Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Why Vegan? A Few Thoughts to Chew On.
January 15, 2024 Submitted by Mike Sauers Everywhere I go the message is loud and clear. Go Vegan Now! Proponents have a significant array of benefits which, they forcefully claim, would have a profound impact on the planetary and human condition. The information...
Corporate Welfare/Legislative Ineptitude
Posted by Michael Sauers on December 10, 2023 Letter to Editor, March, 2011 Corporate welfare has been and continues to be abusive whether on the state or federal level. It has taken many billions of dollars away from initiatives that would benefit a majority of...
A Little Help From My MAGA Friends
Posted by Mike Sauers September 7, 2023 Written by Rod Holt MAGA friends, please help! Citing the Steele dossier, agent Peter Strzok and lawyer Lisa Page, I can argue that the FBI and the DOJ are being controlled by the liberal "Deep State" to my "Never Trump"...
Grossing Out the Children
Dead turtles at Carbon County Environmental Education Center spark questions about kids and nature's nastier side. Matilda and Giuseppe LoPresti check out what's crawling in the mud. “WHY are there turtle carcasses in a cage behind the building? They are producing a...
Chicken of the Woods Stir Fry
September 1, 2023 Michael Sauers Chicken of the Woods Stir Fry is a truly delightful dish. It is vegan. It is simple. It starts with the Chicken of the Woods mushroom. That's right, it's a mushroom dish. Don't let that scare you. You will be glad you tried it. First...
Elementary Teacher Creativity–As Important As Subject Knowledge and Classroom Management
September 1, 2023 Michael Sauers I retired from teaching second grade in 2014. It was a forced retirement due to a catastrophic life event. At 64 years of age, I was at the top of my game. A truly knowledgeable and discerning teacher. Aside from mastery of subject...
Great Vegan Dish!
Michael Sauers August 16, 2023 In several of my posts I encourage readers to try a plant based diet. So, from time to time, a tried and true recipe will be posted. Give this a try. Tofu Scramble with Crunchy Toast and Tea/Coffee Start with a block of very firm tofu....
Individuals Can Make a Difference
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...
The Keystone Cops Are Back in Harrisburg
July 30, 2023 Mike Sauers The Keystone Cops represented humorous incompetence during the silent film era. In two previous posts, Why the Push for Clean Renewable Energy, dated November 12, 2021 and Driving With Blinders On..., dated January 5, 2022, I stated that...
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....