by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Responding to House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s warning that if the federal government continues to run annual $1 trillion deficits we will eventually face a debt crisis, liberal economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said Wednesday that that is not...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Politics
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney did not deny President Barack Obama, who oversaw a $5.8 trillion increase in the national debt during his first term, believed the country did not have a spending problem. The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 6 about a...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Health Care
From the Wall Street Journal: Labor unions enthusiastically backed the Obama administration’s health-care overhaul when it was up for debate. Now that the law is rolling out, some are turning sour. Union leaders say many of the law’s requirements will drive up the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 29, 2013 | Events
Saturday, Feb. 2, Fishermen’s Network, 149 Summit Drive, Franklin will be holding a two-hour class for anyone who is thinking about running for an office in Venango County. The class will take place at our offices at 9:00 am. You will learn about various positions...
by Jane Richey | Jan 28, 2013 | Free Markets
For years, pro-business lawmakers trotted out bills to make Pennsylvania a state that can’t force people to pay union dues. Such bills languished in committees with no expectation of legislative action. “They’ve been introducing right-to-work bills since...
