I recently read an article by Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, in which she outlines her reasons for joining “a prominent group of conservatives, moderate  Republicans and social libertarians” in signing onto an amicus brief in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a Supreme Court case challenging California’s Proposition 8.  In citing her reasons for opposing Prop. 8, Ms. Whitman states in her article that, “I feel the time has come to bestow marriage equality to same-sex couples,” arguing that there is “no legitimate, fact-based reason for providing different legal treatment of committed relationships between same-sex couples.”  I respectfully disagree.

Did you have a mean mother?  Well, if you were to ask me or any of my siblings, we had the meanest mother who ever lived.  If you don't believe me, just read on...

I was originally going to post this to General Discussion, but it somehow seemed more appropriate here.  It has come to my attention that a fellow SOT member is truly impressed with the way I write.  So much so, that this member has seen fit to plagiarize the content of my advertising from SOT onto another website. 

Marcellus Shale gas is the hot energy commodity everyone’s talking about here in southwestern Pennsylvania these days, and a local media concern is hosting a one-day meet-and-greet to educate the public about this vast resource and what it means to the economic viability of our region.

A federal judge yesterday ruled in favor of 26 state governors and attorneys general (mostly Republicans) who have filed suit against the Obama administration, saying that the recently passed Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. But administration officials say they will move forward despite the decision.

Energy innovation and technology continues to create thousands of much-needed jobs all across the Commonwealth and in southwestern Pennsylvania in particular. But could opposition from environmental groups and the prospect of politicians seeking new sources of tax revenue slow or perhaps even stall that economic progress?