Tim Lambert
@timlambert-pa.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief @penncapital-star.com. Breaking down how policy and politics in Pennsylvania impacts you.
Husband, Happy's dad, journalist, history guy and traveler.
https://penncapital-star.com/
Husband, Happy's dad, journalist, history guy and traveler.
https://penncapital-star.com/
This violates at least three of the most basic rules of firearm safety:
1. Always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction
2. Treat every gun as if it's loaded
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot
4. Always be sure of your target and what’s beyond it
1. Always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction
2. Treat every gun as if it's loaded
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot
4. Always be sure of your target and what’s beyond it
October 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This violates at least three of the most basic rules of firearm safety:
1. Always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction
2. Treat every gun as if it's loaded
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot
4. Always be sure of your target and what’s beyond it
1. Always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction
2. Treat every gun as if it's loaded
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot
4. Always be sure of your target and what’s beyond it
But they did the most democratic thing possible in a terrifying moment and decided to work together.
I hope it's a lesson we will never forget.
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I hope it's a lesson we will never forget.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
But they did the most democratic thing possible in a terrifying moment and decided to work together.
I hope it's a lesson we will never forget.
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I hope it's a lesson we will never forget.
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9/11 conspiracy theorists insult the memories of the men and women who died in this field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Their heroic actions likely saved the U.S. Capitol.
Their heroic actions likely saved the U.S. Capitol.
August 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
9/11 conspiracy theorists insult the memories of the men and women who died in this field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Their heroic actions likely saved the U.S. Capitol.
Their heroic actions likely saved the U.S. Capitol.
Which one is better?
August 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Which one is better?
On July 3, 1863 — 162 years ago today — American troops at Gettysburg demolished an attempt by the southern army that seceded from the country to break the center of their lines.
Of the more than 12,500 men who made up Pickett’s Charge, more than half were killed, wounded, or captured.
Of the more than 12,500 men who made up Pickett’s Charge, more than half were killed, wounded, or captured.
July 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
On July 3, 1863 — 162 years ago today — American troops at Gettysburg demolished an attempt by the southern army that seceded from the country to break the center of their lines.
Of the more than 12,500 men who made up Pickett’s Charge, more than half were killed, wounded, or captured.
Of the more than 12,500 men who made up Pickett’s Charge, more than half were killed, wounded, or captured.
Looks like Rage Against the Machine will be on my gym playlist tomorrow.
June 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Looks like Rage Against the Machine will be on my gym playlist tomorrow.
He was killed before his feet ever touched French soil.
June 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
He was killed before his feet ever touched French soil.
Oh Lord, protect our loved ones and be near us in the fire ahead and with us now as we pray to you.”
The words of Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton, who commanded the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to his troops before D-Day on June 5, 1944.
The words of Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton, who commanded the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to his troops before D-Day on June 5, 1944.
June 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Oh Lord, protect our loved ones and be near us in the fire ahead and with us now as we pray to you.”
The words of Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton, who commanded the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to his troops before D-Day on June 5, 1944.
The words of Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton, who commanded the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to his troops before D-Day on June 5, 1944.
We do not know or seek what our fate will be. We ask only this, that if die we must, that we die as men would die, without complaining, without pleading and safe in the feeling that we have done our best for what we believed was right….
June 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We do not know or seek what our fate will be. We ask only this, that if die we must, that we die as men would die, without complaining, without pleading and safe in the feeling that we have done our best for what we believed was right….
On this 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion:
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world….
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world….
June 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
On this 81st anniversary of the D-Day invasion:
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world….
“God almighty, in a few short hours we will be in battle with the enemy. We do not join battle afraid. We do not ask favors or indulgence but ask that, if You will, use us as Your instrument for the right and an aid in returning peace to the world….
I hope you enjoy reading this two-part series as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it.
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I hope you enjoy reading this two-part series as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it.
After all...I never even heard of Gathemo.
What I found was a story that needed to be told.
(This is is the first of two installments.)
What I found was a story that needed to be told.
(This is is the first of two installments.)
June 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
After all...I never even heard of Gathemo.
What I found was a story that needed to be told.
(This is is the first of two installments.)
What I found was a story that needed to be told.
(This is is the first of two installments.)
I hope you can take a moment on this Memorial Day to pay your respects to those who sacrificed so much, so others can be free.
May 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I hope you can take a moment on this Memorial Day to pay your respects to those who sacrificed so much, so others can be free.
The war in the Pacific formally ended in September, 1945.
May 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The war in the Pacific formally ended in September, 1945.
80 years ago today....
April 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
80 years ago today....
Can someone check on @kairyssdal.bsky.social?
Let him know Canada is reminding Pennsylvanians about that.
Let him know Canada is reminding Pennsylvanians about that.
March 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Can someone check on @kairyssdal.bsky.social?
Let him know Canada is reminding Pennsylvanians about that.
Let him know Canada is reminding Pennsylvanians about that.
With more than 9,000 precincts across the state, this means upwards of 27,000 positions are up for election this year.
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From our friends at @votebeat.org
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From our friends at @votebeat.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
With more than 9,000 precincts across the state, this means upwards of 27,000 positions are up for election this year.
penncapital-star.com/voting/helpi...
From our friends at @votebeat.org
penncapital-star.com/voting/helpi...
From our friends at @votebeat.org
View from a Harrisburg parking garage
February 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
View from a Harrisburg parking garage
Sunrise at the Cocoa Diner in Hummelstown.
February 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sunrise at the Cocoa Diner in Hummelstown.
Why…hello there PA Capitol.
February 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Why…hello there PA Capitol.
This line from Gladiator just kept coming back to me the last couple of weeks, as so many kind words and notes where shared with me.
I've been overwhelmed by the response to my resignation and am humbled to have been part of your mornings for so many years.
But, it's time to get back to work.
I've been overwhelmed by the response to my resignation and am humbled to have been part of your mornings for so many years.
But, it's time to get back to work.
February 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This line from Gladiator just kept coming back to me the last couple of weeks, as so many kind words and notes where shared with me.
I've been overwhelmed by the response to my resignation and am humbled to have been part of your mornings for so many years.
But, it's time to get back to work.
I've been overwhelmed by the response to my resignation and am humbled to have been part of your mornings for so many years.
But, it's time to get back to work.
What the hell…here is one more sunrise photo from the WITF studios.
February 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What the hell…here is one more sunrise photo from the WITF studios.
He would want to thank you for helping to make it all happen.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
He would want to thank you for helping to make it all happen.
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He would find himself devoted to a public media organization and the people who made it so special for 23 years.
He would count his blessings and think how fortunate he was in being able to do a job he believed in, loved, and poured his heart and soul into for so long.
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He would count his blessings and think how fortunate he was in being able to do a job he believed in, loved, and poured his heart and soul into for so long.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
He would find himself devoted to a public media organization and the people who made it so special for 23 years.
He would count his blessings and think how fortunate he was in being able to do a job he believed in, loved, and poured his heart and soul into for so long.
10.
He would count his blessings and think how fortunate he was in being able to do a job he believed in, loved, and poured his heart and soul into for so long.
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