corrupt state government in America, federal prosecutors convicted former state Sen. Vince Fumo, D-Phila., of 137 counts of public corruption involving $3.5 million. Then there was the release of emails that implicate House Democratic Whip Bill DeWeese,

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This note just in from our friends down at Union Mills. If you've never been there, or never taken the time to stop in and look around, you are missing something pretty special. Go. Visit. Take a step back 150 years in time. Visit Union Mills, just a few miles down Route 97 from Littlestown.UNION MILLS HOMESTEAD3311 LITTLESTOWN PIKEWESTMINSTER, MD. 21158410-848-2288Name of Event: All You Can Eat

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I have always believed that when a president is inaugurated, swears that oath and enters the Oval office for the first time, he undergoes a sea change. Suddenly, he becomes wise, and just (there have been some few exceptions, one of whom was from Pennsylvania), and this is because when they swear that oath, they don the Mantle of Constitution. It can sometimes wear very heavily, as it did with

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Katie LawhonPublic Affairs SpecialistGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325Experience your AmericaThe National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that they all may experience our heritage.____________________________________________________Main Street Gettysburg Press ReleaseFor Release: February 3, 2009Gettysburg

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The Houghton-Mifflin dictionary defines Chutzpah as "Utter nerve; effrontery." It is a word that has its roots in the Yiddish language, and more often than not, conveys a sense of the negative.Wikipedia defines "public trust" as:"The concept of the public trust relates back to the origins of democratic government and its seminal idea that within the public lies the true power and future of a

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorNortheast Regional Office200 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106For immediate ReleaseLatschar to remain in current post as Gettysburg SuperintendentGettysburg Superintendent John Latschar will remain in his current post, reversing his decision to retire and become president of the Gettysburg Foundation. Latschar made the decision following

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Edmund Burke wrote, “All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” Fortunately, we in the Gettysburg, Adams Hanover area are represented by two men who are not known for doing nothing. These are two men of action, who are guided by their moral compasses and personal principles.We recently had the opportunity to interact with our local

Novus Livynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789783.post-60548758030539931732009-01-15T00:28:00.006-05:002009-01-15T00:42:24.499-05:00

Reading the Signs IAccording to the Wikipedia entry on "Vandals":The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Goth Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths and regent of the Visigoths, was allied by marriage with the Vandals as well as with the Burgundians and the Franks under Clovis I.The Vandals are perhaps best known for their sack

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Gettysburg National Military Park and Main Street Gettysburg Press ReleaseFor Release: January 7, 2009Explore Lincoln and the Aftermath of Battle at the David Wills House, Opening February 12“After the battle, Gettysburg became a vast hospital and morgue: dead and wounded soldiers outnumbered civilians eleven to one,” - so begins the Battle’s Aftermath exhibit at the David Wills House, opening

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A Closer Look at the Legislative SurplusOne of our faithful correspondents concludes his emails with a quote attributed to Thomas Pynchon: "If they can keep you asking the wrong questions, they never have to worry about the right answers."This insight is bound to arise when talking about the recently released audit of the General Assembly. Without question, lawmakers have amassed a huge, ongoing

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So the school board unanimously rejected all the bids. They are to be congratulated for seeing the light.Unfortunately, some still do not see the light as they should.We must pick up where we left off in yesterday's entry by discussing the now infamous and apparently quite mysterious front page "quasi-editorial" in the Gettysburg Times.When you write a letter to the editor the newspaper staff

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Today's "editorial disguised as a news story" on the front page of the Gettysburg Times is about as one sided as you can get, and is full of disinformation and half-truths. In other words, malarky and doubletalk.Question 1: Why is the source for the information unnamed?Answer 1: Because the piece was written by Tom Ford, Director of Operations and part owner of the Times, and president of the

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Whatever we get to read in the Gettysburg Times, the letters being printed certainly do reflect the "will of the people", despite what Mr. Ford says. The stadium is an exorbitant expense that even in better economic times would qualify as a pipe dream. Further, the so called research company hired by the school district to gauge public support for the project needs to refund the money they sucked

