FactCheck, The Annenberg Public Policy Center, October 15, 2014 We’ve noticed that the most deceitful attack ads often come from candidates who are most desperate. For example, consider the claim by Pennsylvania’s unpopular Republican Gov. Tom Corbett that his opponent “is promising to raise middle-class taxes,” when in fact Democratic nominee Tom Wolf promises to […]
Alienating a State From East to West: Tom Corbett’s Troubled Tenure in Pennsylvania
By TOM FERRICK Jr., New York Times opinion, 10/20/14. Excerpt reminding us of one issue among many: …Just as the governor was spending millions trying to convince voters that he is a solid, competent guy, out popped a revelation that state officials had a sort of an unofficial club that involved trading pornographic photos and […]
Governor Corbett’s Plan for Education – It’s not good for Pennsylvania’s children, parents and teachers!
from CCDC, 10/10/14 From the time he took office in early 2011, it’s clear that Tom Corbett had a very different plan for public education that matched the extreme agenda set forth by the Tea Party: starve public education, break teacher unions, kill state pensions, and privatize our schools with a voucher system…. read more […]
Governor Corbett’s Plan for Education – It’s not good for Pennsylvania’s children, parents and teachers!
from CCDC, 10/10/14 From the time he took office in early 2011, it’s clear that Tom Corbett had a very different plan for public education that matched the extreme agenda set forth by the Tea Party: starve public education, break teacher unions, kill state pensions, and privatize our schools with a voucher system…. read more […]
Barb—on hydrofracking and our water supply
As a former owner of a water conditioning company, I know how toxins can adversely affect the quality of our water supply. Gas companies employing a form of drilling known as “hydrofracking” have contaminated PA’s water supply with benzene, toluene, formaldehyde and other dangerous contaminants in the process; dumped under-treated wastewater in rivers and streams […]
