By Lowman S. Henry http://www.lincolnradiojournal.com/ en-us Copyright 2005 - 2012, Lowman S. Henry, Lincoln Radio Journal Custom PHP script by DK Lynn of Data Koncepts (February 4, 2012 - February 10, 2012) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Eric Boehm of the Pennsylvania Independent has this week's news headlines; David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association and Kevin Shivers from the PA chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business have a Capitol Watch look at the state budget and discuss what Political Action Committees dominate the policy discussion in Harrisburg; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the state Supreme Court's ruling throwing out the 2011 legislative reapportionment maps. (January 28, 2012 - February 3, 2012) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Leo Knepper from the Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania for an election overview; Eric Montarti and Frank Gamrat have an Allegheny Institute Report on the financial condition of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; And, Eric Boehm joins Lincoln Radio Journal with state news headlines from the Pennsylvania Independent. (January 21, 2012 - January 27, 2012) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on state issues with Kevin Shivers from the PA chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and with Eric Boehm of the Pennsylvania Independent; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the need for Pennsylvania to have a voter ID law. (January 14, 2012 - January 20, 2012) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Bob Ford author of War Against the U.S. Navy about Vietnam-era Navy veterans being denied benefits for exposure to Agent Orange; Joe Geiger from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Scott Shirley of Uplifting Atheletes in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Colin Hanna of Let Freedom Ring, USA has a commentary on why Justice Keagan should recuse herself from hearing the case on Obamacare. (January 7, 2011 - January 13, 2011) -- This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on the impact of over-regulation of business with Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and with Dale Kaplan of Kaplan's Careful Cleaners; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the upcoming state budget battle. (December 31, 2011 - January 6, 2012) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with petroleum geologist Gregory Wrightstone about the process of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" used in extracting gas from the Marcellus Shale Reserve; Eric Montarti and Frank Gamrat have an Allegheny Institute Report on legislative inaction on reforming the property tax reassessment process, and providing transportation funding; And, Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (Ret.) has a Lincoln Radio Journal commentary on the Federal Reserve Board's latest effort to manipulate the U.S. economy. (December 24, 2011 - December 30, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business hosts a Capitol Watch look at the year 2011 in review with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation and with Gene Barr from the PA Chamber of Business & Industry; And, Al and Dianne Paschall reprise their classic Christmas commentary asking the world to give peace a chance. (December 17, 2011 - December 23, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry gets details on the new congressional, state senate and state house districts from Chris Nicholas of the Pennsylvania Business Council; Joe Geiger has Patrick Bradley from the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And Al Paschall interrupts his retirement with a Somedays commentary on the arrest of former GOP Lieutenant Governor candidate Montgomery County Comissioner Jim Matthews on perjury charges. (December 10, 2011 - December 16, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Asscoiation hosts a Capitol Watch look at possible changes in state law that could affect your auto insurance rates. He is joined by Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and Sam Marshall from the Insurance Federation of PA; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the practical conservatism of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey. (December 3, 2011 - December 9, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Christopher Borick Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion about the mood of Pennsylvania voters heading into the presidential election year; Eric Montarti and Frank Gamrat have an Allegheny Institute Report on the latest proposals to eliminate school district property taxes; And, Dr. Paul Kengor of Grove City College sits in for Scott Paterno with a commentary on the nation's vanishing World War II veterans. (November 26, 2011 - December 2, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Association and Matthew Brouillette from the Commonwealth Foundation are joined by Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko for a Capitol Watch discussion on the impact of Marcellus Shale drilling in rural Pennsylvania; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the rise of presdidential candidate Newt Gingrich. (November 19, 2011 – November 25, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Eric Montarti, Senior Policy Analyst at the Allegheny Institute about City of Harrisburg being taken over by the commonwealth; Joe Geiger from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has David Thompson from the National Council of Nonprofits in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (Retired) sits in for Scott Paterno with a commentary on why being pro-union is not the same as being pro-worker. (November 12, 2011 - November 18, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on Prevailing Wage reform with Kevin Shivers from the National Federation of Independent Business and Jack Zimmer from the Keystone Chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why uncertainty is preventing business from creating jobs. (November 5, 2011 - November 11, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review about the race for the 2012 Presidential nomination and a posssible change in how Pennsylvania allocates its electoral votes; Frank Gamrat and Eric Montarti have an Allegheny Institute Report on the impact of a recent state Supreme Court ruling on distressed municipalities; And, Scott Paterno has the Uncomfortable Truth about the new Obama student loan program. (October 29, 2011 - November 4, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on a new report about "jackpot juries" in Philadelphia with Kevin Shivers from the National Federation of Independent Business and Matt Fullenbaum from the American Tort Reform Asociation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why the GOP should be in no hurry to select a presidential nominee. (October 22, 2011 - October 28, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Simon Campbell of Stop Teacher Strikes, Inc. about the Strike Free Education Act; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Ifoma Aduba of A Women's Place in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary on why states should be policy laboratories. (October 15, 2011 - October 21, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation and Kevin Shivers from the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses on Governor Tom