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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorGettysburg National Military Park1195 Baltimore PikeSuite 100Gettysburg, PA 17325717/334-1124 phone717/ 334-1891 faxGettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseFor Release: December 9, 2008Gettysburg Offers Special Winter Lecture Series – Key Moments and Commanders of the Gettysburg CampaignThe 1st Minnesota Infantry, colorful and

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There has been some talk recently about another effort by David LeVan to build his casino in Adams County, this time near the Maryland Border at a racetrack to be built by the owner of Hanover Farms. The track would conduct Sulky [Harness] Racing meets. LeVan hopes to snag a license from a current licensee in Lawrence County who has run into financial difficulty.Why is this even coming up?22

Novus Livynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789783.post-69482038243173448952008-12-01T16:42:00.005-05:002008-12-01T17:16:30.397-05:00

[Updated and reposted with new commentary]A recent headline in the Hanover Evening Sun alerted the public to the vision of Adams County Planners and what that vision will be like in a few years. The headline was something to the effect that Routes 30 & 116 would become parking lots, unable to cope with the burden of traffic after the development scheduled for the county over the coming years.Here

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In a poll run earlier this year we asked the respondents to vote on doing nothing, rebuilding current Warrior Stadium, or building the new mega stadium the good folks at the Gettysburg Area School District Board have in mind for us. The response was clear: only 15% favored the enormously expensive new stadium. Now we have put up a new poll with another alternative: build a less ambitious, far

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Eisenhower National Historic Site News ReleaseFor Release: November 24, 2008The National Park Service invites you to celebrate Christmas with Gettysburg’s First Family at the Eisenhower National Historic Site,December 1 through 31, 2008. The celebration includes a holiday reception on Saturday, December 13, featuring refreshments provided by Gettysburg Tours, Inc.The Eisenhower home is decorated

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Once again the specter of an $8 million white elephant looms in the face of taxpayers from the Gettysburg Area School District. The actions of these five people: Pat Symmes, Andi Hoffman, Sally Michael, Todd Orner, and Dale Biesecker, "The Gang of Five", will be the cause of rising taxes going even higher. And if you believe the Superintendant's message that it will amount to a small increase,

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Since uncounted and unnamed battles fought in the years before the May 18th, 1754 Battle of Jumonville Glen in western Pennsylvania, "Americans" have been fighting for America, for the idea of America, and for the ideal of America.The American Revolution put a name to that ideal in July of 1776, calling it the United States of America.Twenty-two years later the United States began a naval war

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Gettysburg National Military Park and Gettysburg Foundation Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGettysburg National Military Park Superintendent Named NewPresident of the Gettysburg FoundationJohn Latschar to take over reins from retiring President Robert WilburnGettysburg, Pa. (November 7, 2008) - Gettysburg National Military ParkSuperintendent John Latschar will be leaving his post on March 1,

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Remember in November: GettysBLOG! It is November. On Tuesday we go to the polls in one of the most important elections in our nation's history. We think there is far more at stake than in most other elections past.Whatever your political bent, please VOTE.For President: We endorse Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin for President and Vice President. We believe McCain's lifetime of

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From the National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park:Gettysburg Park’s Winter Visiting Hours Begin November 1Beginning November 1, 2008, Gettysburg National Military Park will change to its winter visiting hours, staying open to the public from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, the National Park Service has announced. The winter visiting hours will continue through March 31, 2009. From

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Let's talk about water.There is a very expensive effort being put forth in Adams County to get a bond issue passed in the November election that will provide up to $10 million for the preservation of land and water resources.Here is the ballot language from the "Vote Yes for Adams Water and Land" website."Shall debt in a sum not to exceed 10 million dollars be authorized for the purposes of

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A marvelous new website has appeared recently detailing the remarkable expansive restoration of the Gettysburg Battlefield by the National Park Service. As somewhat of an historian, we look on this restoration project with fondness and eagerness...we can't wait to see what places like Ziegler's Grove, Oak Hill, and all the many newly planted Orchards will look like in ten to fifteen years when

