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  • Back in the saddle

    I used to visit this site --W-B Political Scene-- quite a bit, simply because when first it was anonymously launched, it was pretty much devoted to bashing me. Post after post after post consisted of Markie bashing and little else. And I used to get a big kick out of [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 3:37pm EST

  • New GOP Web site

    This just in...Luzerne County GOPAs far as I'm concerned, a marked improvement. Then again, the newly-reconstituted Republican Party in this county is a marked improvement of the no-show party of the recent past.Later' [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:53pm EST

  • We're in some real pretty (excrement) here, man!!!

    It’s been a while since I bothered writing anything. It hasn’t been a case of writer’s block as much as it has been a matter of pure disgust.I really didn’t see the need for me to weigh in on the daily Courthouse Blotters, the latest plea agreements, the latest rumors…the [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:54am EST

  • KD fracking update

    From the e-mail inbox:Markie:I wish I could write a long-fingered commentary on the WV$A's plan to accept, treat and discharge drilling frackwater into our Susquehanna River. Unfortunately, the reality of my weekends as of late is such that we've been on the road with college visits or other obligatory trips' [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:51am EST

  • Dr. Joe gone rogue

    From the e-mail inbox:　-------- Original Message --------Subject:The Lu Lac Political Letter: The LuLac Edition #1003, Nov. 11th, 2009Date:Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:43:40 -0500From:Doc Leonardi mailto:leonardifamilychiro@mac.comReply-To:yournewphysique@me.comTo: undisclosed-recipients: ;http://lulacpoliticaletter.blogspot.com/2009/11/lulac-edition-1003-nov-11th-2009.htmlHi Everyone,The above link is to [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:18pm EST

  • Brace yourself...

    Nice. The Times Leader has broken the story that yet another politico in Luzerne County is, for lack of a better word, corrupt.　Former Luzerne County Deputy Clerk charged with accepting bribeSCRANTON - Former Luzerne County Deputy Clerk William Brace has agreed to plead guilty to accepting a suit valued at [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:09pm EST

  • It's Veteran's Day: time for Obama to grow a pair

    It’s Veteran’s Day. And as a longtime blogger, experience has taught me that I’m supposed to write something appreciative in nature, if not, downright tear jerking about the sacrifices our veterans past, present and future have made and will make for the sorry likes of us.Don’t hold your breath.I read [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:25pm EST

  • It's official: nobody knew

    Okay, it’s official: nobody knew.Er, everybody appointed knew. But nobody who was elected knew. Or something or other.Wait! I know. Everybody knew excepting for the people that knew. Um, let’s try that again. Everybody knew excepting for the people that are paid and trained to know. No, I got it. [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:34am EST

  • 'Frickin' fracking?' revisited

    Before I even happened upon the Times Leader story, "WVSA may treat wastewater from gas-drilling," I had received an e-mail alert from Kayak Dude pointing me in that direction.While I'm no expert on the ramifications, or environmental impacts of such an undertaking, I do know that Kayak Dude is. And' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:58am EST

  • It's official: everybody knew

    The public hearings of the Interbranch Commission of Juvenile Justice at the Best Western East Mountain Inn in Plains on Tuesday provided us with the following eye-opening testimony, courtesy of the Times Leader and the Citizens' Voice.'Zero tolerance' policy accepted(By Dave Janoski Projects Editor) Published: November 10, 2009Former Luzerne County' [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:08am EST

  • Valley Santa

    I’m reprinting this here without permission because, even though I was disappointed now and again as a kid on Christmas morning back before the advent of electricity, nothing frightened me more as an adult than the thought creeping into my head that maybe, just maybe, I may had been about [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:22pm EST

  • GOP bulletin board

    Young RepublicansOrganizational meetingMonday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m.GOP Headquarters, 41 S. Main St. Ste. 14, Wilkes-BarreOPEN to all registered Republicans in Luzerne County who are younger than 40 years old.ANYONE who was active in other Young Republicans groups (in Luzerne County or elsewhere) is invited to this organizational meeting to offer [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:12am EST

  • No more Skrep, no more Petrilla

    “If you’re not changing, you’ve got problems.” That was said to me earlier this morning by a high-ranking city official. We were discussing the crippling effects health insurance rates, entitlements for all retirees and their families, and the overall economic morass has on municipalities large, small and otherwise. Another quote I [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:02am EST

  • Ruth's (Money Pit?) Place

    “This is a neighborhood. They just about characterized it as an industrial park,” Cour said. “I do not believe a neighborhood that has not been ravaged by crime … is the right place for a 24-hour homeless shelter. The North End is a pretty peaceful neighborhood. We aim to keep [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:00am EST

  • Election day recap

    I keep alluding to the fact that I’ve been working too much, meaning the blogging nonsense has to take a back seat. And I see my professional exploits made Page 2 of the Citizens’ Voice. No, I was not named or interviewed in that story, but the high-rise in question [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 1:51am EST

  • A message from James O'Meara, Sr.

