April Thomas
Ms. Thomas is a business school graduate, busy wife, mother of two, and works in Western Pennsylvania. She is a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania. In her free time, she very much enjoys home cooking, reading and spending time with family and friends.
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Articles by April Thomas
September 02, 2007
Allegheny Energy plans to run the line through three states -- claiming it is necessary to support expanding needs for electric power. Residents whose properties will be utilized (by easement or eminent domain will be invoked if necessary) are fearful for their health.
If the work does go fo...
August 08, 2007
Competition is firing up among some of the bigger chain stores, and the consumer benefits. Some of the well-known names among them, Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target and Giant Eagle recently implemented programs so that consumers could purchase a wide array of common generic drugs at a much lower cost.
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August 01, 2007
Twenty years ago, it seemed that every telephone solicitor in the world called us and passed our telephone number along to every relative or friend they had, and were calling us constantly. At that time, my family worked during the day and when we came in the door, the phone would be constantly rin...
July 29, 2007
If swaying palms and gentle breezes, pristine beaches, fancy dining and dancing in the moonlight in a faraway place is sadly out of financial reach this year, your vacation is not lost or impossible. Don’t despair; you can still enjoy a relaxing, rejuvenating vacation by planning it around what yo...
July 16, 2007
As a native Pennsylvanian, the four seasons are enjoyable. Snow is fun, too, and I would definitely miss it if I ever move far enough south. It helps that my car has front wheel drive and snow tires on the back. It is usually always good to go in the snow, and with all the hills and valleys; it i...
April 09, 2006
I recently interviewed a friend regarding a telephone call she had received early one morning, shortly before the time when many young children in the area would be outside walking to their local elementary school. The reason for her concern was the timing of the telephone call, the school was very...
March 09, 2006
Casino operator hopefuls are eagerly anticipating that Pennsylvania residents will join the excitement of their mindless salivating and slobbering over their enormous projected income revenues (which they fully intend YOU to provide). Somehow I just can't follow the logic. Apparently they are tryi...
January 15, 2006
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of Russia's Liberal and Democratic Party, recently vomited out nasty and unwarranted ad hominem comments directed at Condolezza Rice -- and totally missed his target. Not only have we not seen any sharp retort from Ms. Rice in rebuttal, it hasn't been a big news item he...
November 28, 2005
Two online news reports dated November 26 described an incident involving an intoxicated airline passenger urinating in the aisle while in flight after an argument because he was smoking. The reported flight was a short one, from Orlando, Florida to Washington, D.C. The a...