On the entire expanded roster of Trump bootlickers, from the deepest, darkest, dankest, dungeons of the web to the formerly hallowed halls of Congress, no one maintained a more consistent No. 1 ranking among the sensationally sickening lickspittles than Michael R. Pence. Among the starkest ironical journeys of the last four years was thus the erstwhile vice president’s relatively short trip from lapdog-in-chief to some ill-defined.
This Sunday is Valentine's Day, but it comes right in the middle of a pandemic which may limit the traditional way you celebrate. KDKA Money editor Jon Delano talked to some experts about alternative methods to recognize the holiday.
How much more Beaver County property owners will pay in taxes after a court-ordered reassessment won t just be based on the new value of their home.
During Tuesday s State of the County Breakfast, Beaver County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dan Camp balked at the notion that local governments will be rolling in riches because of the reassessment. He said that there won t be a windfall of revenue to municipal, school district and county coffers after the first property reassessment in 40 years in Beaver County. Anti-windfall legislation restricts how much more tax revenue a government can receive after a reassessment.
Following a reassessment, a taxing body can only see a 10% increase in revenue without adjusting its tax rate. When pressed by moderator Jon Delano, Camp couldn t say whether or not Beaver County would adjust its tax rate to not receive the approximately $6 million it could potentially receive in tax revenue.
The Crash Palace is a book by Andrew Wedderburn.(Coach House Books, Malcolm Overend)
The Crash Palace is about a woman named Audrey, who used to work in the oil fields and attend parties at a remote lodge in the wilderness known as the Crash Palace. Audrey has long left that life behind her, and now has a daughter. But one night, she is compelled to return to the now-abandoned Crash Palace where she must also reckon with her past.
When you can read it: Jan. 12, 2021
Andrew Wedderburn is a writer from Alberta. He is also the author of
The Milk Chicken Bomb, which was a finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. He is also a musician, and writes and performs with the groups Hot Little Rocket and Night Committee.