    Voters of Luzerne County:Have you had enough?Ask yourself that question when voting on November 3.We live in a county where indictment-a-day politics has been the norm lately.The FBI has so many investigations active in our area that we ought to rename Luzerne County the J. Edgar Hoover Annex.Luzerne county was [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:08pm EST

  • Happy voting

    Big day tomorrow, hopefully a good day for the residents of Luzerne County. We all know how the dems in this county have a huge edge in registered voters, but we need to reinvent this county from the wasteful one-party oligarchy that it is, from the political hegemony that is [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 4:30pm EST

  • A Fantasy Land post

    First of all, since I'm about to redistribute one of my completely unvarnished fantasy football posts on these make-believe pages, know full-well going in that I need not any comments about sexism, racism, homophobia, zenophobia or whatever it is that offends you by rote on most days.This is the trash-talking' [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 9:41am EST

  • It must be me

    The White House trying to dictate who's a news organization. Democrats out to gut a business group. Obama media allies damning Americans as racist, unpatriotic and treasonous. Is this the America Obama promised when he campaigned to end the cynical and divisive politics of the past?--Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun-TimesThere. I [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:40am EDT

  • Courthouse security

    The security at the courthouse, or in this case, the clear lack thereof, keeps coming up on WILK. And while I’ve listened to the theories, the anecdotal stories and the rampant speculation, I will now provide you with a first-person account of the lapse security at the courthouse from the [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 2:03am EDT

  • Luzerne County: No more gypsies, tramps and thieves

    I feel the need to respond to the following…Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "PA GOP to Petrilla: F-U!": Hard to argue with? Here's a laughable claim: "... Tina Gartley, a candidate who has been hand-picked by the entrenched Luzerne County Democrat machine to help them maintain" [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 9:07am EDT

  • Is Mayor Tom Leighton a lame duck?

    There is no denying that I was completely blindsided by the breaking news this morning that Wilkes-Barre City Administrator J.J. Murphy has decided to move on to, ahem, greener pastures.But after talking with him early this most gloomy of afternoons, I think I know what’s really afoot far beyond, a [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 2:27pm EDT

  • PA GOP to Petrilla: F-U!

    October 16, 2009 Contact: Michael BarleyFor Immediate Release (717) 234-4901PA GOP: Luzerne County Dems Up To Same Old TricksLuzerne County Commissioner [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 6:59pm EDT

  • Local GOP events

    Saturday, Oct. 17, 9-11:30 a.m.Hanover Township GOP BreakfastWyoming Valley Country ClubTickets: $20Saturday, Oct. 17, 7-11 p.m.Oktoberfest DanceHosted by the Republican Committee of Harveys LakeBenjamin Harvey Inn (Lakeside Skillet, 1 mile from Grotto Pizza)Tickets: $30Includes buffet dinner, beer, soda and music for dancingInfo: Clarence Hogan at 570-793-5187 or hoganclarence@yahoo.comTuesday, [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 6:01am EDT

  • PNC ethics code questions

    I’ve got a couple of questions for Luzerne County Controller candidate Bob Morgan, who happens to be employed by PNC Bank as a financial advisor.From the PNC Ethics Code:Political InvolvementEach of us has the right to voluntarily participate in the political process.However, due to complex requirements that vary from state [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 5:14pm EDT

  • No more "baby wheels"

    I bought this here bicycle for Gage Andrew some years ago, but he's long outgrown it and riding his own 20-inch bike down Nashville way. Anyway, after only one 3-hour practice session at the shop with the training wheels still on, the training wheels came off, at the shop again, [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:07pm EDT

