The second of three debates at Penn State Beaver revolved around the District 14 State Representative Race. The incumbent Jim Marshall (R-14) engaged in rhetorical battle with challenger Amy Fazio over the course of a 45-minute session.
One of Fazio’s biggest gripes and fuels to her campaign was the lack of effort brought on by Marshall’s tenure in Harrisburg:
Fazio then continued in that same matter of tone and belief when discussing collaboration with surrounding businesses:
The tone of Fazio was louder and brasher compared to the softspoken Marshall, who defended his calmer nature in politics.:
At the end of the debate, Marshall said that he was “not done yet” in his plea to be re-elected:
The debates were sponsored by the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce. Election Day is November 6.
In the first debate of three on the campus of Penn State Beaver, incumbent State Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-District 46) and Demorcatic challenger James Craig made their case to the panel of questioners and the audience that they were the better choice in November.
One of the main topics brought forth were the allegations that Craig’s campaign had forged signatures that propelled him to the main race; allegations that Craig himself denied:
The explanation, however, was not enough to convince Sen. Bartolotta:
Past that controversy, the two shared their political philosophies on the current issues surrounding Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania. One of the biggest discussions was over the distribution and opportunity of natural resources; one that Craig felt the people need to be alert about:
Senator Bartolotta, when asked about the idea of “paycheck protection” as far as employers handling employee money had this to say:
The debates were sponsored by the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce. Election Day is November 6.
Beaver County Commissioners Chairman Dan Camp and Commissioner Sandie Egley joined Frank Sparks on Teleforum during the monthly segment “Ask the Commissioners” from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursday October 4, 2018.
On the docket for this months show was the hiring of former county solicitor Joe Askar and Dana Kwidis as solicitors for Beaver County Children and Youth Services.
The Commissioners were asked by Frank Sparks why Joe Askar with all of the possible controversy that could possibly surround him. Commissioner Camp explained that he felt of the three finalist for the job that he felt that Askar and Kwidis were the most qualified and that is why he voted for them. Commissioner Egley when asked if she had a comment said we’ll just leave it where it is. Egley did not vote for Askar but did vote for Kwidis to be hired.
The remainder of the show centered around retirement, the budget, and taking phone calls with questions from the listeners.
Ask the Commissioners is brought to you by Huntington Bank, The Beaver Valley Auto Mall, Brighton Health Mart and WesBanco.
You can see the entire interview as it was streamed live on Facebook by clicking the play button below.
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At a ceremony held Thursday afternoon at nearby St. Monica Parish in Chippewa Township, a bridge was named in honor of the fallen Trooper First Class Blake T. Coble; six years to the day of his fatal accident. TFC Coble had been killed when a tractor trailer had failed to stop at a stop sign, striking Coble’s patrol vehicle.
The event was organized by State Representative Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler), whose bill to memorialize the bridge in honor of TFC Coble had recently passed through the State House. Marshall wanted those in attendance to recognize the bridge as a symbol of respect and joy:
Brenda Coble, the widow of the fallen Brighton Township trooper, recognized the power and honor of the symbolism being given to the bridge:
The bridge that runs along Darlington Road above the Interstate 376 interchange in Chippewa Township is now officially designated the TFC Blake T. Coble Memorial Bridge.
ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL PROMOTED TWO OFFICERS TO SERGEANTS LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
ALIQUIPPA COUNCIL PROMOTED TWO OFFICERS TO SERGEANTS LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
A TEENAGE BOY WAS STRUCK A VEHICLE IN A HIT AND RUN IN AMBRIDGE LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
The Latest: The Latest: Grassley says ‘no hint of misconduct’ in report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
10:15 a.m.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary says the FBI found “no hint of misconduct” in its background investigation of sexual misconduct claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Sen. Chuck Grassley says he’s received a briefing from staff on the confidential report. And the Iowa Republican says in a statement that “there’s nothing in it that we didn’t already know.”
He says the FBI couldn’t find any people who could “attest to any of the allegations” against Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh denies the allegations.
The FBI report was given to the Senate overnight. Senators are reading it Thursday in a secure room in the Capitol complex, but aren’t expected to discuss specific details of what they learn.
Grassley said it’s time to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination. The senator calls the federal judge one of “most qualified nominees to ever come before the Senate.”
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9:20 a.m.
Some senators might need to wait until Friday for the chance to see the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
A Democratic senator says lawmakers are being told that time slots for reading the report are getting full.
Illinois’ Tammy Duckworth tells reporters that “it’s so backed up I might have to wait until tomorrow. They’re so swamped.”
Senators are expected to begin reviewing the confidential FBI report on Thursday in a secure room in the Capitol complex.
