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The Code of the West

By Tank Baird
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1 week 6 days ago

Well partners; Cowboy up! Get along little doggies! And happy trails to me! The Wyoming State Legislature is going to vote on adopting the Cowboy Code in government.

Yeehaw! (Six shooter noise in the background). more»

An apology is in order

By PennFuture
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3 weeks 1 day ago

Ever since criminals from Russia illegally hacked into the computers at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, the right-wing attack on the science of climate change has grown more hysterical and more oblivious to facts and scientific data. The Commonwealth Foundation has gleefully joined in the attack, turning some of its fury on Penn State University where Dr. more»

Penn Future Session Daze: Feb. 12, 2010

By PennFuture
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3 weeks 5 days ago

Even without the snow, we're feeling like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day? more»

Clean Energy/Green Jobs bills = jobs + money

By PennFuture
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4 weeks 2 days ago

A new study underscores how vital it is for the General Assembly to pass the Clean Energy and Green Jobs legislation, House Bill 80, sponsored by Representatives Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) and more»

Gobs and gobs of jobs and more

By PennFuture
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5 weeks 10 hours ago

A comprehensive study released this week details the economic impact of the proposed Clean Energy and Green Jobs legislation (House Bill 80 and Senate Bill 92) - which increases our clean energy requirements. And it's all good. more»

We thought we had a deal

By PennFuture
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5 weeks 6 days ago

The initial budget agreement negotiated last year by Governor Rendell and legislative leaders dictated that the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) generate $60 million from gas drilling in our state forests this fiscal year, and an outrageous $180 million in the 2010-11 fiscal year. more»

Penn Future Session Daze: Jan. 22, 2010

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6 weeks 5 days ago

George champions drilling bills more»

Off With His Head

By PennFuture
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6 weeks 6 days ago

"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men [and women] to do nothing." Edmund Burke more»

Seeing the Bids, Raising the Stakes

By PennFuture
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7 weeks 4 days ago

The budget deal finally hammered out in October required Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to raise $60 million for the general fund by leasing land for gas drilling. more»

Ignoring the Red Flags

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9 weeks 1 day ago

There are many water problems associated with coal mining. One of the worst, uncontrolled acid mine water breaking out from abandoned coal mines, often needs fast emergency action, with the taxpayers footing the bill. more»

New Year’s Resolutions to Keep

By PennFuture
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11 weeks 6 days ago

New Year's resolutions often fail to create lasting change in our behavior. But sometimes resolutions that are suggested by others can make that change happen. With that in mind, we have a number of resolutions to suggest that will make Pennsylvania a cleaner and greener place to live, work, and play.
 
Resolutions for the state legislature and the governor: more»

Changing Red to Green

By PennFuture
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14 weeks 10 hours ago

Sometimes it feels like we’re drowning in a flood of red ink. Every budget – from the federal government to the states to municipalities to families – has less income and more expenses. More than one in 10 Americans are out of work. And bad news seems to be the order of the day. more»

The Painful Job of Knowing

By Barb Jarmoska
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16 weeks 1 day ago

There is a threat at my doorstep that causes me to fluctuate between cowering in fear, basking in denial and screaming in outrage. I don't know how to do battle with so great an enemy. What great irony, as for 30 years, I have been a messenger of good health and well being. more»

Against All Enemies, Foreign, and Domestic

By Stephanie Van Der Wal
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16 weeks 2 days ago
"I,________________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Mili
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They Also Sacrifice

By Lance Van Auken
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17 weeks 1 day ago

Today, Nov. 11, 2009, is Veterans’ Day.

Today is the day we – most of us anyway – thank those living and dead who have served in our nation’s many wars. Memorial Day is the one where we only thank those who died in service. more»

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