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Archived articles from Al Paschall's Somedays column.

Recent Columns

PA Top Ten - But this list is no joke

Pennsylvania has a tough time with rankings. In so many things we always seem to end up at or near...

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In the Mirror

What’s the distinction between trial lawyers? Mine’s a shark and yours is a blowfish waiting to get eaten. Any discussion...

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Clunkered by mail

I tried to turn my car into a ‘clunker’ but it didn’t work.  It’s only two years old, gets 30...

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Revenge of the Foot Soldiers

What does a big, blundering bureaucracy led by a legislature whose senior leadership has been tainted by scandals galore the...

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The Jones Is Over

What do you do if you are a political junkie in Pennsylvania since October of ’08 when McCain/Palin had pretty...

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The Tears Wiped Dry

What happens to a 60 pound, 7 year old body when 5,000 pounds of SUV slam into it, 30 feet...

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Take the Zoning Test

As spring arrives new construction can begin. Soon you will see houses, offices and stores springing up. This might be...

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The Time to Die

On a quick guess, of the myriad of programs, initiatives, regulations and laws in Pennsylvania’s $28 billion budget which is...

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