PLCB Should Not Pass Go

  • February 11, 2013

Growing up in Pennsylvania, we enjoyed playing games over the holidays and none more than Monopoly.  The possibilities were endless, the rules clear and the objective simple - heck, it…

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Privatization Poll

  • February 11, 2013

A strong majority of Pennsylvanians favor ending government sale of wine and liquor according to a comprehensive poll conducted by nationally-renown pollster, FM3. The poll found more than 3 out…

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Liquor Privatization: Just the Facts

  • February 9, 2013

In a recent Delaware County Times webcast on Pennsylvania liquor store privatization, on which I was a panelist, there was a great deal of information thrown into the mix which may have…

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Liquor Liberty at Long Last?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 31, 2013

Yesterday, Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled his proposal for privatizing the government-run liquor stores and bringing Pennsylvania into the 21st century when it comes to the sale of alcohol. Pennsylvania…

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Liquor Proposal Delivers Convenience

  • January 30, 2013

The Commonwealth Foundation applauds Gov. Tom Corbett for introducing a plan to end the state government’s Prohibition-era liquor system in Pennsylvania. Today, Pennsylvania remains one of only two states in…

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PLCB Declares Emergency, Reign of Error Continues

  • January 25, 2013

From the “You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up File,” we bring you word the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has declared an emergency today. That’s right, I said it, an…

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PLCB’s Sultan of Syrah Surrenders Silently

  • January 21, 2013

For those in the public relations business, a state-issued news release dropped on a weekend buttressed by a holiday is the media equivalent of the midnight pay raise.  But that’s…

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Shocking Shelf Charade Shakes Sultans of Syrah

  • January 2, 2013

Is the fix in for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s “in-house” government wine program?  Do one-legged ducks swim in circles? Of course, and intrepid Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporter Kari Andren has…

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