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On The Mark with guest co-host Stan Zellers: 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.  Also joining them in their call: Sue Copella, Director, Pennsylvania State Data Center, on the state’s census data, the census process and an overview of the specifics of the local data. They focus on our four counties, additional data coming out soon and why all this info matters (think $, representation and clout!). Ms. Colella will be on the initial GSVCC call. Clifford Rieders, noted regional attorney, founding partner in Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann, on the new Texas abortion law, and the new Pennsylvania mask mandate using a rarely used old law.    

During the program, we hosted US Congressman Dan Meuser (9th, Dallas, Pa.) on the US Afghanistan withdrawal and his view of Pres. Biden's mistakes. We also discussed reapportionment and deficit spending. Then PA Senator John Gordner (R-27th, Berwick) call in regarding the governor's mask mandate, reapportionment and the audit of the 2020 presidential election in PA. During open phones we discussed the PA mask mandate, abortion and other topics.

Leonard Steinhorn CBS News political analyst on the bombing at Kabul airport and the Pres. Joe Biden administration.   Wikipedia: is an author, CBS News political analyst, and professor of communication and affiliate professor of history at American University. He teaches, writes and lectures on American politics and presidential elections; the 1960s in America; baby boomers; recent American history; and race relations in the United States.

8/26/21 State Environmental Officials Dedicate 'Kurt Point' SUNBURY – Former state Senator Franklin Kury was celebrated Thursday at the observation area overlooking the Susquehanna River. Kury Point was named in his honor in 2016. Observers said its been fifty years since Sen. Kury drafted the historic amendment to Pennsylvania’s constitution that guaranteed environmental rights for generations to come. In honor of that achievement, dignitaries from throughout The Valley gathered at Kury Point in the Shikellamy State Park Marina Thursday. DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn says the naming of Kury Point has special meaning based on a famous picture of Kury holding bottles of clean and polluted water: “Kury Point is where the west branch and the north branch of the Susquehanna come together, so it represents clean water; and it’s in a state park so it represents the public trust, lands owned by the citizens of Pennsylvania. So it’s a big day today.” Joining the celebration was former Pennsylvania Supreme Court