| Hoeffel is the fifth Democrat who has announced plans to run to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Edward G. Rendell. The other candidates are Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, state Auditor General Jack Wagner; Scranton mayor Chris Doherty; and businessman Tom Knox. The Republican candidates are state Attorney General Tom Corbett and Rep. Jim Gerlach. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
