Michael Sauers June 18,2026 Curiosity helps as does inquisitiveness. Intellectual restlessness and the "need to know" are ingredients in the mix. However, education (great teachers, small class sizes, liberal curriculum, debate, community support, application...
Michael Sauers June 6, 2026 The Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit , EITC, is a highly beneficial tax break and a means to short change public education. Unlike a deduction that merely lowers taxable income, an EITC credit directly reduces your state tax...
Michael Sauers June 6, 2026 Several times I have written about Speciesism. It is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals based solely on their species membership. It typically involves the assumption of human superiority over other animals, which is used...
Michael Sauers June 5, 2026 Governor Shapiro has dropped any semblance of wanting local communities to have the power to say NO to data centers. The power to say NO would be a stone in the shoe, a tac on the seat, a stick in the spokes for Mr. Shapiro's full throttle...
Michael Sauers June 3, 2026 Greenfire Coalition came to be as a result of inept economic development efforts in the Greater Hazleton Area. A top down economic development paradigm that kept the community uninformed and resulted in recruitment of polluting industries,...
Michael Sauers May 30, 2026 "The people have the right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all of the people,...
Michael Sauers May 24, 2026 Travel, according to many famous people, is a great elixir for life. Just ask St. Augustine, Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, JRR Tolkien, Anthony Bourdain and others. I disagree. Don't get me wrong. Travel makes corporations and their stock...
It was interesting to see Prince Charles smooze with Trump. It reminded me that in 1953, Britain's M16 partnered with the U.S. CIA to overthrow the duly elected government of Iran. The Iranian's had nationalized their oil industry in 1951. Their elected leader,...
Michael Sauers April 10, 2026 I have been a registered Democrat my entire life. While Party loyalty is a consideration, what is much more important is making sure candidates do what we send them to do. I often refer to this as "holding their feet to the fire."...
Michael Sauers April 6, 2026 An April 5, 2026 letter to the editor written by Kelly O'Brien, Executive Director at BIDA, Berwick and published by the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise is a classic example of obfuscation. Challenged by communities throughout the area on at...
Michael Sauers March 23, 2026 John Lennon wrote, Give Peace a Chance, and it is a noble thought. David Crosby penned, What Are Their Names, and Edwin Starr released, War, in 1969. They are but three songs among hundreds that express the anguish that most people have...
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...