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We have always been, and remain, unabashed defenders of the National Park Service staff at Gettysburg National Military Park. We have been supporters of the Foundation.When we look at the accomplishments of the NPS under the direction of Doctor John Latschar, we see the enormous reconstitution of the Battlefield proper, with the crowning piece yet to come this winter when the old Visitors Center

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National Park Service and Gettysburg Foundation decision to amend the fee structure at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaSummary: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Gettysburg Foundation have decided to charge a single admission fee for venues at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, including museum exhibits,

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We would like to take this opportunity to recognize and welcome our international readers. A recent survey showed that 15% of our readership was from other continents.That actually surprises us, though we did develope a small international readership a few years back when the casino fight was on.They come to GettysBLOG for various reasons, and most of them linger for a while, browsing through the

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Main Street Gettysburg Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release…..September 12, 2008CONTACT:Deb AdamikExecutive DirectorMain Street Gettysburg(717) 337-3491Main Street Gettysburg Seeks Wills House Museum ManagerMain Street Gettysburg is announcing a job vacancy this week for a Museum Manager to open and operate the David Wills House, a National Park Service historic house museum opening February 12,

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National Park Service and Gettysburg Foundation proposal to amend the fee structure at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaSummary: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Gettysburg Foundation are considering collecting a single admission fee to all the venues at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. The single

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Gettysburg National Military Park News ReleaseUpdate on Gettysburg’s Witness Tree Damaged in Storm on August 7On the afternoon of August 7, 2008, a sudden storm caused severe damage to a Honey Locust tree in the Soldier’s National Cemetery, within Gettysburg National Military Park. The tree is one of many “Witness Trees” within the park – so called because they have been living since before the

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Performances by the most respected and authentic Civil War musicians will fill the air on August 23 at Gettysburg National Military Park, during the 14th Annual Gettysburg Music Muster. This one-of-a-kind performance - much of it played on original instruments – includes songs of balladeers, Victorian dance music and dance performances, along with fifes, banjo, mandolin, and more.The Gettysburg

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National Park Foundation - Olympus news releaseWanted: Avid Photographers and Nature lovers The Annual 2008 Share the Experience Photo Contest Challenges Photo Enthusiasts to Explore, Experience and Capture America’s Federal LandsWASHINGTON, D.C., August 18, 2008…The National Park Foundation and Olympus Imaging America Inc. challenge everyone who can point and click to grab their camera, head to

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Democracy Rising PennsylvaniaMonkeysEven as an increasing number of lawmakers and former lawmakers privately reveal what they know about our scandal-plagued General Assembly and other aspects of state government, their public silence continues. Reminiscent of the three monkeys - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and Speak No Evil - this public silence itself speaks volumes about what Attorney General

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Pick Up the Phone for a Convention!Now that PACleanSweep's recommended language to enable a constitutional convention has been introduced in both the Senate and House, it's time to get on the phone and start pressuring members of the two State Government Committees to move this bill along.Below, you'll find a phone list of all the members of these committees, the leadership of both chambers and

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We have reposted our questions for Representative Dan Moul, State Assemblyman from the 91st District immediately below this post. We are posting his response here:Thank you for inviting me to respond to the issues you presented.When I ran for office, property tax reform was at the top of my agenda and it remains at the top of my agenda. It is an issue that must be addressed, but it is probably

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We think Dan Moul has been a great state Representative in the General Assembly. We have made the point in the past that he has already introduced more legislation in about 18 months than his predecessor did in 14 years.But we are disturbed by the language in two areas of legislation that affect the entire state, and we would like Representative Moul to take up these issues in Harrisburg.First,

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Dear Friend of Democracy,The latest news from the Capitol tells us one more time what we already know: Our legislature can't police itself, and it can't reform itself.It's time for us to reclaim our government. But how?By holding Pennsylvania's first comprehensive Constitutional convention in 135 years.We need to re-invent our government - without touching the parts of the Constitution that

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