August 9, 2023 Mike Sauers As far back as the 1960's, fossil fuel industries knew that coal, oil and gas were harmful to life on the planet. Yet, they persisted. Through money, lobbying, legislation and corporate welfare they have managed to control the "energy...
Education
Children Need Literacy
Michael Sauers July 25, 2033 Children are the future. Literacy skills are the keys to self realization, understanding and contributing to the world. Any rational adult understands this. Parents have a responsibility to attend to this as much as they find it possible....
Woke–To Be or Not To BE
Mike Sauers August 24, 2022 I have thought about this post for a considerable time. My concern is that we understand the meaning and importance of "woke" as it is currently used. In the movie, A Few Good Men, we hear Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) demand an answer...
Letter to Bloomsburg Press Enterprise
Published 4/15/22 Written by Mike Sauers
Historical Opinion-Endangered Species Act
Written by Professor Carl Frankel 1995 Posted by Mike Sauers on March 26, 2022 ESA Update-The Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1973, is one of the most significant and influential environmental laws. It is the result of devastating...
Dissent Necessary for Democracy
Written by Gerard D. Hoefling on July 2, 1992
Historical Perspective on Hazleton City Landfill Dredge Issue
Written by Drew Magill on 12-27-2006
Consumptive Wildlife Use as an Economic Tool
Mike Sauers If you study the flora and fauna history of North America, you discover that there was a richness and abundance that is often compared to that of Africa. Even though the Native Americans numbered in the millions, they found a way to co-exist without...
Food for Thought
Mike Sauers I'm writing this post from sunny Florida where I'm enjoying a well deserved vacation. So far it has been very relaxing and enjoyable. However, no matter where you call home, the mind continues to wrestle with the world. The following are my thoughts and...
Things to Consider in 2022
Mike Sauers A new year is upon us and we are presented with a dizzying array of choices. Many of these choices will affect us, our families, our communities and our planet. The following are suggestions based on my 71 years of life. They are not prioritized as each is...
Education——Economic Development——A Full Life
Mike Sauers We live in precarious times. The onslaught of information, accurate or not, is daunting. Information/news/opinion sources have exploded in a variety of formats. Data, facts and fractured information comes at us twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week...