Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Biden’s Debate Opponent Should Quit
Written by John G. Shannon June 7, 2024 Posted by Michael Sauers Aside from perpetuating sensationalism, it makes absolutely no sense as to why the post-debate news and social media are almost exclusively reporting that President Joe Biden should drop out of the...
A Tasty Vegan Dish
Michael Sauers July 7, 2024 Hello. Experiment with this recipe. It is healthy and delicious! Put two tablespoons (or more) of olive oil into a medium saucepan. Throw in a half dozen chopped scallions, a fore finger length of sliced ginger with skin and a generous...
Meaning of the Fourth of July
Written by Gerard Hoefling Posted July 4, 2024 As we Americans navigate a difficult political landscape while gathering to celebrate the Fourth of July and the birth of our nation and Democracy, it may be useful to consider how our nation came into being. Such an...
Trump’s Supreme Court
Michael Sauers July 2, 2024 It appears that Trump's Supreme Court has come through for him. In a six to three ruling they have supplied him with broad immunity from prosecution. The Court ruled that regardless of evidence of criminal behavior, a president has...
Vegan Mayo/Pesto/Tahini Treats
Recipes/Tested by Carola Sauers Posted by Michael Sauers June 27, 2024 Raw Almond Mayo 3/4 cup soaked/peeled almonds 1/4--1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 2--4 gloves of garlic 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper pinch of seal salt 2 pitted dates 1/4--1/2 cup of olive oil Small...
Dandelions
Michael Sauers June 22, 2023 Some young and saucy dandelions Stood laughing in the sun; They were brimming full of happiness, And running o'er with fun. At length they saw beside them A dandelion old; His form was bent and withered, Gone were his locks of gold....
Statement of Carbon County Concerning a Proposal to Burn Tires
Written by Linda Christman Posted June 19, 2024 The Panther Creek Power Plant in Nesquehoning has asked for permission to burn tires as fuel. The plant has been burning waste coal since 1992 and now proposes to add tire shreds to the fuel mix. Waste coal burned as...
Fully Fund Public Schools
Written by Ginny Mazzei Posted June 15, 2024 Tuesday's (6-11-24) Press Enterprise carries a report about the proposal to invest in public education, HB 2370, that passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday. I say it is about time. I am over 65 and understand the...
Trump-Hitler-Roosevelt
Written by Gerard Hoefling June 13, 2023 I am writing in response to a recent Letter to the Editor in which the author expressed disdain for those who might compare former President Donald Trump with Adolph Hitler and instead argued a more accurate comparison would...
How to Destroy a Community and It’s Environment in Fourteen Easy Lessons
Written/Posted by Drew Magill June 13, 2024 Take a dying coal town with hundreds of unemployed miners, thousands of acres of abandoned mine lands and all the streams polluted by acid mine drainage. Have a self serving chamber of commerce form an economic...