Hanover Sewage Debacle is Shameful

June 8, 2010

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of hosting a community event in Cecil Township, where we handed out $1.8 million in refund checks to residents impacted by the Millers Run Sewage project. Each of the 800 individuals and small businesses that paid the tap-in fee of $6,200.00 received approximately $3,000.00 back, with no strings [...]

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Good government doesn’t have to be so mean-spirited

May 27, 2010

One of the most challenging aspects of serving the people I represent is providing government services in an environment where it is considered cool to hate government. The conventional wisdom is that everyone running for office is either a crook or a wanna-be crook, and that the system is so hopelessly broken, the best we [...]

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Do Not Adjust Your Voting Machines

May 18, 2010

Barring a breakdown of unparalleled proportions, today I will win the Democratic primary in my bid to be re-elected as your State Representative in November’s General Election. Of course, it certainly didn’t hurt that I was the only candidate on the Democratic side of the ballot. It was an odd experience, watching candidates in other [...]

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Sludge and Guts in Hanover Township

May 13, 2010

Last week, the Hanover Township Board of Supervisors voted to appeal the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s order requiring the township to proceed with Phase II of the sewage project designed by the Hanover Township Municipal Authority. It was a gutsy decision, to be sure. During a couple of very testy meetings in officials in [...]

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Best. Lunch. Ever. (unless you go to Don Cherry Elementary School)

May 10, 2010
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We were watching Game 6 of the Penguins-Canadiens series tonight, and there may have been some salty language tossed about (not by me, of course) when Montreal scored to force a Game 7. So Hayden, the six-year old juggernaut that he is, begins asking questions about what was said. I told him that “F” could [...]

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Just Another Day Under the Capitol Dome

April 28, 2010

Many people ask me what a typical day as a State Representative is like, especially when we’re in session up in Harrisburg. I thought Tuesday was a great example of the wide range of issues we deal with on a daily basis. My first meeting of the day was at 9:30, when I met with [...]

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“Mother must I distrust the government?”

April 21, 2010

Interesting editorial in yesterday’s Observer-Reporter; a refreshing perspective you don’t get from the media (or anyone for that matter) very often anymore. Fear and loathing in Age of Distrust Observer-Reporter Every so often, a front-page headline will grab your attention, not because it states anything surprising, but because it expounds on the obvious. The headline [...]

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“Hey, you’re missing your hair!”

April 16, 2010
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It’s hard to have much more fun as a State Representative than visiting the various daycare centers throughout my district. This week, I took a quick break to read to kids at Happy Faces Daycare on Jefferson Avenue in Washington, PA. As I was reading the story, one of the kids came to a startling [...]

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