Archive for September, 2006

21st Century Energy Policy

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Pennsylvania was the birthplace of the first commercial oil drilling operation in the mid 19th century. One hundred and fifty years later, we have not made major advances in energy production despite rapid development of other technologies such as communications. It is not that other technologies have not emerged. In my opinion, [...]

Working across party lines

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Over the weekend, I had the priviledge of meeting a couple of individuals from the Constitution Party. We had some very interesting political conversations and I found out that we have more in common than I realized. It was a pleasure to meet Veronica “Niki” Hannevig. She told me that [...]

Labor Issues: Living Wage and Healthcare for all

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

While reflecting on labor issues over the Labor Day weekend, I made the following observations. The hard working people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania deserve better than they are receiving. The wealth of the state is the result of the working people yet they fall behind or work two jobs just to stay [...]