As we begin to get into the full swing of the political “silly season,” I want to take a moment to point out why I think the economic stimulus package passed by the current Congress and supported by President Barack Obama was a good thing.
The “Party of No” is trying to paint the package as a waste of money, and claim that it’s done more harm than good to our economy.
Nothing could be further from the truth, in my opinion.
I believe the stimulus money is what kept our economy from going completely into the toilet, and that if that allows the supporters of former President Bush’s economic programs to regain control of the federal government, they will turn the steering wheel of the economy back over to the Wall Street greed heads who nearly drove us off the cliff.
In my case, the $8,000 home-buying credit allowed me to hire no less than four different local contractors to do improvements to the home I bought in the summer of 2009.
This worked out to better than three weeks of work combined, and it very well could have been income these contractors may never have earned had I not been able to hire them.
The stimulus money has worked, and if anyone is interested in learning more, they can get additional details at www.recovery.
pa.gov. We’ve come too far to go backward.
Rick Thomas,
Lewisburg
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Stimulus worked
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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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