by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2013 | Agenda 21
Their dueling documentaries — the sequel to Fox’s Oscar-nominated “Gasland” aired July 8 on HBO and McAleer’s “FrackNation” aired the following night on AXS — have clear aims when it comes to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2013 | Agenda 21
Pennsylvania stands out among states in the region as having done a good job of protecting the timber rattlesnake, a state official said. James Chestney, the venomous species coordinator of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, says the reptile is endangered or...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2013 | Health Care
Would you trust thousands of low-level Federal bureaucrats and contractors with one-touch access to your private financial and medical information? Under Obamacare you won’t have any choice. As the Obamacare train-wreck begins to gather steam, there is increasing...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2013 | Politics
The Treasury inspector general (IG) who outlined the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups aggressively defended his office from Democratic attacks on Thursday, saying he had never seen an independent auditor treated that way. Democrats at a House Oversight hearing...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on Thursday afternoon. Detroit’s emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, filed the request to begin what will be the biggest municipal bankruptcy in United States history. Chapter 9 status would shield the municipality...