  • If he fails, we all fail

    Markie is ill. Very freaking ill. Flu-like symptoms. I guess it’s too late to get me one of those Swine Flu shots. As if I would.Before we get into any of this unneeded nonsense, I feel the need to respond to a comment that was posted here.Anonymous has left a [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 1:18pm EDT

  • It's official...O'Brien vs. Kanjozilla

    COREY O’BRIEN LAUNCHES CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNWITH 30-HOUR, NON-STOP, NO SLEEP BUS TOURSaturday, October 3, 2009 – From the steps of his childhood home, Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey D. O’Brien officially announced Saturday morning that he will be a candidate for the United States Congress (PA-11) in 2010.Immediately following the announcement, Commissioner [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 5:21pm EDT

  • Intemperate thoughts

    I got home early today. And you have no idea how pleased I am.Anyway, I fired this electronic bugger up to find the following: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…O’BRIEN TO ANNOUNCE DECISION ON ENTERING PA-11 CONGRESSIONAL RACEAnd the attached press release included his bio as well as his, ahem, list of accomplishments, [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 4:56pm EDT

  • I'm busy, man

    To those who've inquired, no, I ain't run off with no teen queen. Well, not yet, that is.In actuality, despite the lingering economic malaise, I am currently working far more hours than I want to. In fact, I was out the door at 6 am today, I have an hour [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 5:05pm EDT

  • Transparency starts with the controller

    Let’s take another look at yesterday’s Citizens’ Voice, shall we?On the cover we have the picture of our two indicted former judges with the caption relaying that the prosecuting feds feel the judges had been liquidating their ill begotten assets in advance of any charges.On Page 2 we have the [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 8:36am EDT

  • Taylor Kate update

    Off went the soft cast, and on came the hard cast.Very stylish, ain't it? Color coordinated and whatnot?From the reader's comments thing:D.B. Echo has left a new comment on your post "Fantasy & a fracture": Now, now. Compound fractures can leave cool scars."That? That's from when I broke my arm.'" [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 5:17pm EDT

  • Walter Griffith's 9/15/09 press conference comments

    Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and Members of the press.Today we are here to announce the unity of the Republican Party to make a change in the way our State and County Government is being operated and managed, as well as the ethics or lack thereof, of the people that [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 2:28pm EDT

  • Operation H.E.A.R.T.

    Sept. 15, 2009 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Contact: Renita Fennick For Immediate Release　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (570) 208-4671 LUZERNE COUNTY GOP LAUNCHES "OPERATION H.E.A.R.T." WILKES-BARRE – In the wake of corruption scandals involving Democrat government officials in the county, the Luzerne County Republican Committee announced the launch of "Operation H.E.A.R.T.," a new initiative [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 3:55pm EDT

  • Fantasy & a fracture

    I had me one outstanding weekend. Out-effing-standing!The NFL is back to waging barely-controlled, man-on-man physical wars again, as if any other sport really matters. Right?Be honest. Baseball is to football what talking about fighting is to fighting. Whoa! I hit the pitch and got a bloop single completely by accident. [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 5:57pm EDT

  • GOP events

    Through Sunday, Sept. 13LUZERNE COUNTY FAIRCome to the Luzerne County Fair in Dallas and stop by the Luzerne County GOP booth.Candidates are welcome to man the booth for an hour or so and drop off their campaign literature, yard signs, buttons and T-shirts.We’re looking for volunteers to work at the [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 4:13pm EDT

  • Took her home and nearly made it

    The entire Beatles catalogue has been re-released. Yeah, I know. Seems like it’s been re-re-re-re-released or something. Stick with me, here.Anyway, this time around, all of their original recordings have been re-mastered and remixed. You can grab a monstrous boxed set of the whole shebang, or buy the original albums [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 6:01pm EDT

  • F.M. Kirby Center about to go “Exit, stage left?”

