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Looking Back: 2010 In The 46th

December 30, 2010

Tweet With 2010 firmly in the rear-view mirror, I thought I’d take a look back at five of the biggest stories of the year in terms of my involvement as a state representative. These are not necessarily the biggest headlines or widest-reaching, life-and-death topics, but they are five items that occupied quite a bit of [...]

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"Welcome to Pennsylvania, Mr. Pappagiorgio."

January 6, 2010

TweetBreaking news: We just legalized table games in Pennsylvania casinos by a vote of 103-89. This also means that the changes to the Washington County Local Share process are now law, which means every municipality in the County (except North Strabane) will receive $25,000 plus $10 per person to keep local taxes down. More later; [...]

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Blogging the Table Games Bill- We'll Do it Live!

December 14, 2009

Tweet 2:29 PM: Here we are, sitting on the House floor, debating amendments to SB 711, which is the bill that would legalize table games in Pennsylvania. We’re still debating because the House Republicans spent most of last week employing childish filibustering tactics in an attempt to delay a vote. I thought I would multi-task [...]

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Maybe he really did lose his shirt at the casino…

February 25, 2009

TweetYesterday, I was driving on I-79 towards WashPa and I saw one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever witnessed. On the northbound side of the road, near the exit for the Meadows Casino, there was a man hitchhiking, wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. He looked to be in his 20′s or [...]

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"I haven't got a brain… only straw. But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking… don't they?"

January 8, 2009

State Rep. Jesse White, D-Cecil, shook his head and gave a quick retort.
“If my dad got $2 million a year, I wouldn’t want to be that separate,” he said, causing an outburst of laughter from fellow panelists.

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An article, a video and a postcard from the NRA; it's like a political Gordie Howe Hat Trick.

October 28, 2008

TweetWith only one week left until Election Day, the crazy will undoubtedly be flying fast and furious, but I’m going to do my best to get as much posted as possible. I’ve got three items for you today. First, thanks to my friends at the National Rifle Association for mailing out postcards to all of [...]

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Time to “take a deep breath” on the attack ads

September 25, 2008

Tweet “You can win if you run a smart, disciplined campaign. If you studiously say nothing; nothing that causes you trouble; nothing that’s a gaffe; nothing that shows you might think the wrong thing; nothing that shows you think. But it just isn’t worthy of us, is it?” I wish I could attribute those words [...]

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My 200th Post: shopping with the Bus, getting my teeth cleaned by Dora the Explorer, and a parade and picnic for Labor Day

September 3, 2008

TweetTo say it has been a busy weekend would be quite the understatement. Last Friday, I attended the Grand Opening of the Tanger Outlets in South Strabane Township, directly across Route 19 from the Meadows Racetrack and Casino. I have never seen such a show for the opening of a shopping center, but then again, [...]

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Parades, Fairs, Press Conferences, A Meeting Gone Horribly Wrong, Toasting to Water with Water, Hustling Pool with the Kids, Knocking on Doors again, and The Dungeons and Dragons guy is royally creeping us out. No, he really is creeping us all out. We're not kidding.

August 18, 2008

TweetIt figures. Now that the traffic on my blog has reached an all-time high, I have become too busy to do regular updates. A whole lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. Here’s a not-so quick recap: I recently spent the weekend in Burgettstown, where I had a booth set up for Burgettstown [...]

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Go Big or Go Home. That's How We Roll in the Big 4-6.

April 1, 2008

TweetYes, I have been a slacker when it comes to updating the blog lately. And yes, I had a good reason. It’s been a pretty crazy couple of weeks, and just to prove that I’m not puffing up to make myself sound good, I have pictures to prove it. Last Thursday, I hosted a public [...]

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