Kavanaugh denies the allegations of sexual misconduct when he was in high school and college.
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5:50 a.m.
The White House says it has received the FBI’s supplemental background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and senators have enough time to review it and vote.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley tweeted early Thursday he also had received the file. Grassley is expected to read it Thursday morning, followed by his colleagues.
White House spokesman Raj Shah says senators “have been given ample time to review this seventh background investigation” into Kavanaugh, who denies accusations of sexual misconduct when he was in high school and college.
Shah says the White House is “confident the Senate will vote to confirm” Kavanaugh.
Democrats argue Republicans have been rushing to confirm him.
The full Senate is preparing to weigh in on Kavanaugh’s nomination with an initial vote on Friday.
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5:15 a.m.
The Senate Judiciary Committee says it has received an FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley tweeted early Thursday, “Supplemental FBI background file for Judge Kavanaugh has been received.”
Grassley is expected to read the FBI report on Thursday morning, followed by his colleagues. Because the report is confidential, senators will not be allowed to talk about what’s in it.
Republicans agreed to ask the FBI for an additional background check on Kavanaugh after his first accuser, Christine Blasey (BLAH’-zee) Ford, testified last week that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. Kavanaugh denies the accusation.
Ford’s attorneys have said she was not contacted for an interview. But the FBI spoke to a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, who claims Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were in college. Kavanaugh says that accusation is false.
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1:30 a.m.
The full Senate is preparing to weigh in on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court with an initial vote on Friday.
In setting the voting process in motion, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is likely to call for a final vote over the weekend.
Allegations of sexual misconduct when Kavanaugh was in high school and college have rocked President Donald Trump’s effort to put the conservative appeals court judge on the high court. Kavanaugh denies the accusations.
Although Kavanaugh has denied the allegations of three women, they proved so controversial that Trump directed the FBI to re-open a background investigation.
Senators are expected to begin reviewing the FBI report on Thursday in a secure room in the Capitol complex. They are not supposed to divulge the contents of the agency’s background reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
10:15 a.m.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary says the FBI found “no hint of misconduct” in its background investigation of sexual misconduct claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Sen. Chuck Grassley says he’s received a briefing from staff on the confidential report. And the Iowa Republican says in a statement that “there’s nothing in it that we didn’t already know.”
He says the FBI couldn’t find any people who could “attest to any of the allegations” against Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh denies the allegations.
The FBI report was given to the Senate overnight. Senators are reading it Thursday in a secure room in the Capitol complex, but aren’t expected to discuss specific details of what they learn.
Grassley said it’s time to vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination. The senator calls the federal judge one of “most qualified nominees to ever come before the Senate.”
___
9:20 a.m.
Some senators might need to wait until Friday for the chance to see the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
A Democratic senator says lawmakers are being told that time slots for reading the report are getting full.
Illinois’ Tammy Duckworth tells reporters that “it’s so backed up I might have to wait until tomorrow. They’re so swamped.”
Senators are expected to begin reviewing the confidential FBI report on Thursday in a secure room in the Capitol complex.
Kavanaugh denies the allegations of sexual misconduct when he was in high school and college.
___
5:50 a.m.
The White House says it has received the FBI’s supplemental background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and senators have enough time to review it and vote.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley tweeted early Thursday he also had received the file. Grassley is expected to read it Thursday morning, followed by his colleagues.
White House spokesman Raj Shah says senators “have been given ample time to review this seventh background investigation” into Kavanaugh, who denies accusations of sexual misconduct when he was in high school and college.
Shah says the White House is “confident the Senate will vote to confirm” Kavanaugh.
Democrats argue Republicans have been rushing to confirm him.
The full Senate is preparing to weigh in on Kavanaugh’s nomination with an initial vote on Friday.
___
5:15 a.m.
The Senate Judiciary Committee says it has received an FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley tweeted early Thursday, “Supplemental FBI background file for Judge Kavanaugh has been received.”
Grassley is expected to read the FBI report on Thursday morning, followed by his colleagues. Because the report is confidential, senators will not be allowed to talk about what’s in it.
Republicans agreed to ask the FBI for an additional background check on Kavanaugh after his first accuser, Christine Blasey (BLAH’-zee) Ford, testified last week that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. Kavanaugh denies the accusation.
Ford’s attorneys have said she was not contacted for an interview. But the FBI spoke to a second woman, Deborah Ramirez, who claims Kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were in college. Kavanaugh says that accusation is false.
___
1:30 a.m.
The full Senate is preparing to weigh in on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court with an initial vote on Friday.
In setting the voting process in motion, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is likely to call for a final vote over the weekend.
