Appalachian Leaders Voices - Op-Eds

Below are letters and editorials authored by local officials in Appalachian Leaders Network. Coming soon: Meet these leaders and read their profiles.

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Appalachian LEADERS VOICES
EDITORIALS AND LETTERS

2026

Davis Mayor Alan Tomson: State should restore local control on data centers, Charleston Gazette-Mail, Aug. 4, 2026

2025

Dormont Council President Jen Mazzocco: Communities need help to cope with storms, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 11, 2025

2024

Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval and Albany County Commissioner Pete Gosar: New pipeline safety rules must be enacted for the health of current and future generations, City & State Pennsylvania, Aug. 7, 2024

Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval and Albany County Commissioner Pete Gosar: Pipeline safety rule will cut methane, protect communities, Casper Star-Tribune, Aug. 3, 2024

Allegheny County Councilor Anita Prizio and Pittsburgh City Councilor Erika Strassburger: Pennsylvania stands to gain from methane reduction funding, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 16, 2024

Defiance County Board of Elections Director Tonya Wichman: “I felt ready to throw in the towel.” Election officials are being chased from jobs. Columbus Dispatch, July 9, 2024

2023

Pittsburgh City Councilor Erika Strassburger and former Bayfield Mayor/La Plata County Commissioner Josh Joswick: Better oversight of U.S. Pipelines Needed, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Aug. 16, 2023