    According to a source who spoke to me under the condition of anonymity, The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre is in financial dire straights. It was also made very clear to me just how dire things are, and I quote, “It (The Kirby [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 3:43pm EDT

  • My new toy

    Yep, I went and got me a Schwinn S-350 rechargable electric scooter.I'll pause here so you can all enjoy a hearty chuckle at my expense. Go for it.Done?I took the thing for a 1.1 mile jaunt, and I have to tell you, I giggled my ball bearings off every inch' [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 4:51pm EDT

  • The unintended consequences of...gulp...Oblahblahcare

    Ever since the initial judicial scandal broke back in February, and then turned into an ever-widening wholesale corruption scandal, WILK’s Sue Henry has been rightfully reminding her listeners that, despite the growing numbers of arrests, arraignments, resignations and plea bargains, that good people do in fact work for the county [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 12:57pm EDT

  • Meet Walter Griffith

    Meet Walter GriffithCandidate for Luzerne County ControllerFriday, Sept. 18, 6-9 p.m.Tiffany Room, Ramada HotelPublic Square, Downtown Wilkes-BarreDonation: $25It's your chance to meet the county's next controller and to hear why Walter Griffith is the only candidate who will do what a controller is supposed to do: KEEP AN EYE ON [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 9:04am EDT

  • Youtube memories

    I happened upon this video...and then I sat here playing it over and over and over again.Sandy Beach, Harveys Lake, July 1966.In a nutshell, I was there. My image may not have been accidentally captured when all of this was videotaped, but I was there somewhere. I was there, at [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 2:21pm EDT

  • Economics 101: We need jobs!

    I realize that by stating I’ve been working a lot of late which makes it virtually impossible for me to even consider blogging…I’m inviting attack.Yes, I’ve been deluged with work, I’ve been getting home later and, yes, I do have a great health care package. In other words, I am [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:54am EDT

  • This just in...

    Luzerne County GOP is doing some wishful thinking via snail mail: 　 The Hon. Edward G. Rendell 225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg PA 17120 Sept. 2, 2009 　 Dear Gov. Rendell: The Republican Party of Luzerne County respectfully asks that you call a special election as soon as possible to fill a recently created vacancy in the Luzerne [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:36pm EDT

  • WBPD ride-along pics

    To the hapless putz who stupidly asserted that I was telling some rather tall tales when I mentioned my three ride-along adventures with both the Wilkes-Barre PD and the Plains Township PD, I offer the following pictures, most of which have never been published before today:Unlike the vast, vast, vast [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 2:04pm EDT

  • Mayor Tom Leighton ruined Wilkes-Barre (for me)

    A Bike-Riding Blogger’s PerspectiveWhile on vacation earlier this month, I decided to jump on the Hummer and pedal my way through the downtown, and wherever else the streets might lead me. You know, yet another bikeabout.Being a Thursday, I knew I was headed into the teeth of our Farmer’s Market [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 10:37am EDT

  • Violence begets violence

    I left the modest adobe Friday morning headed to the nearby Turkey Hill, and the first person I encountered was sporting a light jacket covering a hooded cotton jacket. Yes, it’s that time of year again.Sucks.Ted Kennedy passed on? Never really liked the guy, but I can’t say I detested [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2009, 9:30am EDT

  • My latest musings

    Let us begin with a brief recap of the ongoing corruption saga in Luzerne County, shall we?What it amounts to is this: If your name is highly recognizable, if you’ve been a high-profile political player or a career politician for longer than most of us have progressed much past the [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 10:07am EDT

  • Fu>k Woodstock!

    “The first word in this song is discorporateIt means to leave your body“--Francis Vincent ZappaYou know, if I have to see, hear or read much more about the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, in the true tradition of Woodstock, I’m going to drink a fifth of Southern Comfort, drop a couple [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 10:20am EDT

  • Politics as Usual in Pittston

    A guest post by Walter Griffith, candidate for Luzerne County Controller.The recent developments in the City of Pittston, regarding the placing of Mr. Terry Best’s son, P.J. Best, on the November Ballot for Pittston City Council, by the Pittston City Democratic Committee is more of the same " taxpayer be" [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 8:19am EDT

  • School daze

    A smarmy e-mailer took me to task for daring to mention the other day that both my old sidekick and I toiled away under less than ideal conditions in a developmental sense. And he used the following paragraph, penned by me, as proof that I was “whining again.”I’ll not use [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 1:22pm EDT

  • The Emil Minty of American politics

    The unemployment that has wrought such devastation in black communities for decades is now being experienced by a much wider swath of the population. We’ve been in deep denial about this. Way back in March 2007, when the official unemployment rate was a wildly deceptive 4.5 percent and the Bush [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 3:50pm EDT

  • Thanks for the transmogrification

    I am on vacation. The kids and grandkids from Tennessee are here. We had our big 1st annual non-block party party yesterday. Whatever the heck that was. And out of the blue, my trusty sidekick from the public housing project days, my once constant companion made an appearance. I’ll not use [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2009, 4:35pm EDT

