Michael Sauers March 19, 2026 According to a recent Citizen's Voice article, dated March 17, 2026, a conference was held for business and government regarding "data centers". Held at the Hilton Double Tree in Plains Township, PA , it was organized by John Augustine of...
Michael Sauers February 8, 2026 If you have given up on the concept of being an individual with independent, critical thinking capabilities then AI and its attendant data centers are right for you. AI is one of those mysteries of technology that is being foisted on...
Michael Sauers December 16, 2025 Last week a truly creative and organic event took place at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. Seventy statewide environmental justice, community development, and economic development organizations plus over two thousand...
Michael Sauers November 24, 2025 The federal government has numerous powers granted by the Constitution. Powers such as create, levy and collect taxes, create and regulate money, regulate interstate commerce and provide for the defense of the United States among...
Michael Sauers October 3, 2025 Bloomsburg already has some key assets that are helpful for developing a vibrant and successful downtown. To begin, the Town of Bloomsburg has three exits off a busy interstate highway. While none of these channel traffic directly into...
Michael Sauers September 20, 2025 When the value or worth of an idea is counter to the interests of the majority, the idea has to be sequestered into muddy waters. Secrecy! Intimidation! Denial! This post is about strategies that government and industry uses to limit...
Conservation to Industrial Presented by Thomas Russell Published 9/14/2025 My name is Tom Russell and I am a 35 year resident of Packer Township. My family lives in the Hollow just downstream from the Tamaqua Area Water Authority spillway. Quakake, as my Mom and Dad...
Michael Sauers August 2, 2025 The Greater Hazleton Area is not the only "sacrifice area". There are hundreds of them spread across the U.S.A. Above and below ground coal mining with all of its negative consequences (too numerous to list, do some research) started the...
Michael Sauers July 3, 2025 It is a given that an investment in equitable education is by far the best economic development tool. Think-tanks, corporations, universities and governments proclaim this through countless studies. It is the foundation and surpasses...
Michael Sauers June 6, 2025 For fifty years I have been supporting communities who find themselves being pressured by the Federal Government, State Government, Economic Development Agencies (CANDO, SEDCO, Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance) and Proposing Industries to...
Michael Sauers May 21, 2025 A few years ago, Congressman Dan Meuser met with "community leaders" at a gathering hosted by Bloomsburg University (Commonwealth University). The topic was the future of economic/community development, education/training and the federal...
Michael Sauers February 8, 2025 Governor Shapiro's budget address muddied the waters as it skirted significant areas of importance and was an attempt at personal aggrandizement. As often happens, it resembled a campaign speech. Mr. Shapiro is running for President....