A liberal newspaper washes its hands of far-left hypocrite Al Gore:

It wasn’t just that he lived large, in a mansion with a carbon foot-print the size of Godzilla’s, and got around inefficiently (energy-wise) in carbon-ridiculous private jets. It wasn’t just the hypocrisies. It was the inaccuracies. His Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” was rife with them, as revealed by investigations of the BBC and others. His predictions of a planet getting hotter and hotter to the point of famine and Florida disappearing under rising seas have failed to be realized.

EDITORIAL: Gore's millions not helping warming cause - delcotimes.com

Pottstown will be host of what could be a big part of the future of journalism: a Community Media Lab.

The Mercury will hold a grand opening Friday for the Community Media Lab, a first for Pennsylvania and one of the first-of-its-kind facilities in the entire nation.

The Community Media Lab is a state-of-the-art open newsroom project of Digital First Media, a pioneering communications company. 

The public is invited to attend the grand opening between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at The Mercury, which is located at the intersection of Hanover and King streets in Pottstown. 

From a Mercury article announcing the event:

The new lab is one of 10 “open door” community projects announced earlier this year by Digital First Media, which manages Journal Register Co., The Mercury’s parent company.

It will offer public access to newspaper archives, free Wi-Fi and use of computers in a coffeehouse atmosphere.

In the future, wall space in the lab will be available for student art displays, community group forums, political debates and workshops on blogging, writing resumés, job searches and producing videos, said Mercury editor Nancy March.

“The Community Media Lab is an extension of an initiative we started two years ago with our Town Square blogging network, and with this joint opening, it now involves downtown business,” she said.

The Mercury’s Community Media Lab opens on Friday

On Monday, more than 500 taxpayers rallied in Harrisburg in favor of a bill to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania. The Associated Press and the Harrisburg Patriot-News did not send a reporter or photographer to the event. Today, less than 100 union members held a rally in favor of higher spending for education and welfare programs. The Associated Press has a story and the Harrisburg paper has a photo of the union members all wearing purple T-shirts. Anyone see any bias in how the liberal media covers events? And I digress, but did the 100 union members skip work to attend the rally?

Tony Phyrillas, The Mercury's award-winning political columnist and blogger, will be the featured speaker at the Seventh Annual Healthy Lifestyles Expo Friday, April 20, at Montgomery County Community College, 101 College Drive, in Pottstown.

Phyrillas, pictured here with state Rep. Tom Quigley, R-Montgomery, will be taking part in a Q-and-A session from 11 a.m.-11.:45 a.m., followed immediately by a free lunch. (Get there early for a seat; last year, 570 lunches were served.)

The Expo, co-sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Montgomery County Community College, the TriCounty Community Network and The Mercury, runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Along with more than 80 participating vendors, other Expo highlights include free caricatures by Alan MacBain, The Mercury's award-winning editorial cartoonist; musical performances by the Pottstown Middle School Woodwinds Ensemble and Pottstown High School Show Choir; as well as five cash drawings for $100 each.

All programs, health screenings, demonstrations and entertainment are free to the public. Parking is also free.

NetNewsCheck.com: Newspaper sites made up 16 of the top 25 slots in The Media Audit's ranking of top local online media properties, but television sites are gaining strength taking three of the top five spots — including the top two sites overall.

Study: Newspapers Dominate Local Web

You can help bring a little Christmas cheer to a needy child in the Pottstown area by donating to The Mercury's Operation Holiday program.

Since there are no administrative costs, every penny donated to this charity goes to help the needy.

Operation Holiday needs donations to help 601 children - pottsmerc.com

Gingrich Gets Endorsement of Influential Conservative Newspaper In New Hampshire - HUMAN EVENTS

Is the government watching out for you or the nuclear industry? Evacuation plans for nuclear plants in the U.S., including the one for Limerick, PA, are often outdated, according to a recent investigation.

License review should consider evacuation plan

Dr. Ron Ross offers some advice to prevent the Obama Administration from imposing government control of all news media: "... subscribe to and support your local newspaper. They are on the front lines in the battle for a free press."

Think the Press is Free? Think Again

This week's edition of "Journalists Roundtable," the popular political commentary program on the Pennsylvania Cable Network, is coming to you from the offices of The Mercury in Pottstown.

The one-hour program airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. and again on Sundays at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., as well as Mondays at 10 a.m.

The show is hosted by Bill Bova. This week's guests are Tony Phyrillas, City Editor/Political Columnist for The Mercury; and John Aberle of WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester.

PCN is shown on Comcast Channel 98 in Berks County, Service Electric Cable Channel 23 in Berks/Lehigh counties and Comcast Channel 186 in the Pottstown area.

Consult your cable guide for the Pennsylvania Cable Network channel in your area or check www.pcntv.com

This week's edition of "Journalists Roundtable," the popular political commentary program on the Pennsylvania Cable Network, comes to you from the offices of The Mercury in Pottstown.

The one-hour program airs Thursdays at 8 PM and re-airs Sundays at 5 PM and 11 PM as well as Mondays at 10 AM. The show is hosted by Bill Bova.

This week's panel features Tony Phyrillas, city editor/political columnist for The Mercury and John Aberle, host of "Life Unedited with John Aberle" on WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester.

PCN is shown on Comcast Channel 98 in Berks County, Service Electric Cable Channel 23 in Berks/Lehigh counties and Comcast Channel 186 in the Pottstown area.

Consult your cable guide for the Pennsylvania Cable Network channel in your area or check the PCN website.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, the state's top elected Democrat, on efforts by the state Legislature to change the law requiring government bodies to publish legal notices in newspapers

House Bill 633, if enacted, would be another setback in making government more open and accountable to the public. Citizens interested in reviewing public notices would have to visit multiple websites to obtain the information they are seeking. This is not convenient and will decrease, rather than increase, bidding competition. In short, it's a bad deal for taxpayers.

Read Wagner's full op-ed at the link below:

Auditor general: Keep public notices in newspapers - The York Daily Record

Keeping notices in print is important for public right to know - pottsmerc.com

Read more about efforts to save jobs and keep the public informed here.

Local and county government officials as well as school boards want to change the Pennsylvania law that requires them to publish legal notices of upcoming meetings in newspapers. They want to post meeting information on their respective websites instead.

In addition to keeping taxpayers in the dark about important decisions, House Bill 633 would also cost 1,000 jobs in Pennsylvania.

Tell your state lawmaker to vote no on HB 633.

1,000 jobs hang in balance under PA publication proposal (video) - pottsmerc.com

Editorial: Legal notices belong in newspapers - pottsmerc.com

The people surrounding Gov. Tom Corbett are doing him a disservice by shielding him from the press. Why is he paying a press spokesman who refuses to even return phone calls to the press?

Corbett's staff gets thorn for blocking access to governor - pottsmerc.com

A really dumb move by Corbett's staff. This was a campaign rally to help a Republican win office. Instead the focus is on Corbett's secrecy and downright rudeness. Sneaking out a backdoor? The local TV station gave the event 15 seconds on the air since Corbett pulled the plug on coverage. The KGB-style actions of Corbett's staff ruined it for all.

Corbett shuts out media; Candidate embarrassed by governor's staff's actions (video) - pottsmerc.com

In case you missed it, The Mercury has earned national recognition.

The Mercury named to E&P Top 10 papers that 'do it right' - pottsmerc.com

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