Red Light Revolt!

Last summer’s fears may become next summer’s reality if state lawmakers expand the use of red-light cameras. Before they began their summer recess, state senators approved a bill that would allow Pittsburgh, Scranton and third-class cities, such as Altoona and Johnstown, to install cameras to record red-light violations and issue tickets to the vehicle’s owner. That’s exactly what some area residents thought was about to happen in mid-2009 when a contractor for PennDOT began installing 26 cameras at Pleasant Valley Boulevard intersections.

‘+’> ‘); } –> Logout Member Center Red light cameras are coming to Davie, although city officials said it might take six months or more before they go live. Davie’s Town Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve plans to install the cameras

According to state statistics, more than 5,000 people in Florida last year suffered injuries from crashes in which someone failed to stop at a red light. And 56 people died in those crashes. Red light running is preventable and dangerous, which is why the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles are participating this week in National Stop on Red Week.

August 2, 2010 Red-light cameras: Use caution The Tribune-Democrat — Some red-light cameras are perched sporadically throughout our region. Examples are one in place along Scalp Avenue at the Route 219 off-ramp intersection

It is a tried and tested technique. A story surfaces on an obscure, journalistically dubious, conservative website. It spreads to Fox News who churn out their standard-issue anti-liberal outrage

Utility Also Offers Cool Tips on How to Combat Heat and Lower Electricity Bills CHICAGO, July 23 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — In light of the high temperatures this weekend throughout its northern Illinois service territory, ComEd has taken steps to respond to any heat-related issues. “ComEd is partnering with the City of Chicago and has developed plans to respond to the heat that include increased staffing in the event of power outages over the weekend,” said Calvin Butler, senior vice president, ComEd Corporate Affairs

WASHINGTON – Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon’s notorious “enemies list” in the 1970s, has died.

The House Ethics Committee also announced the creation of a subcommittee to hear the case against Rangel and make a final judgment. It’ll be the first time such a hearing has happened since 2002, pointed out The New York Times.

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington today. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP The head of America’s central bank, Ben Bernanke , warned against immediate European-style budget austerity today when he insisted that withdrawing fiscal stimulus was too risky for the recession-threatened US economy . In a second day of testimony to Congress, Bernanke said the Obama administration should delay measures to reduce Washington’s record budget deficits by cutting spending or increasing taxes.

Until about 10 days ago, I agreed with the conventional wisdom that control of the House of Representatives was up for grabs this fall but that Republicans had yet to put the Senate into play.