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Art Thomas, Chairman GSVCC, President Meck-Tech and Diversified Construction Inc., Chair of the Early Learning Investment Committee in our Valley, on the availability, affordability, and quality of day care. We’ll discuss the staffing issues, wages for workers, high cost of care for kids, and making more care available. We’ll discuss the smaller home based day cares too…

Mark Lawrence and Ben Reichley interview Charlie Gerow, GOP candidate for PA governor, discussing abortion, election security, and why he is running for governor. During open phones, we discussed candidate's Gerow;'s opinions, how tax cuts spur the economy and increase revenue to US government, and that Hilary Clinton also feels an election was stolen...

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host Robert Garrett, President and CEO Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Art Thomas, Chairman GSVCC, President Meck-Tech and Diversified Construction Inc., with their reaction to the latest US and PA jobless numbers, and the Chamber’s latest activities, events and meetings. Bob Garrett discussed his fight with COVID and implored everyone to vaccinate and mask up! They arranged for a call in from Dr. Stanley Martin, Director of Infectious Diseases at Geisinger, to discuss the Omicron variant, the pandemic's impact on business, and his sound advice on slowing the current local surge. During open phones, we discussed COVID, abortion, Bob's personal story about COVID and vaccines.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host former US Congressman Chris Carney (D-10th, Dimock, Pa.) on the infrastructure, Build Back Better and Obamacare battles in congress, the porous southern US border, and the need for non-partisan cooperation. During open phones, we talk about Medicare Part B increases, the huge costs increase and disruptions from Obamacare, and related topics.

WKOK's on the Mark Program with Joe McGranaghan and Steve Kushelof from Tuesday, November 30, 2021.