Let’s hope new Greene commissioners step up
Two things in the May 23 缅北禁地 piqued my interest. The first was an article that appeared on Page A3 and addressed the Greene County primary election for county commissioners. The headline read, “McClure, Belding oust Greene Commissioner Trader from post.” My congratulations go out to the victors and my condolences to the defeated.
The new candidates are reported to have said that “they will be reaching out to the community for ideas and discussions on how to make the county more ‘prosperous.'”
That sounds good, but my experience is that in l’il ole’ Greene County (sic) stuff just does not get done that-a-way (sic). But that issue is too long and sad for this venue.
Therefore, in the event my ideas and discussions once again inadvertently fall through the cracks, I’ll offer a few as follows:
1. In government speech, drop the word job and related phrases and pick up on the word livelihood. Compare the definitions of the two words. Nobody I know wants a job. Everybody I know needs and wants a livelihood.
2. Resurrect the Pa. Route 21 bypass of Waynesburg and Morrisville.
3. Consolidate the five county autonomous school districts at one centralized campus. The need is glaringly self-evident.
4. Establish a county-wide storm water management program. The need is exceedingly long-standing.
5. Revisit the Farmland Conservation Program impact on the “prosperity” of Greene County.
6. Promote county-wide roadway improvement to enhance traffic safety, effectiveness and efficiency.
7. Review criterion for historic sites to insure designation is based on events in the development of people, country or institution, not based on legendary, fictional, or nostalgic relics.
The second thing that piqued my interest was the page 5 commentary, “Most Republicans are fascists in disguise.” Accolades and kudos to the writer, James Sloan of Hopwood. My dictionary defines the word fascism as “a system of government characterized by rigid one-party dictatorship, forcible suppression of opposition, private economic enterprise under centralized government control, belligerent nationalism, racism and militarism, etc.” Mr. Sloan hit the nail squarely on the head, so to speak.
Paul Lagojda
Cumberland Township