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Sestak Attempts to Knock Mel Packer off the Ballot

Submitted by David Meieran on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 9:05am

BREAKING NEWS - Yesterday lawyers representing Joe Sestak filed a suit to kick Mel Packer off the ballot. During the Democratic primaries Sestak played the same trick and knocked Robinson businessman Joe Vodvarka off the ballot. Mel learned about the challenge late last night when he returned home from work at 2am. In an email message sent to his campaign volunteers, Mel wrote:  Read more

You did it for US Senate!

Submitted by Mel Packer on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 10:59am

Thanks to all of you and many others around the state, we met the minimum requirements for the US Senate race and my name is now listed as an official Green Party candidate for US Senate.

My deepest appreciation to all for a job well done, it was tough, but you did it.

I'm also happy to report that we got Ed Bortz certified as a candidate for US Rep in the 14th District and five other Green Party candidates for State Rep around the state.

Hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus Shale

Submitted by David Meieran on Sat, 07/10/2010 - 5:38pm

gasland stillOn Monday, July 5th, about 25 people gathered in Mel's next-door neighbor's back yard to watch GASLAND - a new documentary film that investigates 'Fracking' for Natural Gas.   Read more

A Nation Hijacked (letter to Post-Gazette)

Submitted by Ed Cloonan on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 11:13am

If you have an agenda to stop endless war; if you want environmental regulation not written by and for drillers and frackers; if you want financial regulation legislation not written by and for Wall Street bankers; if you want health care legislation not written by and for insurance and pharmaceutical companies; and finally, if you want election laws to challenge the two-party duopoly, then consider voting for the Green Party.  Read more

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