by Jane Richey | Feb 4, 2012 | Alerts, Politics
All three of the Venango County Republican State Committee Members — Becky Hedglin, Charles Breene and Martha Breene — voted not to endorse candidates during the Saturday, January 28th State Committee meeting in Hershey. (If you would like to contact...
by Jane Richey | Feb 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Truth is, by now we should have created millions more jobs than we have. But Obama’s $836 billion stimulus, his botched industry bailouts, his failed “green” energy policies, his regulatory siege on business, and his disastrous attacks on Wall Street...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
“We work hard,” Pat Eiding, president of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, says of the people he represents, “and when you work hard you should be compensated. And it should be fair. And so if you want to make a million dollars, or five million or thirty, God bless you. But...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
We don’t know whether 153 members is the best size for the state House of Representatives. We do know, along with Speaker Sam Smith of Punxsutawney, that 203 members is too large, too wasteful of money for offices, staff, expenses, etc., and too inefficient. So...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Gov. Tom Corbett is endorsing his favorite Republican candidates for the April 24 primary election, including candidates for United States Senator (to oppose incumbent Sen. Bob Casey) and auditor general, the office he once held; no incumbent is running in that race. ...