From the Reading Eagle (08/28/10):

He's making a list, and checking it twice.

No, Christmas isn't here four months early.

But Berks County Commissioner Kevin Barnhardt is definitely keeping track - of all the things the commissioners, present and past, have done for the city in the last 10 years without expecting much in return.

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From the Reading Eagle (08/24/10):

Two dirty words came up in a discussion at a recent Berks County commissioners meeting.

They are eminent domain.

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From the Reading Eagle (08/14/10):

Negotiations have never been easy when city and county officials talk about a deal.

Just look at what happened with Antietam Lake. It took eight years from the time the county first offered to buy it from the city until the county got the title and needed dam repairs got under way.

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