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Greg Johnson has a pretty good job and even better benefits. The Dauphin County magisterial district judge and his colleagues across the state earn $93,338 a year, with the possibility of a pension and lifetime health care, funded largely by taxpayers. So, it might come as a surprise that 2019 court data revealed he sometimes had proceedings scheduled just two days a week. That also allowed him to tend to his family business a nursery and landscaping company north of Harrisburg. In Delaware County, Judge Robert Radano had a nice setup, too. Setting aside weekends, holidays, and a week of training, Radano had the equivalent of five months without court appearances. He also worked a second job, as a practicing attorney.
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Updated on Dec 10, 2020;
Published on Dec 10, 2020
Greg Johnson has a pretty good job and even better benefits.
The Dauphin County magisterial district judge and his colleagues across the state earn $93,338 a year, with the possibility of a pension and lifetime health care, funded largely by taxpayers.
So, it might come as a surprise that 2019 court data revealed Johnson sometimes had proceedings just two days a week. That also allowed him to tend to his family business a nursery and landscaping company north of Harrisburg.
Audio from interviews with Byron teachers and Superintendent Barton. “For years and years and years, it s always, ‘Oh, the plant is going to close,’” McGarry said. “I mean, it seems like in more recent years, it s been more regularly stated that the plant is going to close, and then as soon as that announcement is made, another announcement comes out that they re having their best year ever.”
McGarry, a second grade teacher at Mary Morgan Elementary, is also the union president of the local teacher’s union, the Byron Education Association (BEA). She said she started getting the usual worried calls and thought to herself, “We ve been here before, we ve heard this before.” So the latest announcement barely even caught her attention.
Audio From Interviews with Byron Teachers and Superintendent Barton.
“For years and years and years, it s always, ‘Oh, the plant is going to close,’” McGarry said. “I mean, it seems like in more recent years, it s been more regularly stated that the plant is going to close, and then as soon as that announcement is made, another announcement comes out that they re having their best year ever.”
McGarry, a second grade teacher at Mary Morgan Elementary, is also the union president of the local teacher’s union, the Byron Education Association (BEA). She said she started getting the usual worried calls and thought to herself, “We ve been here before, we ve heard this before.” So the latest announcement barely even caught her attention.