Mmagoc

Take charge, brash and intent on showing my daughters that women can do anything. Healthy fear is good, overcoming it--better!

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@thomasjeans @ScottPresler We moved from AA county to Central PA BECAUSE of the schools (moved when kids entered MS and HS respectively.). Plus culture. Plus sports. Plus healthcare. Do it. Local means local when it comes to schools-not 83,000 in one school district. Cut property taxes 1/2, too.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ScottPaterno https://t.co/2o1rQepCaN

[Commissioner Josh Parsons @CommissionerJP]

Measles questions.

Let’s be clear- when the Governor comes into our county and holds a press conference with PA Department of Health and Penn Medicine Lancaster general Health and states there were two “measles-associated deaths” here, with the underlying assertion that the two people died FROM measles, and they are the first deaths from measles in 35 years, and that announcement sets off numerous media reports uncritically repeating that two people died FROM measles in Lancaster County, and Lancaster County elected officials then get questions about this – it is totally fair for me to ask for relevant information on those deaths.

Asking questions is not “pro-measles.”

Asking for information that should have been provided at the press conference is not “anti-science.”

It is simply wanting the whole story for my constituents.

When officials who hold a big press conference and make big headlines – those officials owe us more than the headlines. They owe us the whole truth. They owe us accurate information by which the people of Lancaster County can make decisions about their health and safety.

It has been about 24 hours since the press conference. We do not have any answers. Of course journalists should also be asking these questions rather than uncritically repeating something.

Any deaths from measles are required by law to be reported to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. I have spoken at length with both a senior staff member from that office and the Coroner himself. They currently have zero measles deaths in Lancaster County. They have one death of a person who died WITH measles, but not from measles. We do not know if the state is counting that one. Nor do we know anything about the other death that officials reported yesterday.

Is there an unlikely scenario where a patient from here got measles and sought care outside of Lancaster County and died there and it was reported to another county coroner? Yes. I am open to that or other unlikely possibilities. But if one of these unlikely scenarios is the case, the people holding the press conference had, and currently have, a responsibility to provide that information.

The law DOES allow release of more information. Demographic information that does not identify the patient may be released.

I reached out to Penn Medicine LGH. No response.

I reached out the Governor’s office. No response.

I talked with our Lancaster County Department of Public Safety Director. He has no additional information from the state.

I asked questions this morning at our Board of Commissioners meeting of Commissioner Alice Yoder who was at the press conference yesterday and is a former official at Penn Medicine LGH. She did not have any answers. (This exchange is on video and will be available later today.)

So as of right now, we have ZERO information that corroborates the idea that there were two measles deaths in Lancaster County. Again, everything stated could be accurate. But no one in authority has been able to say that, nor have they even tried to say it.

To me it is a big deal if the Governor comes in and gives a press conference and then no one can or will identify simple details around what was stated and what then generated major news stories.

Transparency is owed to the people.

It is incumbent on those who held the press conference to clear this up.

Immediately.

[Commissioner Josh Parsons @CommissionerJP]

Measles questions.

Let’s be clear- when the Governor comes into our county and holds a press conference with PA Department of Health and Penn Medicine Lancaster general Health and states there were two “measles-associated deaths” here, with the underlying assertion that the two people died FROM measles, and they are the first deaths from measles in 35 years, and that announcement sets off numerous media reports uncritically repeating that two people died FROM measles in Lancaster County, and Lancaster County elected officials then get questions about this – it is totally fair for me to ask for relevant information on those deaths.

Asking questions is not “pro-measles.”

Asking for information that should have been provided at the press conference is not “anti-science.”

It is simply wanting the whole story for my constituents.

When officials who hold a big press conference and make big headlines – those officials owe us more than the headlines. They owe us the whole truth. They owe us accurate information by which the people of Lancaster County can make decisions about their health and safety.

It has been about 24 hours since the press conference. We do not have any answers. Of course journalists should also be asking these questions rather than uncritically repeating something.

Any deaths from measles are required by law to be reported to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. I have spoken at length with both a senior staff member from that office and the Coroner himself. They currently have zero measles deaths in Lancaster County. They have one death of a person who died WITH measles, but not from measles. We do not know if the state is counting that one. Nor do we know anything about the other death that officials reported yesterday.

Is there an unlikely scenario where a patient from here got measles and sought care outside of Lancaster County and died there and it was reported to another county coroner? Yes. I am open to that or other unlikely possibilities. But if one of these unlikely scenarios is the case, the people holding the press conference had, and currently have, a responsibility to provide that information.

The law DOES allow release of more information. Demographic information that does not identify the patient may be released.

I reached out to Penn Medicine LGH. No response.

I reached out the Governor’s office. No response.

I talked with our Lancaster County Department of Public Safety Director. He has no additional information from the state.

I asked questions this morning at our Board of Commissioners meeting of Commissioner Alice Yoder who was at the press conference yesterday and is a former official at Penn Medicine LGH. She did not have any answers. (This exchange is on video and will be available later today.)

So as of right now, we have ZERO information that corroborates the idea that there were two measles deaths in Lancaster County. Again, everything stated could be accurate. But no one in authority has been able to say that, nor have they even tried to say it.

