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Last Call for PLCB’s In-House Brands?

  • February 20, 2013

In an interview with the Tribune-Review, Chairman of the PLCB Joseph “Skip” Brion said it’s no secret he favors ending the PLCB’s in-house wine brands. Yep, in case you…

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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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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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PLCB: As Modern as Rotary Phones

  • December 11, 2012

When was the last time you used a rotary phone?  It seems like a million years ago you were sticking your finger in the dial and painstakingly turning…

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Fishing in Barrel Lands Union Support

  • December 4, 2012

Unnecessary, unfair and un-American? Welcome to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, the government liquor monopoly that union boss Wendell Young has made a lucrative career defending. As papers across the commonwealth continue…

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Sultans of Syrah Snub Sunshine Act

  • November 5, 2012

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s stunning Saturday story, the scandalous Sultans of Syrah systematically snubbed the state’s Sunshine Act. Referring to the backdoor government-branded wine and spirits that have…

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PLCB Chair Tastes Sour Grapes, Selects Probe

  • October 31, 2012

Waiting for the new Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board booze boss to make a monopolistic menu of Chairman’s Selection?  Well there’s a new sommelier in town and he’s found a great new…

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Trib: PLCB Bottling Lies

  • October 25, 2012

Forget for a moment ongoing ethics investigations concerning Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board execs and the myriad of reasons to brand the Barons of Booze an abomination.  For the…

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Decipher PLCB Clues, Taxpayers Lose

  • October 22, 2012

Do you remember playing the board game Clue?  It was one of my favorites as a kid; I loved deducing who committed the crime, in what room, and with…

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