North of the Bend

Over the last two years, I have quietly sat back and watched Donna Kshir and Lee ‘Cougardawn’ Roberts fight to open the Pennsylvania central registry. The two grandmothers started campaigning to open the child abuse central registry after 2-year-old Conner Bachuss lost his life to child abuse. The Kentucky toddler’s killer, Ronald Saunders II, had a very violent past dating back to his time in the military, but his past was hidden on the private registry. The two have been documenting their journey on a video blog,  The Road to the Registry , and a podcast,  The Daily with Donna Kshir. I will say Kshir appears more laid back in the podcast. Although she remains confident, she is quite different than her early days in broadcasting. Back in her Dreamcatcher days, she would say the unthinkable to grab your attention to shine light on her cause. It’s safe to say, she offended many people along the way, but it served her agenda well.  Conner’s Law — Kentucky  got passed and Dreamcatchers we

Image courtesy of The Clinton County Record Author and activist Maureen Ruhl has been taking on Bechtel Energy, the Clinton County Economic Partnership, the Clinton County Commissioners, Stephanie Borowicz, and others in her fight to stop a power plant from being dropped in the center of a town of fewer than 1,000 people. Many promises have been made of a better tomorrow but at what cost? It's funny these same people involved passed on the opportunity to be placed in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania where they all reside, but it's okay to shove it down their rivals' throats. Not good enough for Lock Haven, but good enough for Renovo. That sounds about right, but why is no one listening to the facts? Why is this town so ready to sabotage itself to benefit others? Listen to one man's testimony of what living next to a power plant is really like! NOTE: I have been having issues uploading the video but you can watch it HERE!! Post by: Chapman Girl  

Image courtesy of Pinterest Along the beautiful scenic Susquehanna River in Renovo Pennsylvania, the fight continues to stop the Bechtel Corporation and their plans to construct a new $1.5 billion gas-powered plant in the center of town, resulting in each home in the tiny community to be less than one football field away from the polluting facility. Thanks to a small group of activists voicing their concerns, the Clinton County Commissioners and the Bechtel Corporation are more than happy to give a dog a bone. In this case, Renovo is the dog. Renovo will receive a one-time payment to be divided among the borough and several organizations in the community. Although the Clinton County Commissioners turned down the gas-powered plant for the Lock Haven area, where they are based, the commissioners have Renovo Borough Council believing it will create hundreds of jobs and thousands of dollars in annual tax revenue which is not the case. One thing Renovo is guaranteed to receive is Renovo Ene