I can do Election Day but i don’t really give a hoot about innaguration

It’s a nightmare for everyone involved.

That said when kids do dumb shit it shouldn’t be a death sentence! We need safer streets.

I’m sure the driver had no malice, just a reckless disregard for anyone not in her car. Distracted driving is as bad as drunk driving.

Literally the only things I know about him are he single-handedly made it possible for PA homeowners to get up to $50K for home repairs and now he wants to give us all another day off. He’s all right by me

Oh that sounds really delicious. I hope your family has a happy Diwali!

I think Title IX compliance is on a school by school basis. So if High School A wants to add girls wrestling they could pair it with boys wrestling or similar?

Oh that’s sweet. I hope you can celebrate together next year. What does a family Diwali party look like?

Likewise, not my tradition but it's pretty cool to learn about new holidays. Plus, if people who do celebrate it want to get together with family this makes it easier.

To quote /u/Zenith2017, ¿por que no los dos?

20 paid days a year, plus 12 federal holidays (1 per month) would be fantastic.

There should not be a month without a 3 day weekend. August, get your act together!

If it's a state holiday, I think the schools are off.

My job gets the federal holidays, so I would probably still have to work. Honestly, still fighting for Juneteenth. The holiday was created AFTER our most recent contract, so even though the language says "federal holidays" I get the feeling they're gonna hold out until our next contract.

I don't celebrate Diwali, but if I get the day off you bet your ass I'll start lol.

Geeze. Oh. Perhaps I have heard of such a party lol

That’s what Mail-in ballots accomplish. So if we had an Election Day holiday AND mail-in then everybody is covered

Very good point! Unfortunately, that doesn't have bipartisan support (yet).

On the other hand - this would be sick because it would turn Veterans Day into a 4 day weekend!

State Senator Greg Rothman (R-34) and Senator Nikil Saval (D-1) introduced legislation to make Diwali an official state holiday in Pennsylvania. The holiday moves around because it's a lunar calendar, but is typically in October or November. This year it would be November 12.

Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists. It's a Festival of Lights.

Any new state holiday is good in my opinion!

Absolutely! The kids are alright. Our local paper had a couple of good quotes from the young women who started this project and it was really inspiring.

I’m not trying to get political about it. I think it’s cool that what started as a grassroots effort eventually led to the creation of enough teams across the state to get PIAA to sanction it as an official sport

More than 1000 female student athletes compete in wrestling across the state. Just last week, Perkiomen Valley and Pennridge became the 99th and 100th high schools to add girls' wrestling programs, the minimum number for PIAA to "sanction" a sport.

Yeah, that’s my take as well. With as much grifting as he was doing it’s hard to keep track. “And the money kept rolling in”- Evita

It is getting a little better. There are still a lot of empty storefronts though

They opened a cafe called Ethan’s eats that does breakfast and lunch it’s really good. The regal room still does catering and banquet stuff

It’s still there!

The key to these two pictures is the old Granada theatre. In the color photograph it is the building near the center. In the b&w photo it is at the top left with its sign clearly visible.

The theatre was a vaudeville and cinema. It closed in 1950. It was later converted to office and retail space but is sadly vacant today.