Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
How to Improve Downtowns
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...
Boomer Wisdom-Trump Tries to Avert Disaster
Michael Sauers October 2, 2025 The Trump Presidency is in panic mode. Indications, instinct and Boomer Wisdom tells me that the Epstein information, complete with videos and no redactions, is going to cause major problems for Trump and many other wealthy and...
Just For Fun-Cold Vegan Soups
Michael Sauers September 25, 2025 Here is a short list of cold vegan soups. I'm not going to bore you with recipes. They are easy to find. Experiment. Gazpacho (too many versions to list, delicious) Chilled Cucumber (many combinations, scrumptious) Carrot Coconut...
Looking to Hide, Intimidate and Obfuscate
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...
Phil Kaufman
Phil Kaufman/Michael Sauers September 16, 2025 Where to begin? This is a reasonable question when you're talking about Phil Kaufman. He is a man of enormous courage, intellect and grit. For several decades he spoke truth to power and to the citizens of the Greater...
WOKE PERSPECTIVE
Written and Submitted by Rod Holt 9/14/25 These are some observations from my "woke" perspective. When did the American education system become corrupt and useless? Who benefits when the Consumer Protection Bureau is eliminated? When did science and scientists...
Statement to the Packer Township Supervisors Regarding Zoning Changes
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...
Criticisms of EITC and OSTC
Michael Sauers September 4, 2025 I make no bones about my position on public education. It needs to be adequately funded, which it is not, because it is an indispensable component of a free society. Substantial funding for public education should be a priority as...
A Journey of Humility and Perspective
Michael Sauers August 28, 2025 The Forgotten Wilderness by Tom Brown is an easy read that builds an understanding of the interconnections of nature and its connection to us. Starting in lawns and working his way through hedgerows, abandoned areas, ponds, streams,...