I’d like to respond to the accusations and comments made by Yvonne Morgan regarding Congressman Carney.
She cites as “evidence” that Mr. Marino is “ahead by as much as 15 points” a poll funded by and for Ayres, McHenry & Associates of Alexandria, Va. Ayres, co-founded by longtime GOP political operative Whit Ayres, did the poll for the American Action Forum, a nonprofit, conservative think tank co-founded earlier this year and headed by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the top economic adviser for Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
It should come as no great surprise that Republican-leaning pollsters will find (and sell) poll results that look good to their side.
Ms. Morgan also claimed that Carney voted for the “failed bailouts.” As a matter of fact, he voted against the Wall Street bailouts.
Three times.
Chris Carney is a moderate Democrat. I believe, along with many others, that he represents our district well.
He is one of us, and he shares our values. He has strong family values, he’s a military reservist, and he’s got the intelligence to realize that the last thing we need to do right now is allow the people who ran the economic bus into the ditch back into the driver’s seat.
Our current economic problems didn’t happen overnight, and they aren’t going to be fixed overnight, either.
Rick Thomas, chair
Union County Democratic Committee
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Unconcerned lawmaker
Republican Representative Kurt Masser's leadership and support of Governor Tom Corbett's agenda have proven to be nothing short of a disaster for everyone from senior citizens to the children statewide and locally.
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Comic relief
Yet again, the Northumberland County commissioners have supplied -- unintentionally I can only hope -- comic relief in these troubled times for our county.
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Belonging here
This morning, as I was leaving the Sunbury Islamic Center with a group of moms and kids from our Sunday school, someone drove by and screamed out their car window to us: "Go back to where you belong."
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Transportation taxes
On May 22, the state House voted on HB 1100. The Democrat-sponsored bill exempted the sale of airplanes, airplane parts and airplane repairs from the 6 percent state sales tax.
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Stepping up for river
I represent a group of 22 retired state Department of Environmental Protection professionals who have more than 600 years of combined service in managing all aspects of the commonwealth's water quality and pollution control programs.
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Catalyst for study
The Susquehanna River, in many ways, unifies our region. Yet this vital ecological and economic engine, and the source of drinking water for millions, has been increasingly showing signs of distress.
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Access to closed school
As a member of the New Berlin Borough Council, I am interested in maintaining access to the New Berlin Elementary School property for the citizens of the New Berlin community.
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Critical period
More than two years ago, Sunbury native Ashley Spotts received a life-saving lung transplant due to cystic fibrosis (CF) and diabetes. Pennsylvania Cystic Fibrosis, Inc. (PACFI) established the Ashley's Angels Transplant Fund to help the family with medical expenses, and area individuals and families responded by donating to the fund and/or having fundraisers.
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Tough to stop a train
To add a bit of perspective to the recent accident in Milton, as well as subsequent reporting and editorial comments, let's keep in mind that a train cannot overcome the immutable laws of physics.
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