Greenfire Coalition Writer's Forum
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 become...
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 Dad...
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 it...
Labor
Michael Sauers August 28, 2025 I have a few issues with Unions including the one I belong to. Many times I have prodded my union, PSEA/NEA to be more aggressive on issues other than wages, pensions and working conditions. Occasionally, I led by example during strikes,...
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,...
The Business of War
Michael Sauers August 29, 2025 According to David Vine, Professor of Anthropology at American University, "the United States has been fighting wars constantly since invading Afghanistan in 2001. This nonstop warfare is far less exceptional than it might seem; the...
Too Many???????
Michael Sauers August 18, 2025 On a recent trip to Martha's Vineyard I learned that the island is overrun with people, turkeys and ticks. People, with our superior brain power and free will could solve our Martha's Vineyard and worldwide overpopulation problem but we...
Bloomsburg, A Great Little Town
Michael Sauers August 4, 2025 I grew up in McAdoo, Pennsylvania. McAdoo is a small town that owes its existence to Anthracite coal mining. I have coal cracker in my blood. I'll give my time spent in the Greater McAdoo Area a mixed review with many great life...
Sacrifice Areas
Michael Sauers August 2, 2025 The Greater Hazleton Area is not the only "sacrifice area". There are hundreds of them spread across the U.S.A. Above and below ground coal mining with all of its negative consequences (too numerous to list, do some research) started the...