County executive Kathy Dahlkemper, Erie Schools Superintendent Jay Badams, Sen. Sean Wiley, school board members, teachers and students rode two chartered buses to Harrisburg to stage a demonstration demanding more money for Erie schools. Whatever your views on the issue, teaching students to protest is not what parents have in mind when they send their […]
If You Want Made in the USA Then Ask For It
This article is Part 1 of a series Are you tired of looking at the label on whatever you just bought only to see it was made in another country? It really doesn’t matter which one, but it’s frustrating to see the names of almost every country in the world except for the USA. Wouldn’t […]
Review the Lake Erie Underwater Cable Then Tell Them What You Think
The ITC Lake Erie Connector, introduced to county residents last year, is an underwater high voltage DC cable to be run from Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada to Erie County, PA. It will consist of two high voltage DC cables, +/- 320 kV (320,000 volts DC). It travels 72 miles underwater, 7 miles underground from landfall […]
Why Does Erie County Want to Run the EMTA Buses?
For the many of us who reside in Erie County, the very public battle between the City of Erie and Erie County Council over who will be in charge of the EMTA is a little puzzling. News stories on local TV stations and in the local paper say absolutely nothing about why they’re fighting in […]
Do Erie County Residents Want to Look at Wind Turbines in Lake Erie?
Many residents of Erie County are not yet aware that Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper is on the board of LEEDCo, a largely taxpayer funded organization in Cleveland, Ohio, (recently sold to Fred Olsen Renewables of Norway) with plans to put wind turbines in Lake Erie. A big promoter of the project, Dahlkemper wants turbines […]
LEEDCo Collects Another $40 Million US Taxpayer Dollars for Lake Erie Project
LEEDCo, if anything, has been persistent in its pursuit of government grants. A few days ago they announced a $3.7 million dollar grant, bringing their total take, up until last week to $10.7 million. Now, the Department of Energy has awarded them another $40 million from US taxpayers to be paid in three installments of […]
LEEDCo Gets More Taxpayer Money for Wind Project
County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, who is also on the board of LEEDCo, the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio, thinks it is great news that they’ve received another $3.7 million handout from the U.S. Department of Energy. According to Dahlkemper: Receiving this funding is great news for the development of wind energy, and […]
A Modest Proposal for Parents and Students in Erie Schools
Now that everyone knows the Erie schools are in dire financial straits, it’s time for each parent and student to take matters into their own hands. The proposal to close all four high schools has everyone’s attention, but does fixing the budget, however it’s done, mean the schools are fixed, too? Convince someone else or […]
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