SYCP Season 2

Local Taxes in PA

Pennsylvania's highly localized political structure leads to multiple layers of taxing authorities.  We'll talk about the structure as a whole and finally hone in on Pennsylvania state property tax reform through the eyes of the South Eastern Tax Reform Coalition.  Join us as we try to navigate this tax maze in the state of Pennsylvania!
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Fall Sports Wrap-Up

With us this episode are Jeff DeWees sports writer for the York Daily Record and KD head football coach Doug Wilkinson. This episode we are going to be reviewing the great season the Rams football team had and other HS football related topics. We’ll also be covering the Nittany Lions and some professional baseball.
 

Local Author Brad Mendenhall

This episode we welcome local author and SYCP host Brad Mendenhall. Brad’s novel Sex, Money, Good Grades, and Other Things You Won’t Get in College is a taste of life at a small college in eastern Pennsylvania.

Managing Growth in York County

Those adults who have lived in southern York County their entire lives have seen the county grow enormously. What should we be doing to handle growth? What about issues as simple as water? What about more complex issues like public transportation, traffic congestion, urban sprawl and many other problems that come along with growth?

Eugene DePasquale

With us this episode is Pennsylvania State Representative Eugene DePasquale representing Pennsylvania’s 95th Legislative District. We’ll find out from Representative DePasquale how he feels about this legislative session and where he will focus his priorities.

Animal Rescue Inc’s 5th Annual Dog’s Day in the Park

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Join Brad as he takes another visit to Animal Rescue, Inc.

Rail History in Southern York County

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Ray Reter, a member of the Board of Directors for the Stewartstown Railroad Company and Vice President and Secretary for the Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad, Inc, sits with Brad to discuss the history of the railroad in the Lower York County area and what is being done to revitalize the Stewartstown Railroad.

GameCon 2009

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Do you want to play a game?  Join SYCP as we check out GameCon 2009 at the Clarion Hotel in Aberdeen MD!  We will be speaking to organizers and engineers.  Jason and Clint even get in to some science fiction discussion with video game developer Eric Ruth.

SESD Candidates Town Hall Meeting

SYCP and the Mason Dixon Library sponsored a town hall meeting with some of the candidates running for school board in the South Eastern School District.  The following candidates were present:

SETRC Meet the Candidates Night

This is the second in a series of Meet the Candidates Meetings we will be covering. This meeting is sponsored by the South Eastern Tax Reform Coalition and will be recorded at the Fawn Grove VFW. The SETRC supported candidates attending are:

Open Mic Night, Part 1

Welcome to part 1 of 2 of our Open Mic Podcasts.

The Open Mics are a monthly event held at The Trail Nazarene Church in New Freedom, PA. This episode, recorded in May, features Brad talking to the event's organizers and participants. Also recorded are songs by the brave and talented singers who showed up that night.

Voices of Kennard-Dale High School

This is a special show done by some of the students at Kennard Dale High School. I want to take this opportunity to thank them and Mike Coy for helping us out and getting us this content. I would also like to congratulate the KDHS Class of 2009 and wish them good luck. I also want to thank SESD for their cooperation not just with this epsiode but with the podcast in general.

Camp P.A.T.

Clint goes solo behind the mic for the first time with this show on the history and origins of Camp P.A.T. Guests include:

SESD School Board write-in candidate Traci Stauffer

An SYCP exclusive! Tracy Stauffer announces her write-in candidacy for South Eastern School District School Board Region 2 and talks with Jason about her candidacy.

Dana Alexandra

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The beautiful and talented Dana Alexandra joins us. Dana was raised right here in Stewartstown, PA and is one of the promising young pop/folk artist in the music industry today. Listen to some of her music on her MySpace page.

Property Tax Reform for PA

In this episode we take a look at property tax reform in Pennsylvania. We talk to PA State Representative Sam Rohrer from the 128th Legislative District in Berks County.

York Chess Club

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York County chess players assemble to play the game of kings at the York Chess Club. On this episode, we are going to talk to John H. Allen about the York Chess Club, the game of chess and how you and your school could get involved or even start a new chess club.  We’ll even play a game or two and discuss ithem while playing.

Open Mic Night Part 2

Brad takes us on a tour of more local talent at this open mic night to benifit The Trail Nazarene Church in New Freedom, PA.
Thanks to the The Trail Nazarene Church in New Freedom for working with us on this project.