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WELCOME
 It has been a
pleasure and a privilege to serve the residents of Westmoreland County since 1996. Through this web site, I have promoted my vision for
our county and tried to better understand your concerns. Working together, we have promoted a
proactive, fiscally responsible agenda of growth, service, and safety. The challenge of
building on our success continues.
Please visit the
news section to learn more about
Westmoreland County government and my perspective about the many challenges we face. In the
politics section, I discuss current
issues from the local level up to the national political scene. The
views
section contains the monthly articles I write for the weekly papers.
I welcome your opinion on the important
issues facing Westmoreland County, as well as our state, nation, and world. To facilitate
the discussion, please visit my polls page. Please
e-mail
me with your questions, concerns, and ideas. I hope you enjoy the site, and find it both
informative and entertaining.
COUNTY NEWS -- April 24, 2008
Westmoreland
County Hosts Week of the Uninsured, April 28 - May 2;
Qualifying Families Can Enroll in CHIP, adultBasic
Insurance Programs -- To mark the "Week
of the Uninsured in Westmoreland County" the Board of
Commissioners today announced that during the week of
April 28-May 4 the Courthouse will host an information
and enrollment kiosk for uninsured families to enroll in
the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and
adultBasic health plan.
THE PEOPLE WE MEET
 New on the photographs page,
April 18, 2008, you'll find a picture of
Tom speaking at a "Steelers for Obama" rally outside in
Greensburg. Go there by clicking on the picture in this section.
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 OBAMA
HAS "IT"
Voting for President of the United States is
certainly a subjective exercise. After seeing who has
taken office after the last two presidential elections
that fact is painfully obvious. So in explaining why I
am for Barack Obama I will not list policy positions of
his that I agree with (although I agree with most). My
support is based not only on his sound policy judgments,
but also the feeling I have about what an Obama
presidency could mean for our nation, our culture and
the world. Click on the icon in
this section to read more.
 LET'S
TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY BUDGET
Every year there are
discussions concerning the county’s budget, particularly
its size and its growth. Analyzing it is difficult
because, frankly, county government is one of the least
understood levels of government. There are a lot of
misunderstandings and misconceptions because there is
very little taught in schools about county government.
For the most part, the Commonwealth establishes our
mission and regulates our programs, and the overwhelming
majority of the money we spend comes from sources other
than property taxes. Click
on the icon in this section to read more.
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Why is it
an issue with the media and some
voters that Barack Obama doesn't
wear a US flag lapel pin, yet
neither Hillary Clinton or John
McCain wear one?
A. Because
he is black
B. Because
his middle name is Hussein
C. Because
Obama rhymes with Osama
D. There is
no good reason it just shows the
bigotry of the media and some voters
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