Be it Resolved: Let's all have a Happier New Year

Published: January 1, 2010

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With the exception of a handful of Wall Street bankers who still are counting their bonuses, very few people are shedding tears this morning over the passage of 2009.

It's a time for optimism as the new year and decade dawn this morning. In that spirit, following are some headlines and capsules we hope to see published in the coming year, which also reflect some of the positions that The Review expects to advocate on this page:

Marcellus Shale natural gas bounty reaches wide spectrum of area residents

Incomes up, unemployment down

Bradford County retailers enjoy renewed prosperity

Earnings reduce costs of public pension fix

Cooperation, good government continue to improve under the courthouse dome in Towanda

Iraq troop withdrawals on schedule

State voters OK constitutional convention

Congress closes Medicare "doughnut hole"

NEPA towns OK regional police forces, expand joint firefighter pacts

State approves Marcellus Shale extraction tax

DEP upgrades gas-drilling rules to match N.Y.; protection of underground water supply a top priority at state/federal levels

Feds boost local sewer funds to help clean Chesapeake

Nate Bump earns a spot with Phillies, does well

Lackawanna: County keeps Triple A Yankee baseball franchise

Scranton Medical school spurs spin-off industries, satellite facilities thrive; existing facilities find more ways to cooperate, improve region's health care

Date certain for Scranton-NYC rail service, leading to Twin Tiers connections

JoePa wins 400th game, says he hadn't noticed

BCS scrapped in favor of playoff

Easing credit restarts stalled development projects; reinvigorates efforts in downtown Towanda, Waverly, N.Y., and elsewhere.

Progress Authority woos new industry and jobs, shores up existing operations for western Bradford and elsewhere in the county

'Bonusgate' spurs sweeping ethics reforms

More college grads remaining in northeast Pennsylvania

Turnpike Commission rolled into PennDOT

Feds reject - again - tolls on I-80

School boards, teachers' unions and taxpayers in Troy and elsewhere in the Twin Tiers gain better understanding of each others responsibilities and financial hardships

As economy improves, good will flourishes among area families, friends, neighbors - in fact, all residents - and extends to visiting workers

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Very thought provoking and genuine. The reciprocal to Mr.Hosie and The Daily Review for all they do for the little ppl regardless of profit, not the least of but, including this forum. Good luck and God's speed....P.S. Ron feel free to stop by for a spot of tea...I have nothing to hide.
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local lady,  01/01/10 10:19