Ground Control to Mr. Weldon... Please come in.... My job is bigger than Delaware County," Weldon said recently, "because the economic development of this county is not based on what I used to do when I was a county commissioner, and that is throw public money at companies to subsidize their land or subsidize their workers. Every county can do that. That’s not the way you grow an economy."
Gee, I wonder if any other (federal, state and locally) elected officials feel the same way about representing their electorate? -- "My job is bigger than Delaware County".
We hear you loud and clear !! Let's hope Senators Specter and Santorum do not respond in the same way to the letter below.
Stop the Noise -- The word Noise, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin word, noxia, meaning injury or hurt. It is defined by the National Institute of Public Health as being "Any sound - independent of loudness - that may produce an undesired physiological or psychological effect in an individual and that may interfere with the social ends of an individual or group." | Effects of Noise on Children's Learning and Health
-- Claire Matz
Editorial : No Change In Airnoise -- By FAA definition, we do not have a noise problem... Like other Federal agencies, the FAA is beyond control. Unless and until Mr Castle, Mr Carper, and Mr Biden get together enough support to withhold significant funds from the FAA, they will ignore us. | The Brandywine Community News, DE - April 7, 2003
Residents Ask FAA For More Information -- Gail Van Gilder, of Delaware Greenways, said the FAA already has their minds made up to approve the expansion. She said they need to answer questions from an air noise study conducted in December 2001.| The Brandywine Community News, DE - August 23, 2003
Cheap Air Fares Land In Philly - It's summer, it's humid and you have vacation days to spare. You're ready
for a getaway but, unfortunately, your wallet isn't. Out of luck? ...| The Delaware County Times, PA - Mar 8, 2004