by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A more than three-year legislative battle ended with the Pennsylvania General Assembly passing a comprehensive Marcellus shale policy this week and sending the compromise bill to Gov. Tom Corbett. Corbett is expected to sign it, but when he does, he will be violating...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
How many of you watched the Super Bowl last Sunday? Did you see the ‘Halftime” ad with Clint Eastwood? What was your reaction? This from a Fox News article: Why did Team Obama need to put this ad in a political context? That made it appear that the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nation’s Brundtland Report, which defined Sustainable Development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” But...
by Jane Richey | Feb 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
For those who remember the TV series, call it the “Green Acres” effect. Fueled by an economic downturn that has curtailed the upward mobility of many corporate jobs, general dissatisfaction with suburban stresses and growing discontent with what they see...
by Jane Richey | Feb 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Would you spend $60,000 to install solar generating equipment on an Indian hogan? I, and all those who pay their bills to my local utility, have. A great success, no? Then imagine that, days after turning on the lights, the volunteers on the project discover that...
by Jane Richey | Feb 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Ronald Reagan was a classic. He broke the back of the Evil Empire and started deregulating an overburdened U.S. economy. It was Ronald Reagan in 1964 that told Americans we face a time for choosing — and if you haven’t watched the entire speech, you’re missing out....