Balya Web Site Targets Political Foes

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Westmoreland County Commissioner Tom Balya has some thoughts about other candidates running against him this year.

In an article posted this week on his campaign Web site, Balya accused Democrat Mike O'Barto of reneging on a friendship, took Republican Kim Ward to task for not being involved in running Hempfield Township, and accused GOP candidate Mike Reese of being "a right-wing ideologue who can't find the forks in a buffet line."

His assessments were followed by a plea to refrain from negative campaigning.

"While running county government is a very serious, challenging job, the election process is like a year-long competition, and though it is a …