  • The Flat Earth Society health care plan

    To listen to the democrats and their willing attack dogs in the media and blogosphere tell it, average Americans are not raising their voices against Barack Oblahblah’s expedited health care fiasco in the making.To hear them spin it, the noisy opposition is nothing more than a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 9:23am EDT

  • The invite-only GSC

    “An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.”--Thomas JeffersonYesterday afternoon, the following news blurb appeared on the Times Leader Web Site:Study Commission meeting to air on the InternetP.J. Best Wednesday said tonight's meeting of the Luzerne County Government Study Commission will be [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2009, 10:47am EDT

  • The post-party party

    “I'm pretty tired of this guy (Ciaverella) and Conahan.”--David YonkiFear not, Dave. According to source who spoke on condition of anonymity, both of our disgraced former judges are expected to be sentenced and incarcerated before the 2016 presidential election.Hang in there.Tomorrow, July 30, 2009, is my marriage anniversary. I call' [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 9:05am EDT

  • Scare tactics

    No matter where I go, what I watch or what I read, I keep running into a particular phrase over and over again. I first encountered it in print after it was uttered by a high-ranking congressman, a democrat naturally. And then it kept coming up on those cable news [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 8:47am EDT

  • I'll hire yer kin, iffin' y'all hire mine

    As some of you already know, I’ve been writing on the internet longer than most people have been shaving. Or snorting corrosives and the like. Glue. Whatever. No matter, though. Sure, this ersatz site is still in it’s demented infancy, but there was that other locale of mine, Wilkes-Barre Online, [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2009, 11:48am EDT

  • "I don't care how they do it, I want it!!!"

    Is it just me being mentally incontinent again, or are the Atlanta Braves suddenly showing signs of life?From FOX News.com:Obama was asked about Gates' arrest at the end of a nationally televised news conference on health care Wednesday night and began his response by saying Gates was a friend and' [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 9:30am EDT

  • Be prepared

    It was interesting that, when I asked of the noisiest of the Barack Oblahblah loyalists, “Yes we can, what?”, not a single one of them came forward and explained how nonstop tumult and upheaval amounts to a cohesive plan. Not a one. The undeniable fact is, they are reluctant to [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 8:04am EDT

  • Stuff

    Hey KD, while it may have taken a few years, Gage Andrew finally went and grew into the T-shirt he had forgotten all about having tucked into one of his dresser drawers. Could a "No Dam" movement be very far behind in Knoxville? You never know.If you know how to [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 8:48am EDT

  • Kwitcherbelyacin

    Three day weekend, baby. I’m happier than a welfare recipient drinking beer for breakfast.Independence day in Amerika (formerly America)!!! Whoop it up!Beer for breakfast, eh. I’m giving myself some good ideas here. Beer for breakfast, illegal fireworks by lunch and the overcrowded emergency room by suppertime. Ah, I don’t care [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:22pm EDT

  • Yes we can, what?

    For too many in the “Yes we can” crowd, I suspect that politics amounts to little more than a sporting event. It’s akin to rooting for their favorite team, the home team, or some such thing. No matter what you say, they will support their favorite team no matter what. [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 11:28am EDT

  • Observations from one thoroughly maniacal loss-prevention officer

    I had an equally interesting and frustrating conversation with a very hostile and agitated person by way of this expensive electronic devise last night.This person’s basic theme was “conspiracy of silence my ass!,” with variations on that basic theme suggesting that if I were to be elected or appointed to [...]
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    Posted: June 28, 2009, 12:11pm EDT

  • Conspiracy of Silence

    Yeah, I’m still here, wherever here is. It’s been a busy week. And during a busy week, writing slides down to the bottom of the list of priorities. While I enjoy all of this, I am not married to it anymore.As always, I was listening to WILK while working on [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2009, 10:26am EDT

  • RiverFest 2009

    Today is Father’s Day. And since I haven’t got one--a father--there wouldn’t be much point in blathering on and on about it. Happy Father’s Day, dad. Wherever you are. If you are.That about covers that.Yesterday was day two of RiverFest 2009, the first day that included paddling. Kayak Dude, my [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2009, 10:38am EDT