To me it is a big deal if the Governor comes in and gives a press conference and then no one can or will identify simple details around what was stated and what then generated major news stories.

Transparency is owed to the people.

It is incumbent on those who held the press conference to clear this up.

Immediately.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ScottPaterno I have a seven-ish husky with a total of one brain cell I might be willing to part with. Must be good with him countersurfing cans of soup and having an emotional support lemon. In the Hershey area.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ScottPaterno Unfortunately, the DMV is still under his spell. We moved from there four years ago and stay in touch. Too many still think he walks on water.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@_WydAria Iced tea

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@FreddyLA7 Army. Michie Stadium. No comparison. Must do.

[Madame Susanne @Susanne30521946]

Nicklas Nilsson förklarar skillnaden mellan höger och vänstermänniskor i klockren text på Facebook:

"Om en högerpolitisk person är bög, så är han det, och bryr sig inte om vad andra tycker.
Om en vänster är bög, så kräver han lagändringar, protesterar mot allt och alla, och gör det till en politisk kamp.

Om en höger är vegan, så äter han helt enkelt inte kött.
Om en vänster är vegan, så vill han förbjuda kött, stoppa matproduktionen och protestera utanför bondgårdar och hönsfarmer.

Om en höger inte gillar vapen, så köper han inga.
Om en vänster inte gillar vapen, så försöker han förbjuda dem, hindra alla andra från att äga ett, och hatar dem som har.

Om en höger oroar sig för klimatet, så flyger han mindre, kör elbil om det passar honom och sorterar sitt avfall.

Om en vänster oroar sig för klimatet, så vill han förbjuda fossilbilar, flygresor och kött för alla andra, protestera utanför fabriker och kräva att staten tvingar fram förändringen.

Om en höger vill ge sina barn en bra skolgång, så flyttar han till ett område med bra skolor, eller väljer en privatskola eller engagerar sig själv.
Om en vänster vill ge sina barn en bra skolgång, så kräver han mer skattepengar från alla, lika resultat för alla, förbud mot friskolor och protesterar mot varje skillnad.

Om en höger klagar på sitt jobb eller arbetsplats.. det gör han det inte. Han byter jobb eller startar ett eget företag.
Om en vänster klagar på sitt jobb – så är det chefen, företaget eller kollegorna det är fel på. Han kräver kollektivavtal, strejk, förändringar för hela orten och protesterar mot företaget så att det ska passa honom.

Om en höger är missnöjd med sin bostad eller hyra, så flyttar han, renoverar eller köper något annat.
Om en vänster är missnöjd med sin bostad eller hyra, så kräver han hyresstopp, mer bidrag, regleringar för alla och protesterar mot hyresvärdar och politiker.

Om en höger misslyckas med en affär eller en investering som går snett, så reser han sig upp, dammar av sig och försöker igen imorgon.
Om en vänster har slut på pengar den 24:e, så skyller han på att de rika har för mycket och måste bidra mer, skyller på att lotterivinsten inte gick hem förra veckan och muttrar att han har så himla otur.

Om en höger ser det här – så skickar han det till några kompisar för ett gott skratt.
Om en vänster ser det här – så försöker han argumentera emot, få det bortplockat och radera mig från Facebook."

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ScottPaterno @ScottPaterno You make perfect sense. And my kids go to the school where you live. They have those cards. I can see what they bought and what they paid but the other kids can’t.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ScottPaterno https://t.co/cDTQT6VHvi

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@PADemParty @JoshShapiroPA I get it-make it ‘free’ for all so that no one’s shamed. Except-& I confirmed with my kids-you have to choose 2 items and a drink. If you just want 1 item, you pay à la carte. They must coordinate w/ friends so that food isn’t wasted. That’s why my kids rarely utilize this.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@PADemParty @JoshShapiroPA I get it-make it ‘free’ for all so that no one’s shamed. Except-& I confirmed with my kids-you have to choose 2 items and a drink. If you just want 1 item, you pay à la carte. They must coordinate w/ friends so that food isn’t wasted. That’s why my kids rarely utilize this.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ryangruber So if she is not going to take a bad position on an 80/20 issue, we can count on her to vote FOR the SAVE Act, yes? @ScottPresler

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@SenWhitehouse Oh dear Sen. Scaretactic, according to this, the temperature went up when we switched from leaded to unleaded gas. Should we go back?

Yes, this is a sarcastic take because I have a funny feeling you don’t understand sarcasm.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@BuzzPatterson I disagree with him on basically everything, but the desk is a ‘partner’ desk-designed so that two people can work at it at the same time. I have one myself. But I actually have items on it because I work at it. Why it is bare is anyone’s guess.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@ZitoSalena Thank you, @SenMcCormickPA and @SenFettermanPA for putting the key in the Keystone state and putting Commonwealth and country before party.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@SenMcCormickPA Thank you and @SenFettermanPA for putting commonwealth above party. We are the KEYSTONE state for a reason.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@JimmysSeafood Me! Me me me! I’m happy to make that sacrifice.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@CaptCatHands @dylanmatt @jongeeting Or as I like to say as I drive up Rt. 1-“ah, the smell of money.”

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@stengel Pushing things down the road does not solve the problem.

[Mmagoc @omoveo]

@DrDeath1776 There goes NASCAR.