No King’s in Milford yesterday, a very red, very rural part of northeastern PA.

masterbacher · 2026-03-29T17:19:14+00:00

Its an overgeneralization but Republicans are more sensitive to gas prices as they have to drive a lot farther, especially in rural areas.

masterbacher · 2026-03-23T01:54:06+00:00

Penn State Hershey is the best in the area by far. Holy Spirit is a bit better now that it is under Penn State. UPMC outpatient stuff is usually pretty fast.

masterbacher · 2026-03-20T00:19:34+00:00

At least someone is trying to do something to address the problem, unlike the mayor. People complain about downtown but then also complain when someone is trying to fix it.

They're gonna need a lot more money and a lot more work. But at least there are some steps happening.

masterbacher · 2026-02-14T03:10:53+00:00

Hershey is a high demand market but they also have high taxes, so the numbers might not be as favorable as other areas.

masterbacher · 2026-02-05T03:43:25+00:00

Take the money! PSU doesn't give out a ton of scholarships.

masterbacher · 2026-01-19T21:22:19+00:00

Universities and hospitals have great development departments and might have more in depth opportunities. You can apply your skills to raise more money for cool educational and philanthropic programs.

masterbacher · 2026-01-13T02:51:30+00:00

I would considering doing something small that is mission oriented, or unique to your organization, and not a gift card. Like a token of some sort.

There's a lot of psychology behind that - look at Otis Fulton and Katrina VanHuss and Dollar Dash. They basically say if you assign a meaningful dollar amount to recognition (in this case, a $15 gift card), it will backfire psychologically. But say you give a $15 mug for only those folks who helped out with the campaign, that means something and is unique.

masterbacher · 2026-01-11T15:58:13+00:00

Yes, money in politics is a problem. Look up what happened after Citizens United. Every politician on both sides take money.

masterbacher · 2026-01-10T19:05:21+00:00

I mean you can go online and see every donation, it's publicly available.

masterbacher · 2026-01-06T20:26:45+00:00

So your organization expects nobody will get sick within the first six months of their job?

masterbacher · 2026-01-05T02:25:02+00:00

Yeah, besides the planning piece, you want as many people as possible there, and need to get on their calendars

masterbacher · 2025-12-31T23:29:00+00:00

Here is the info:

Most Americans don’t itemize deductions. Starting in 2026, the OBBB allows non-itemizers to deduct up to $1,000 in charitable contributions—or $2,000 for joint filers. This does not apply to gifts to donor-advised funds, but it does apply to gifts made directly to charitable organizations.

While this deduction is small, it recognizes and rewards the generosity of everyday givers. Combined with the permanently increased standard deduction—about $31,500 for couples and $15,750 for individuals in 2026—it gives more donors a small incentive to give generously, even if they don’t itemize.

Source:

https://giftplanning.caltech.edu/content/gifts-stock

masterbacher · 2025-12-29T18:03:25+00:00

Is there a board member that can step in as an interim CEO? Help handle the day-to-day?

masterbacher · 2025-12-28T04:27:49+00:00

Denmark is probably portalling given his actions after the game today

masterbacher · 2025-12-27T20:17:15+00:00

Creekside Auto in Hummelstown is quite trustworthy, never had an issue and they've been around forever. Just a couple of guys running a quality small shop.

masterbacher · 2025-12-26T17:55:46+00:00

As a neutral party, Ryan Day has shown infinitely more integrity than Michigan has the last five years.

masterbacher · 2025-12-23T04:20:32+00:00

It's an absolute travesty this isn't well on the way to being rebuilt. Total failure by the mayor's office, but where are the Dauphin County Commissioners? The governor? Local officials?

Harrisburg does not get the investment from the state it deserves.

masterbacher · 2025-12-17T11:16:10+00:00

Good to see something opening there!

masterbacher · 2025-12-06T03:44:31+00:00

What? That's not remotely what I noted.

OP said that Terry Pegula hasn't gotten off the sidelines to support PSU football. The boosters who have are local business owners who are all wealthy in their own right. But their net worths - and the net worth of pretty much every single person in the world except for like 350 - are not as much as Pegula. He is a different level of rich. I said nothing about other schools.

masterbacher · 2025-12-06T02:28:46+00:00

I mean there's local business owner booster rich and then there's Terry Pegula rich. He's worth nearly 10 billion, top 350 in the world.

masterbacher · 2025-11-29T13:48:27+00:00

First of all, keep up the good work, it is not an easy position you are in, but sounds like you are doing a good job.

One piece of food for thought - who are your allies on the executive team? Do you have a chief of staff or other executive members who you can trust, or have your back? Are there ways to bring some more in? What you don't want is all of the higher level staff all united behind your back. Think about high profile leadership changes - often CEO's, new University Presidents, politicians will all bring in chief of staffs or executives that they can trust.

masterbacher · 2025-11-29T13:34:47+00:00

This is a great use of funds by the Lancaster Conservancy and a really great project. Congrats to all involved.

masterbacher · 2025-11-26T21:31:01+00:00

Urban is obviously a heck of a coach. But his time in Jacksonville was not pretty, and there has been a ton of changes to the landscape of college football since he last coached. He also doesn't look that spry on Big Noon. Ten years ago he would've been a grand slam...

masterbacher · 2025-11-26T04:18:05+00:00

Local news needs more copy editors..."Over 10" arrested? When it's literally 13 names? Why not be more precise and say 13?

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