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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 -- October 9, 2008
Westmoreland
County Completes Final Phase of Major Employment Zone;
Opening of Technology Park II Creates Hundreds of New
Job Opportunities -- The Westmoreland
County Industrial Development Corporation's (WCIDC)
Board of Directors, County Commissioners Tom Balya, Tom
Ceraso, and Kim Ward, today joined state and local
officials to mark the opening of the county's newest
industrial park, Westmoreland Technology Park II.
THE PEOPLE WE MEET
 New on the photographs page,
September 10, 2008, you'll find a picture of Tom with
Westmoreland Conservation District Board Chairman Roy Houston before a
District meeting. Go there by clicking on the picture in this section.
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THOUGHTS AS THE ELECTION DRAWS NEAR
It is amazing how the Republicans act like they are
"making history" by nominating a woman as their
vice-presidential nominee. They are roughly a quarter
century behind the Democratic Party who had Geraldine
Ferraro as part of their ticket in 1984. Sarah Palin?
C'mon. If John McCain's slogan of "America First" was
sincere, how does he select her over a variety of more
qualified candidates? At this time two years ago, she
was mayor of a town with a population smaller than
Latrobe. Click on the icon in
this section to read more.
 VOTING
IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE
With a very important
presidential election on the horizon, those of us
responsible for conducting the election have confidence
in the integrity of our voting machines and fully expect
to conduct an efficient, accurate election. It may be
puzzling that I even have to make such a statement in
this country, but after the 2000 election and all the
shenanigans in Florida and then Congress' rush to apply
a band-aid to the election process, these kinds of
issues are of concern. Click
on the icon in this section to read more.
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