Allegations of sexual misconduct when Kavanaugh was in high school and college have rocked President Donald Trump’s effort to put the conservative appeals court judge on the high court. Kavanaugh denies the accusations.
Although Kavanaugh has denied the allegations of three women, they proved so controversial that Trump directed the FBI to re-open a background investigation.
Senators are expected to begin reviewing the FBI report on Thursday in a secure room in the Capitol complex. They are not supposed to divulge the contents of the agency’s background reports.
This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948. To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.
Years ago it was somewhat more common for employers to run “blind” classified ads in the help wanted section of the newspaper when it was time to find or replace workers. These ads offered job descriptions, or maybe necessary qualifications for the new hire, but didn’t always disclose the company doing the hiring, or just exactly what the duties of the job were. Often times, these mystery recruiting ads would have applicants reply to a temporary post office box so as not to give away the exact type of job, or where the applicant might potentially be working, should they be hired. Such was the case in 1977, when WMBA General Manager, Ruth Johnson, ran and ad looking for a new talk show host. The solicitation only disclosed that WMBA was looking for somebody who was well read and a good communicator. The fact is, Johnson was looking to fill the shoes left by the recent passing of Nick DeSantis about a year earlier, who had been hosting the popular morning talk show segment. “Air Your Opinion”.
The help wanted ad happened to grab the attention of a local school teacher named Barb Trehar. In the recently published book , Behind The Microphone, The History Of Radio In Beaver County, PA. , Trehar’s unique hiring experience at WMBA and career are explored. “(Upon seeing the ad) Trehar was intrigued. After all, ten years earlier, she was part of the first group of students who helped put WGEV on the air at Geneva College in 1967. But still, she had no idea what Johnson and her staff at WMBA might be looking for. It was only during the interview with Johnson that Trehar found out that it was a talk show host that they were trying to recruit. Even though she was a little anxious, Trehar was intrigued, and a deal was made to anoint Trehar as the next host of the widely popular “Air Your Opinion” talk show. Keep in mind, Trehar was to try and follow the previous hosts of the program, Roy Angst and then Nick DeSantis. They were two of the most beloved and popular radio personalities of the day and had turned the segment into a fixture of the WMBA schedule. That would be a little like trying to take the stage after Elvis Presley, or Jerry Lee lewis. Hard acts to follow for sure.”
Beaver County Times article and picture of Barb Trehar . Courtesy of Mike Romigh.
The mystery recruiting ad wasn’t the only aspect of Barb Trehar’s career worth recalling, the book further touches on another “famous incident” of Trehar’s time at WMBA. “It turns out Barb Trehar was well read and a very good communicator, because right out of the gate, she was very well received by WMBA listeners. But, there was one problem. About a month into hanging out in the second floor studio above Action Tire on Duss Avenue in Ambridge, talking to a faithful group of on air friends everyday from 9 A.M. until 11:30 A.M., Trehar discovered that she was pregnant. Not only was Trehar with child, but she was ordered by her doctor to stay at home and rest. General Manager Ruth Johnson liked what she was hearing on the air, and wanted to keep the show going, so she made the innovative decision to have broadcast equipment and phone lines installed in Trehar’s residence. So, for the remaining term of Trehar’s pregnancy with her second child, Jennifer, The show went on. From the fall of 1977 until April of 1978, “Air Your Opinion” was broadcast live on location from Trehar’s residence.”
Barb Trehar (left) with WBVP/WMBA intern, Kaisha Jantsch, at a station 70th Anniversary radio show in the WBVP/WMBA studio in May, 2018.
Barb Trehar did so well as a talk show host that in 1981, she started working at KDKA radio in Pittsburgh in addition to her duties at WMBA, up through 1984. Then, after a stint at Penn State Beaver campus, Trehar got back into the media business when she became the Director of Development at WQED in Pittsburgh in 1996. For the remainder of her career, Trehar has held fundraising and institutional advancement type positions with The Carnegie Museum, The Murphy Foundation, Benedictine College, and Lutheran Senior Services. She has also provided independent consulting for a variety of clients.
“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by Abbey Carpet and Floor, Albert’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing, Aliquippa Giant Eagle, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, Beaver Valley Auto Mall, Beaver Valley Sheet Metal, Castlebrook Development, The Community College Of Beaver County, Farmers Building and Savings Bank, Freedom United Federal Credit Union, Hank’s Frozen Custard and Mexican food, The Health Huts, Kitchen City, Laughlin Insurance Agency, Rochester Manor and Villa and Young’s Jewelry and Coins
Township, a bridge was named in honor of the fallen Trooper First Class Blake T. Coble; six years to the day of his fatal accident. TFC Coble had been killed when a tractor trailer had failed to stop at a stop sign, striking Coble’s patrol vehicle.
