Twit Speaker on Twitterer-in-chief

Reported in Trump meets with Republicans as Corker slams him for ‘untruths,’ ‘debasing’ the country.  (Washington Post, 10/24/2017)

Actually, Mr. Speaker, Twitter is a big problem, one of the clearest indications of Trump's unfitness for the office of the Presidency.  

The New York Times, 10/23/2017

The directive, issued via Twitter, underscored a growing fear among Republicans and business lobbyists that Mr. Trump’s bully-pulpit whims could undermine the party’s best chance to pass the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in decades. [emphasis added]

Chemical industry insider is now another fox inside the EPA henhouse

Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry Insider Helps Call the Shots.  (The New York Times, 10/21/2017)

For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has struggled to prevent an ingredient once used in stain-resistant carpets and nonstick pans from contaminating drinking water. 

The chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, has been linked to kidney cancer, birth defects, immune system disorders and other serious health problems.

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Larry Gardner (1943-2017) Warren Area High School class of 1961

Source:  Warren Times Observer

1961 Dragon yearbook

1967 Warren City Directory

• [county section] Gardner C Russell Clarendon
• [county section] Gardner L L RD1 Clarendon

1983 Warren City Directory

• Gardner D Russell & M Valerie; retd h1259 Dutchman Run Rd
• [county section] Gardner Craig Rt 2 bSugar Grove
• [county section] Gardner Larry L r1581 Scandia Rd

Larry enjoyed a great run during the middle third of the 20th century, spending 40 years (1934-1973) in the top 50 and peaking at #10 in 1947 and 1949.  My brother Larry was born in 1952.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Other members of the class of '61:
Karen Jewell Ahlgren.  (4/9/2017)
Robert Berlin.  (3/22/2017)
James Zaner.  (6/3/2016)
David Thomson.  (4/20/2016)
William Anderson.  (3/10/2015)
Barbara Gorton O'Bier.  (1/3/2015)
Charles Grinnen III.  ((7/15/2014)
Ronald Hultman.  (6/24/2014)
Patricia Martin.  (2/17/2014)