Gov. Patrick, anti-tobacco lobby refute Norquist's claims on taxes

Grover Norquist, the national anti-tax advocate whose no-new-taxes pledges have infuriated the left and captivated...

Governor Corbett's Budget Focuses on Fiscal Restraint, Free Enterprise

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today presented his 2012-13 budget to the General Assembly, asking legislators to continue the path of fiscal restraint and to encourage free enterprise for a more prosperous Pennsylvania.

F**ked: Fighting the stigma of joblessness

Tens of millions of Americans are involuntarily jobless, but being unemployed still carries a stigma. “Many people hadn’t told their families or friends, because they were ashamed,” explains Sam Talbot, an unemployed cook, in the second installment of our new video series “F**ked: The United States of Unemployment.” “Some people didn’t want to be on camera or mentioned by name because they were ...

gw - that would have been

In reply to The Howard Years Were No Golden Age : gw - that would have been very unpleasant I’d imagine!? The budding counsellor in me is hoping you were not too negatively affected and able to kick-on in life without carrying around the after effects of all that?! I often wonder with people who have that military experience, how it influences their perspectives on social issues and events in ...

The shame and pride of joining food stamp nation

"Mister Cook! Chris Cook? Mr. Cook! Window three!" I walk through the pasty government-issue fluorescent light and bureaucratic cinderblock waiting room, ushered into the inner sanctum of welfare benefits review. I feel oddly privileged, striding past rows of glum, tired, bored and frustrated faces; how have I been picked out so quickly, after just 15 minutes of sitting? Getting inside doesn't ...