Here is the new edition of my spot on Comcast Local Edition, which will begin running in February. In this episode I talk about one of my pieces of legislation, which would ban municipal authorities from being able to put people in jail for failing to pay their sewage bills. It’s a shame we even have to be discussing ways to outlaw debtors’ prisons in the 21st century.
I love getting email comments from visitors to this blog. There is nothing quite like the ability to get raw, unfiltered feedback from people who care enough to check out your work online.
But every now and again I get something like this, which I just don’t know how to respond to:
From The Gov’T, Here To [...]
I wasn’t planning on being at my keyboard at 1:26 AM, but a combination of heartburn from some wings I had earlier and utter and complete frustration have led me here.
I took office in January 2007. Since that time, I have ridden an emotional roller coaster while doing the very best job possible to serve [...]
Last week, a terrible tragedy unfolded just 681 miles off the coast of Miami, as a devastating earthquake rocked the nation of Haiti. The quake left hundreds of thousands of people dead and left the remaining 9.7 million residents, who are among the poorest people in the world, in even more dire straits.
Almost immediately, the [...]
Seriously, what kind of jerk is this guy? He’s blaming the earthquake in Haiti on the “true story” of the Haitians making a pact with the devil to get rid of the French?
How can you call yourself a man of God if that’s the best you can do on a day where the world is [...]
Earlier today, I became an uncle for the second time when my sister Brittany gave birth to her first child. Bella Rene Renaldi came into the world, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Good looking kid.
Breaking news: We just legalized table games in Pennsylvania casinos by a vote of 103-89. This also means that the changes to the Washington County Local Share process are now law, which means every municipality in the County (except North Strabane) will receive $25,000 plus $10 per person to keep local taxes down. More later; [...]
