Charlotte and Jay Breneman were married on August 21, 1971 at Creswell EC Church in Conestoga. They knew each other all of their lives because they attended the same church.
The four Erie school directors whose seats are on the primary ballot are not seeking reelection, with three running for other offices
A large field of 10 candidates are seeking Democratic or Republican nominations in primary; six of 10 cross-filed for seats on nine-member board
Four candidates are running as a slate; others on ballot include former Erie School District spokeswoman, former Erie County Council member, school district advisory board panelist
The Erie School Board is getting transformed at the same time the Erie School District continues to remake itself after years of endemic financial woes.
Four seats are up for election on the nine-member School Board in Tuesday s primary, and no incumbents are running. A total of 10 candidates are on the ballot.
Jay Breneman
I know I am not alone in feeling exasperated by the prevalence of shortsighted policy that blithely ignores the deterioration of our environment, particularly the unequal impact on marginalized communities here in the Erie area where I live. This is manifested in how Pennsylvania approaches emissions of CO2, a potent and long-lived greenhouse gas.
The Keystone State ranks third in total greenhouse gas pollution and its power sector is the fourth dirtiest in the nation. This pollution fouls the air, harms public health, and accelerates climate change. Year round, we are seeing the impacts of this climate-harming pollution in extreme weather such as floods, hurricanes, droughts and reduced agricultural yields. We rely upon the National Guard to help communities recover from these disasters, yet they cannot keep up with the wave of disasters which will only increase if we fail to act.