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Take A Look at Joe Hoeffel in PA

March 12, 2010
The Booman Tribune

BY BOOMAN

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If you are getting really sick of the Democratic Party using women's rights as a bargaining chip, you can make a difference by getting involved in Hoeffel's campaign. It'll make you feel better. It's a tough year for Democrats, but Hoeffel is willing to fight to keep the Pennsylvania governorship in Democratic hands. With Hoeffel, on women's rights, it will make a difference which party wins. With the others? Not so much.

Read the full post on the Booman Tribune.

Outcry greets possibility of gas drilling at Wayne County schools

March 12, 2010
The Times-Tribune

BY STEVE MCCONNELL

HONESDALE - Several parents and district residents told Wayne Highlands directors they were against an offer by a natural gas drilling company to lease two school properties for development.

An official with New York City-based Hess Corp., which has leased thousands of acres in northern Wayne County for natural gas exploration and potential development, expressed interest in also leasing the Damascus Area and Preston Area elementary and middle school properties.

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Virginia? Yeah, I'm sending my lunch money to Joe Hoeffel - lessons for Pennsylvania

March 11, 2010
Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

BY SUE

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Joe Hoeffel has an established voting record. Employees in his County have domestic partner benefits. He supports full and total equality for the LGBT community.

Based on their records, not their promises, who do you think is most likely to issue a "directive" rather than lead government to legalize equality?

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We don't need marriage equality tomorrow to continue being economically viable. We do need an Executive Branch that is proactive in creating a more tolerant state culture for everyone.

Pa. premium hikes deepen coverage crisis

March 10, 2010
The Philadelphia Inquirer

BY JONATHAN M STEIN AND KRISTEN DAMA

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Until recently, Chavis and about 3,000 other low-income Pennsylvanians on the waiting list for adultBasic - a state health-insurance program run by Pennsylvania's four Blue Cross plans - were allowed to buy into the program for about $300 a month. Now they face a near-doubling of their premiums for what was supposed to be an affordable program.

Worse, 45,000 residents who are getting fully subsidized adultBasic coverage - most of them after months on the program's waiting list - may lose their subsidies unless the program is renewed.

GUEST COLUMN: Progressivism in Gubernatorial Politics: Then and Now

March 10, 2010
Politics PA

BY DR KEN WOLENSKY

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Joe Hoeffel is atypical; so, too, were Gifford Pinchot (1923-1927 and 1931-1935), a progressive Republican, and George M. Leader (1955-1959) a liberal Democrat. Here’s a look at the similarity of Hoeffel’s platform with those of Pinchot and Leader in three areas: taxes, environment, and workplace and labor issues.

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Read the full article on PoliticsPA.com.

Natural Gas Exploration Ruining Roads in Northern Tier (VIDEO)

March 9, 2010
WENY-TV

BY KATHERINE UNDERWOOD

Natural gas drilling in the Northern Tier has sparked the local economy, but it's ruining residential roads.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials tell WENY-TV News the spike in heavy truck traffic is a result of natural gas exploration in the Northern Tier.

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Roads like State Route 3009 in Bradford County are just crumbling under heavy truck traffic.

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Read the rest and watch the video at WENY.

Joe Hoeffel, Candidate for Pennsylvania Governor speaks to Voices

March 9, 2010
Voices of Central Pennsylvania

BY JORDAN TORONTO

In mid-February, Voices had an exclusive interview with Joe Hoeffel, a Democratic candidate running for Governor of Pennsylvania. Hoeffel has served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania’s 13th district, and is currently vice-chair for the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

The paragraphs summarize the views expressed by Hoeffel in portions of the interview that are not directly quoted. They are not the options of Voices or of the writer

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Outta Leftfield: Obama sheds the rock star fanfair

March 8, 2010
Montgomery Newspapers

BY MIKE MORSCH

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"People are worried about the cost of health insurance, and a lot of people are worried about losing it or being denied coverage or their children not getting it," said Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel, one of the longtime Democratic standard bearers in the county.

"I think people understand the need for reform. I think they’re scared of change. They’ve been misled I think in some cases by Sarah Palin and her death panels and other exaggerations. So yes, people are uneasy about it."

What we can learn from Texas: Shale gas drilling do's and don'ts

March 6, 2010
The Patriot-News on PennLive.com

BY HEATHER LONG

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Calvin Tillman’s message is simple: The Barnett Shale gas drilling brought a lot of wealth and jobs to his area, but it’s also brought bad air and water.

“If I could do it all over again, I would probably do what New York’s doing, and I would frankly just slow things down quite a bit and think about things and make sure that everything was done in a responsible, respectful, and safe manner,” he told a packed audience in New York that included several state legislators.

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President Obama to Visit Arcadia Univ. in Montco Monday

March 5, 2010
KYW Newsradio 1060

BY BRAD SEGALL

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The President is taking his pitch for health care reform on the road next week making his first stop in the Philadelphia region. Commissioner Joe Hoeffel believes Obama chose Montgomery County because it’s a swing-county politically and he recognizes the importance of the Philadelphia suburbs.

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Read the article on KYW Newsradio 1060.