By Lowman S. Henry http://www.lincolnradiojournal.com/ en-us Copyright 2005 - 2010, Lowman S. Henry, Lincoln Radio Journal Custom PHP script by DK Lynn of Data Koncepts (March 13, 2010 - March 19, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Jim Panyard about the new PAIndependent.com statewide news web site; Joe Geiger has Bob Thomas of Tabor Community Services in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Al Paschall talks about Pennsylvania's abundant energy resources. (March 6, 2010 - March 12, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on the looming state pension crisis with Kevin Shivers of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, Dr. Barry Poulson, professor of economics at the University of Colorado, and Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC); And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why the TEA party movement should not be co-opted by the Republican Party. (February 27, 2010 - March 5, 2010) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Michael Geer of the Pennsylvania Family Institute about the battle over building a casino near the battlefield at Gettysburg; Doug Keegan has a Making Cents look at elder financial abuse; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on spying on students in the Lower Merion School District. (February 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on the scandals tainting the science behing global warming with Kevin Shivers of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and with Paul Chesser of the Heartland Institute; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the special election in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district to fill the seat of the late Congressman John P. Murtha. (February 13, 2010 - February 19, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with State Representative Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) about a proposed consitutional amendment to return to a part-time legislature; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Dr. Louis Beccaria of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation iin the Nonprofit Spotlight to discuss the Haiti relief effort; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on the future of space exploration. (February 6, 2010 -- February 12, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: [B]Kevin Shivers of the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business hosts a Capitol Watch look at budget season with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the increasing chance of Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel becoming the Democratic nominee for governor. (January 30, 2010 - February 5, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with nationally syndicated radio talk show host Michael Medved about his new book The 5 Big Lies About American Business; Doug Keegan of Harris SBSB has a Making Cents look at long term health care; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on why competition among health insurance companies would bring down health care costs. (January 23, 2010 - January 29, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and Kevin Shivers, State Director of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses have a Capitol Watch look at how the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race will impact Pennsylvania's senate contest; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on corruption in the judicial branch. (January 16, 2010 - January 22, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with State Representative Matthew Baker on his proposed Health Care Freedom Act; Joe Geiger has Robert Egger of the DC Central Kitchen in the Nonprofit Spotlight to discuss the economic impact of the charitable sector; and Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on why the U.S. Senate race could feature a battle of ideas. (January 9, 2010 - January 15, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch look back at the worst economic decisions of the past decade with Kevin Shivers from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and their guest Gene Barr from the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why it matters who is elected Lieutenant Governor. (January 2, 2010 - January 8, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Dr. Jake Haulk of the Allegheny Institute about the impact of Pittsburgh's new Prevailing Wage law; Doug Keegan has a Making Cents look at what to do in a volatile stock market; and Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary of the failure of the Department of Homeland Security. (December 26, 2009 - January 1, 2010) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch look at who was naughty and who was nice in 2009 with Kevin Shivers from the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses and Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why legalization of table gaming was not in the cards in 2009. (December 19, 2009 - December 25, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with State Representative Todd Rock about the proposed Strike Free Education Act; Joe Geiger has Susan Gilmore from the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Al and Dianne Ryan Paschall have a Christmas message of peace and hope on their Somedays commentary. (December 12, 2009 - December 18, 2009)-- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association and Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses talk about what government must do -- or not do -- to spur job creation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the similarities between the 1978 and 2010 gubernatorial races. (December 5, 2009 - December 11, 2009) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with Tim Potts of Democracy Rising PA on the push for a state constitutional convention; Doug Keegan offers year-end tax strategies on Making Cents; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on the enduring popularity of Sarah Palin. (November 28, 2009 - December 4, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturer's Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on the pros and cons of tolling Interstate 80 with Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and their guest State Representative Michele Brooks of Crawford, Mercer and Lawrence counties; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the need for a state constitutional convention. Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with State Representative Daryl Metcalfe of Butler County on the Open Workforce Initative; Joe Geiger of Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organization has Vivien Luke of the Forbes Fund in the Nonprofit Spotlight; and Al Paschall has Somedays commentary on John Perzel and the "Greed Factor." (November 14, 2009 - November 20, 2009) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch panel discussion on the state version of Cap and Trade along with Kevin Shivers, State Director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses and thier guest Stephanie Catarino Wissman, Director of Government Affairs for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why competition in primaries leads to victory in November. (November 7, 2009 - November 13, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker Interview with Jack Zimmer from the Keystone Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors on proposed legislation to end Project Labor Agreements; Doug Keegan has a Making Cents look at when to apply for Social Security benefits; and Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on the case of the missing state revenue. (October 31, 2009 - November 6, 2009) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Kevin Shivers, state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses hosts a Capitol Watch panel discussion on results of the 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation and Ryan Shafik of the Lincoln Institute; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why Pennsylvania should have a part-time legislature. (October 24, 2009 - October 30, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has Newsmaker interviews with Judge Joan Orie Melvin, Republican Nominee for the PA Supreme Court; and with Judge Jack Panella, Democratic Nominee for the PA Supreme Court; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on government funded nonprofit organizations. (October 17, 2009 - October 23, 2009) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor, Executive Director of the PA Manufacturer's Association hosts a Capitol Watch look at the new state budget with Kevin Shivers, State Director of the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses and with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on Pennsylvania's ticking fiscal time bomb. (October 10, 2009 - October 16, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Ira Mehlman of the Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR) on the impact of illegal immigration on Pennsylvania taxpayers; Doug Keegan of Harris SBSB has a Making Cents look at whether or not to convert to Roth IRAs; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on the pending extinction of the Pennsylvania small businessman. (October 3, 2009 - October 9, 2009) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association and Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation have a Capitol Watch discussion on the latest developments in the state budget impasse; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on "responsible government." (September 26, 2009 – October 2, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with House Republican Whip Michael Turzai on the budget deal and what might happen next; Joe Geiger has Tina Nixon of the Harrisburg YWCA in the Nonprofit Spotlight to talk about the impact of the budget impasse on charities; And, Al Paschall talks about his personal experience with the health care system on his Somedays commentary. (September 19, 2009 - September 25, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on the fifth anniversary of the legalization of slot machine gambling in Pennsylvania with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation and Michael Geer of the Pennsylvania Family Institute; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on senate GOP leadership selling out taxpayers in the state budget deal. (September 12, 2009 - September 18, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry gets an update from Al Pulice of the Kiski Valley Veterans and Patriots on results of the Pennsylvania Hero Walk to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project; Ryan Shafik talks with Doug Keegan of Harris SBSB for a Making Cents segment on the benefits and pitfalls of reverse mortgages; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on the texting craze. (September 5, 2009 - September 11, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on how proposed "cap and trade" legislation could cost Pennsylvania over 97,000 jobs with Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Association of Independent Businesses and special guest Keith McCoy, Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why "Just Do It" is a great slogan for selling sneakers, but not making a state budget. (August 29, 2009 - September 4, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Joe Geiger, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) about results of the 2009 Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Survey; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on how the federal debt has left America vulnerable to economic blackmail by foreign powers. (August 22, 2009 - August 28, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Associations hosts a Capitol Watch discussion on how health care reform will affect the Keystone state with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on this summer of our discontent. (August 15, 2009 - August 21, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks health care reform and blogging with Michelle Malkin author of the new book Culture of Corruption; Doug Keegan has a Making Cents look at the financial factors to consider when buying a new car; And, Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on how health care reform will be handled as poorly as the Cash for Clunkers program. (August 8, 2009 - August 14, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal -- Erik Telford of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation joins in a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion about the upcoming Right On Line National Convention in Pittsburgh with host Lowman Henry along with Ryan Shafik of the Lincoln Institute and Joe Sterns from the Commonwealth Foundation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the role of state government. (August 1, 2009 – August 7, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with authors Brent Stransky and Drew Foy about their new book The Young Conservatives Field Guide: Facts, Charts and Figures to Convince Your Friends; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Mike Moyer of the National Wrestling Coaches Association in the Nonprofit Spotlight; and Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on why legal ads are a window into the activities of local government. Program # 09-31: (July 25, 2009 – July 31, 2009) David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association hosts a Capitol Watch update on the state budget stalemate with Kevin Shivers of the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses and State Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman; And Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on Congressional wasteful spending on duplicate F-35 engines. (July 18, 2009 - July 24, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with the "conscience of the commonwealth," Gene Stilp about corruption in the Keystone State; Doug Keegan of Harris SBSB has a Making Cents report on the "Cash for Clunkers" program; and Al Paschall has a Somedays commentary on the folly of new federal regulations on valuing real estate. July 11, 2009 – July 17, 2009) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor has a Capitol Watch interview with Craig Hymowitz of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Federalist Society on the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the fourth anniversary of the infamous pay raise vote.