Time and events are forces beyond our control, and they move quickly, often deviating from our expectations. This reality has held true for the first four months of my tenure as vice chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. However, we must not allow these external factors to ...
When I moved to Washington from Allegheny County over 20 years ago, I would often comment on how things were done differently by our northern big brother. I quickly learned that such advice was unwanted. The local political and legal communities were opposed to an implant from Allegheny ...
The Marcellus Shale is undoubtedly one of Pennsylvania’s greatest assets, and one of my highest priorities each session is continuing to leverage our commonwealth’s vast energy resources to grow and sustain our economic development. This includes better utilizing technologies, like ...
I was born at Washington Hospital and worked there for 25 years. That’s where I gave birth to my five children and most of my grandkids were born there. All of my family members and friends have received care there. I have a deep-rooted dedication to our community hospital and want to make ...
In 1992, one of my professors dedicated a portion of a class on strategic planning to “saving the dog.” No, that was not a predictive reference to the current governor of South Dakota, who offed her puppy in a gravel pit. He wanted to prepare us to cope with what he referred to as ...
One interesting aspect of “Trumpworld” foreign policy has been its recent infatuation with all things related to Hungary and its prime minister, Viktor Orbán. For example, on March 7, Donald Trump invited Orbán to Mar-a-Lago for a well-publicized photo opportunity. A day earlier, ...
