I worked at the office today and went over some things with staff. I helped out with a fund raiser for Habitat For Humanity Blair County tonight at Blair County Ballpark. We are raffling off a kid’s playhouse, a big one made to look like an Altoona Curve locker room. I saw a lot of people and had a nice time. Charlotte joined me later and we stayed for some of the game. It didn’t look good for the Curve when we left, 7 - 1 Reading. One of the news stories that hit most papers today was the latest TurnpikeFacts.com piece done by the Commonwealth Foundation. These videos give a lot of information about the operation of the Turnpike and this latest one focused on the “family tree” of the Commission. It talked about patronage and political favors and corruption. The Commission would not respond to this latest video when asked by reporters about it, they couldn’t. If you ever questioned how bad things are with that agency, watch the video.

- John

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