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I am an attorney living in Everett, Bedford County, Pennsylvania and am a member of the Bedford County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Before commencing my legal career, I served as a Revenue Officer with the Internal Revenue Service where I was awarded the IRS Special Achievement Award. I also served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Navy with Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAW-123.
I received my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University and my Juris Doctorate from Temple University.
Viewing recent weather outside historical context to justify complex and expensive policy changes is risky business.
Nuclear energy has been struggling in the face of cheaper natural gas supplies and advances in renewable technologies. But with two Pennsylania plants facing potential shutdowns, it would be short-sighted to let it fail, some believe.