Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
Prisoners of Our Minds
Michael Sauers December 29, 2024 It is remarkable that the human brain can compartmentalize and therefore avoid recognizing and dealing with the trauma of our world. Some can't and they exist in varying stages of emotional, physical and mental distress. Eventually,...
Millionaires, Billionaires
Michael Sauers December 20, 2024 (Sing to "Johnny Comes Marching Home, Hoorah, Hoorah) Millionaires/Billionaires Go Marching On, Beware, Beware Millionaires/Billionaires Go Marching On, Beware, Beware They'll Suit Themselves, Just Watch Them Go They Count On The...
Writers’ Suggested Reading Part II
Michael Sauers December 19, 2024 Aardvarks To Zebras, Tulin 1995 Carrots Love Tomatoes, Riotte 1975 The Godfather, Puzo 1969 Slave Species of god, Tellinger 2005 When Elephants Weep, Masson 1995 Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, Brown 1970 Cats, Bronson 1950 A...
Chromatex, An Exasperating Story
Michael Sauers December 18, 2024 Let me begin by stating that the Greater Hazleton Area, specifically and NEPA, generally have been and continue to be sacrifice areas in terms of environmental stewardship. Trapping, logging, mining and industrial/warehouse...
Writers’ Suggested Reading Part I
Michael Sauers December 10, 2024 Happy Holidays! 2024 was an interesting year especially for Boomers. We are not strangers to crooked politicians, wars, underfunded priorities and a world on fire! All of us are learning how to deal with accelerating technology and...
An Economic Boon???? Let’s Be Clear On What Fracking Brings To Pennsylvania
Written by Katie Jones Posted by Michael Sauers November 22, 2024 Is fracking a boon to Pennsylvania? Let's consider the price Pennsylvania pays for fracking. The Erie-Times News recently published an article titled: "What is fracking and what Trump's win means for...
Being Played–Shapiro’s Relentless Pursuit of the Presidency
November 21, 2024 Michael Sauers Why is it that I always feel I'm being played whenever I listen to Governor Shapiro, especially when I'm in the same room? In studying his record I find him to be a calculating and ambitious planner. While in any office he has...
No Landslide! No Mandate! No Decisive Win!
Michael Sauers November 7, 2024 Elections are contests and battles for the hearts and minds of people. This time Trump won but lets not go overboard. The popular vote total was relatively close, less than a 2.5 million vote difference out of 151 million cast....
A Fictitious (Maybe Not) Short Account
The Great Cigar Dynasty Michael Sauers November 14, 2024 The men named below and their families came to the United States because of their skills in stone working. Many stonemasons who worked in the quarries of Carrara, Molise, Isola and others found their way to...
November 6, 2024-Another Democratic Party Fiasco as Democrats Show Cowardice in Addressing Key Issues
Michael Sauers The current Democratic Party is a disaster. They just lost the Presidency and Senate. The House is still up for grabs. Why? They don't appear to be stupid but they do appear to be inept and cowardly. How so? Well, unfortunately they are under the...