Corbett's new school choice and education reform proposals; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on Haight-Ashbury meeting "Occupy Wall Street." (October 8, 2011 - October 14, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Christopher Nicholas of the Pennsylvania Business Council about Congressional and state legislative redistricting; Frank Gamrat and Eric Montarti have an Allegheny Institute Report on consolidating mass transit in Southwestern Pennsylvania; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary on changing the way Pennsylvania allocates its Presidential electoral votes. (October 1, 2011 - October 7, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers Associations hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on Pennsylvania's economic competitiveness with Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and regular panelists Kevin Shivers of the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on reinventing the Department of Environmental Protection. (September 24, 2011 - September 30, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry has a Newsmaker interview with State Representative Curt Schroder of Chester County on reforming the state's casino gaming system; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Bets McManus of Leadership Cumberland in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary on the role of money and consultants in political campaigns. (September 17, 2011 - September 23, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business and Matt Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation discuss President Obama's jobs proposals and the impact of union power on the state economy; Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why unemployment is Barack Obama's Iranian hostage crisis. (September 10, 2011 - September 16, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Dr. Paul Kengor of the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College and with Col. Frank Ryan, USMC(Ret.) about how America has done in the ten years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Eric Montarti and Frank Gamrat have an Allegheny Institute Report on how school choice in Indiana could be a model for Pennsylvania; And Scott Paterno has a commentary on the heroes of September 11th. (September 3, 2011 - September 9, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation talk with Otto Banks of the REACH Alliance about the upcoming legislative battle over school choice; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the fall of John Perzel. (August 27, 2011 - September 2, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor James Cawley about the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission report; Joe Geiger has Michele Daly of the Women's Resource Center in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary on the environmental impact of electric cars. (August 20, 2011 - August 26, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and Kevin Shivers, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business talk about "sensible regulation" with Dan Danner President & CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why Ron Paul may be the GOP's latest incarnation of Barry Goldwater. (August 13, 2011 - August 19, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with David Baldinger of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Taxpayer Associations about their plan for eliminating school property taxes; Frank Gamrat and Eric Montarti of the Allegheny Institute discuss the economic impact of drilling in the Marcellus Shale region on The Allegheny Institute Report; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary on President Barack Obama's failure to lead. (August 6, 2011 - August 12, 2011) - This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Kevin Shivers from the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business hosts a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on Marcellus Shale drilling with Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation and Matt Pitzarella of Range Resources; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on what comes next now that the state budget is adopted. (July 30, 2011 – August 5, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations talks with Yoji Kaneko of the Nigita Association of Nonprofit Organizations about the ongoing earthquake/tsunami recovery efforts in Japan; And, Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary about why Americans revel in the misfortune of the famous. (July 23, 2011 - July 29, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association talks with Leonard Gilroy of the Reason Foundation about privatizing the state liquor stores; And, Lowman Henry has an American Radio Journal commentary on why voters are responsible for the debt ceiling stand-off in Washington, D.C. (July 16, 2011 - July 22, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with David Sanko, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) about how municipalities fared in the new state budget; Frank Gamrat and Jake Haulk have an Allegheny Institute Report on how labor climate changes in Wisconsin might affect Pennsylvania; and Scott Paterno has an Uncomfortable Truth commentary on tax fairness. (July 9, 2011 - July 15, 2011) 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 have a Capitol Watch look at the Corbett budget victory and talk about at unfinished legislative business: And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on the "Not Mitt" primary. (July 2, 2011 -July 8, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Scott Wagner, President & CEO of Penn Waste about Pennsylvania's business climate; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Angie Francis of the Nonprofit Finance Fund in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Scott Paterno has a commentary on "independence forever." (June 25, 2011 - July 1, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Matthew Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation and Kevin Shivers of the PA Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business have a Capitol Watch "report card" on the progress of Governor Tom Corbett's legislative agenda; and, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on how multiple school choice bills have created a legislative Tower of Babble. (June 18, 2011 - June 24, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Al Pulice of the Kiski Valley Veterans & Patriots about the PA Hero Walk to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project; Eric Montarti and Dr. Jake Haulk discuss efforts to end teacher strikes on the Allegheny Institute Report; And, Scott Paterno has the Uncomfortable Truth about the loss of our personal liberties. (June 11, 2011 - June 17, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association has a Capitol Watch look at the progress of school choice legislation and talks with Brendan Steinhauser of Freedom Works; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on how the "is it a tax or a fee debate" is Clintonian in style. (June 4, 2011 - June 10, 2011) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform about why a proposed Marcellus Shale "user fee" is actually a new tax; Joe Geiger of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations has Mike Perry of the Army Heritage Center in the Nonprofit Spotlight; And, Scott Paterno has the Uncomfortable Truth about the limits of state spending.