Some have, kindly, referred to the York City school board as fractured. The back and forth sniping among the nine members -- including allegations of racism, criticism of their meeting attendance records and questions over expense reimbursement requests -- has, in the past, overshadowed the work we expected from them.   Full Story

By now it's boilerplate language in any news report on the state budget: Gov. Ed Rendell has never been able to pass a spending plan on time.   Full Story

All that was missing from then-candidate Barack Obama's pledge last year was a challenge to "Read my lips .   Full Story

Even with the deadline less than a week away, it's impossible to predict when a state budget agreement will be reached, or what it will look like.   Full Story

Thumbs up: Christopher Bain, revived five years ago after being pronounced dead on an Iraq battlefield, once felt like he was a forgotten casualty.   Full Story

When the state Legislature considers a bill that would allow local government entities to post legal notices on the Internet rather than in print, members leaning toward voting for the measure should consider Floyd Bishop.   Full Story

WHITE ROSES: To everyone who remembers the "reason for the season" today. That phrase is usually associated with Christmas -- a suggestion that too many get caught up in the commercial trappings of the holiday.   Full Story

We asked, "What's on your mind?" You told us -- well, those of you who came to a town meeting Tuesday at the York Expo Center.   Full Story

The ongoing flap over the decision of some districts not to honor valedictorians provides an opportunity to reflect on achievers who earned diplomas from York County's schools.   Full Story

The ongoing flap over the decision of some districts not to honor valedictorians provides an opportunity to reflect on achievers who earned diplomas from York County's schools.   Full Story

COLUMNISTS Hank Merges as unreadable as Hicks Mr. G. Edward Saxe's opinion of Dispatch columnist Hank Merges as stated in a recently published letter to the editor obviously differs from mine.   Full Story

GOLF CLASSIC Half a million raised The 21st York County Special Olympics Celebrity Golf Classic was held June 15.   Full Story

BUDGET Freshman rep needs to learn compromise This is in response to Rep. Seth Grove's recent opinion piece: First, I would like to say that the freshman representative should select his words more wisely.   Full Story

GUN SHOW Task force finds billboard objectionable As a coalition of over 80 individuals who are working toward the prevention and elimination of domestic violence, the York County Task Force on Domestic Violence found the billboard that was posted to advertise a recent local gun show very objectionable.   Full Story

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The six York County Optimist Clubs wish to thank all those individuals, businesses and organizations who helped make the 17th Annual Optimist Olympics for Vision and Hearing Loss Students a great success.   Full Story