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Debate heats up

The argument over taxes on the Marcellus shale industry will certainly be heating up in light of a recent report by the Independent Fiscal Office, a nonpartisan office of the state Legislature.According to the report, Pennsylvania taxes on the Marcellus shale are among the lowest in the nation. ...

Middle ground sought between extremes

This week, statistician/writer/journalist Nate Silver (the guy who used stats to predict the outcome of the 2012 election, state-by-state, and got it right in 50 out of 50 of them) unveiled his latest project, FiveThirtyEight, a “data journalism” news organization and website that employs ...

Let Food Be Thy Medicine

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” – HippocratesLast time we discussed the biological importance of eating in tune with the way nature designed us, and that from a world history perspective, we have largely not been around long enough as a species to eat any differently ...

Come clean

One of the worldĢƵ six “supermajor’’ oil companies, Chevron Corp. is ranked 11th in 2013 on the Fortune Global 500 list of the worldĢƵ largest companies.With operations in 180 countries, Chevron has 64,600 employees. In the United States alone, it operates approximately 11,000 oil and ...

Clean gut equals good health

Much of the focus in dietary advice is on what foods to avoid, and then on healthy alternatives. And while it is certainly important to make these choices, there is a step that belongs in front of even that consideration: Helping the body, and allowing the body to cleanse itself of stored ...

Reader comments on ‘Eye On Greene’

The “Eye On Greene” segment in the Greene County Messenger is a favorite read for me. The probing questions asked of interviewees elicit interesting and revealing responses.The segment may become even more interesting for subscribers and readers should coverage be expanded to include unique ...