NEW ERA

In a June 15 article entitled "Pa.'s top court won't hear center lawsuit", the New Era states: "Although design work for the project was being done during the litigation, [Tom] Smithgall said the legal challenges have cost both time and money.

"He believes the litigation added at least three years to the project. During that time, there has been a sharp increase in the cost of construction materials."

LETTER TO WATCHDOG: "How quickly they forget the 2003 redesign, which tripled the size and cost of the project, and discarded nearly four years of design work.

"How quickly they forget the internal arguments between Penn Square Partners and the LCCCA, which added nearly two years to the project.

"They need to blame SOMEONE, since they've never taken any of the blame for themselves."