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pHScale t1_jaex8u2 wrote

Reply to comment by lumberj73 in Three Pennsylvania amusement parks named among best in the U.S. (Kennywood, Knoebels, and Hersheypark) by zorionek0

I think Hershey is more specifically trying to draw the same crowd as Cedar Point, not Disney. Compared to Cedar Point, Hershey has much more similar operating seasons, ride offerings, and some people (e.g. Pittsburghers) are easily within driving distance of either one. During the Coaster Wars of the 80's-'00s, Hershey was heavily involved, trying to keep up with Cedar Point. That's how it got everything from Lightning Racer to even Wildcat's Revenge opening later this year.

So think of it more like Cedar Point than Disney, and you'll probably find a fairer comparison.

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Pink_Slyvie t1_jaewt57 wrote

Reply to comment by sintactacle in Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Will Require Systemic Solutions, Report Says by Open_Veins_8

Raising taxes is one solution, an arguably better one is raising minimum wage to a living wage, the increased tax revenue would let them easily increase wages (I doubt they would, but still).

In reality though, teaching needs to be a universal. The quality of your education shouldn't be lower because the cost of living there is.

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Pink_Slyvie t1_jaeudt8 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Things to do in Pennsylvania for someone visiting from south Alabama. by Silence_Dogood16

You are making a claim against an established event. This is happening, if you think it's not, prove it.

That's the thing. All good Nazis had no idea the Holocaust was happening. They denied it until it was too late, until it was over. We aren't there, of course not, but the anti trans, the anti semitic attitude of this country is terrifyingly similar to 1930's Germany, a few years before they slaughtered my people. We haven't forgotten. We are scared, and I'd we are, you might want to care.

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Panzerkatzen t1_jaeucmh wrote

Reply to comment by randompaaccount in Three Pennsylvania amusement parks named among best in the U.S. (Kennywood, Knoebels, and Hersheypark) by zorionek0

Their food maps don't help much either, we took lunch at a food court we found, but later walked by a smokehouse tucked behind a hill and some trees near the train, and we strongly regretted not going there instead. By then it was near closing and we weren't planning on buying more than one overpriced meal there anyway (plus we'd bought those absurd milkshakes, delicious but probably the single most unhealthy thing I've consumed in years), we were just looking to do our fairwell trainride before we left.

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Trout-Population t1_jaeu5dd wrote

Reply to Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Will Require Systemic Solutions, Report Says by Open_Veins_8

School Boards across the state are being taken over by the ultra-right wing who want to make the next generation of students as dumb as they are, and making teacher's lives Hell in order to do it. Just look at that High School librarian in Bucks County who the school board demanded take down a poster of an Elie Weisel quote. If we want to fix the teacher shortage, we need to ensure good people win school board elections and stop this non-sense.

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