The National Republican Congressional Committee will be airing a television ad directed at the 10th Congressional District race, but mainly at incumbent Democrat Chris Carney.
The ad states “Is Chris Carney’s political career on life support?” and questions Carney’s voting record in Congress
The ad claims that Carney has said he is bi-partisan, but he has voted with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 91 percent of the time and that he supported President Obama’s “health care takeover.” The ad says “only 37 percent of Pennsylvanians” support Obama’s plan.
The ad tries to persuade Carney to “stop voting with Obama.”
Josh Drobnyk, spokesman for Carney’s campaign, said Carney is the most “fiscally conservative” congressman in the Pennsylvania delegation.
“One minute Congressman Carney is being actively recruited to switch parties by Republican leaders, including the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee,” Drobnyk said.
“The next minute he’s being attacked by the same folks for being too liberal.”
Teaching vacancies in Selinsgrove
Selinsgrove Area School District is announcing today 20 teaching openings in the 2010-11 school year.
The district posted the pending vacancies in all grade levels on its web site and will be advertising the positions beginning this week. The application deadline is April 19.
Give your opinions on bridge options
PennDOT may decide to shut down a bridge on Iron Bridge Road, which intersects Paxtonville Road, in Franklin Township, Snyder County.
At a 7:30 p.m. supervisors meeting on March 30 at the Franklin Township Municipal Building, located at 384 Greenhouse Road, PennDOT officials will present three options for the bridge: removal, rehabilitation, and replacement. Public input is being solicited.
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