Before I start into my ramblings, I want to thank my nephews Ryan and Matt Bielli for their help in writing yesterday’s article following the Space Shuttle tragedy. God bless the families of the seven astronauts that were lost in the tragic accident.
Unless I am mistaken, something is wrong with the way Tyrone Borough conducts its meetings.
From my understanding, work sessions are to work out issues that come before the council and it acts upon its debate at the next meeting. Normally at a work session, there are no motions or items passed by the council.
At Tyrone School Board meetings, the first thing on the agenda for its work session is the Pledge to the Flag. Not starting the “work sessions” with the pledge to the flag was brought up before at Tyrone Borough Council and the answer that was given by the Mayor is the pledge is said at the regular meetings, but not at the informal work sessions. When a motion comes before the body and is passed, the meeting is not a work session anymore.
Of all nights not to start a meeting without the pledge and a moment of silence, last night was not one to do it. Come on, Tyrone Borough, it takes less than one minute to stand and say the pledge. It should happen at any public meeting of the council.
Congratulations to the Tyrone community for making its presence felt at the meeting last night. There were three borough citizens in attendance.
So far, we have at least two races in the May primary. Debbie Shuster King will face off Jim Carothers for the Blair County Treasurer’s seat and Charlie Diehl has announced he will run against incumbant Ray Rogers for the seat on the Snyder Township Board of Supervisors.
There are more announcements to come and keep reading The Daily Herald to keep up to date.
We are planning a ‘Meet the Candidates’ night in April to help you make an informed decision in the primaries.
If you noticed, in Saturday’s Daily Herald, I took a beating in one Letter to the Editor. I will take a beating anytime if the statements are factual. Saturday’s letter was factual and congratulations, you got one on me.
That is part of the reason we have a free press and a free society. People have the right to their opinions. The opinions stand out even more when they are proven with fact.
What is sad out of the whole deal is we pass out more than 6,700 papers on Saturday and out of the entire week of happenings, there were only four people who wrote their opinion. More than four people in the Northern Blair County community have thoughts I would hope.
My hat is off to Tyrone Code Enforcement Officer Tom Lang. You did a very nice thing Tom and you know what I mean.
Enjoy your week. Thank you for reading The Daily Herald, and we’ll talk next Tuesday.