  • River Common

    As was promised, Kayak Dude and myself launched the U.S.S. Dude from the new boat launch at Nesbitt Park just in time to hear all of the politicians make their speeches to the huge crowd settled in on Wilkes-Barre's new River Common.The new amenity is awesome, yet, I spied it [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2009, 11:03pm EDT

  • Dummy of the Week

    First Supreme Court nominee Sonia Maria Sotomayor fractures an ankle. According to press reports at the time, she did it all on her own. Now it has come to light that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has a fractured elbow that will require surgery later this week.And just as [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2009, 11:11am EDT

  • Green is a state of mind

    This one showed up on the Drudge Report this morning…From the Times of London:Ruling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymityThousands of bloggers who operate behind the cloak of anonymity have no right to keep their identities secret, the High Court ruled yesterday. In a landmark decision, Mr Justice [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2009, 11:49am EDT

  • I got the knowin'...

    You know, if gross mismanagement were to somehow be misconstrued as wise and virtuous, this area would be the new Mesopotamia of modern civilizations everywhere. If utter stupidty were to become a tradable commodity, this would be the financial epicenter of the known universe.Man, it's enough to make you want [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2009, 2:07am EDT

  • Rumble thee forth

    Some of you, not many, have asked me to keep you abreast of the latest in my ongoing genealogic journey.And since there isn't much going on worth scribbling about, I'm reprinting my latest post from my invite-only, family-only blog, "The (Insert Surname) Haunt." A first for me.Some background: Anne is [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 11:50am EDT

  • The Mayor of Home Rule

    "Incidents like this make us step back and realize how difficult the job of a law enforcement officer is...more difficult than any other job out there. Trooper Miller set an example for others."--Governor Ed RendellAfter my mom passed away and I finally found the strength to sift through her most [...]
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    Posted: June 13, 2009, 11:13am EDT

  • Philanthrophy: Out of sight and out of mind

    Graduation season is afoot. So, yesterday, I attended a graduation party rather than the gathering of The Saturday OT Committee and Operatic Society. And as far as future blogosphere gatherings are concerned, you people need to give me more advance warning.I know these sorts of soirees always coincide with those [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2009, 11:15am EDT

  • Erring on the side of transparency

    WARNING: The following internet post includes…well, you’ll see.This is what I typed on May 5, 2009:And then we’ve got twenty people running for the study commission, if and when the voters vote yes to the formation of another governmental reform brain trust. I believe we can vote for eleven.I have [...]
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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 7:54am EDT

  • Stimulate this!

    Not much time to write of late. I’ve been working a lot. I’ve been working in the rain a lot, but that’s a whole other dilemma.If you’ve been paying attention at all, you’ve probably figured out on your own that this so-called “stimulus package” bullsh*t is just that--bullsh*t. The great [...]
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    Posted: June 05, 2009, 3:57pm EDT

  • Safety helmets must be worn

    I’m not really understanding this forced reworking of General Motors.According to the federal Department of Go-karts, GM will be abandoning it’s Hummer line, discontinuing it’s obvious obsession with building larger and larger and heavier SUVs, and will be building mostly golf cart-sized vehicles from here on out. In other words, [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 9:53am EDT

  • The Pepsi machines

    I was wondering, how’s all of that promised hope and change going so far?I mean to say, for those of you who invested all of your hope and dreams in Barack Oblahblah, what do you think so far?Gitmo is still open for business, still taking reservations. Not that I mind [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 11:18am EDT

  • The worm has turned or: I want to go drinking with Kevin Lynn

    I haven’t been writing at all this week because I’ve had other, more important things to do.First of all, last night we attended Luzerne County Community College’s 41st Annual commencement ceremony as my daughter Ebon has finished her days there and escaped with an associates degree in something or other. [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2009, 10:20am EDT

  • The vets that made it home

    Today is the bonus day of our glorious three-day weekend, this weekend in which we officially kick-off the Summer season.Scratch that.This is that weekend, the weekend when we’re supposed to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for those who would come later…all of us.But after two-plus days of scanner [...]
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    Posted: May 25, 2009, 8:34am EDT

  • Halliburton is here in Wilkes-Barre...

    I ain’t read nothin’ this completely lame-brained since we had us that other mayor--old what’s his name. What was that guy’s name?Ah, never you mind.Businessman set to sue city, collegeA North Main Street nightclub owner alleges his business and clientele are being unfairly targeted by the City of Wilkes-Barre, which [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2009, 7:47am EDT

  • Only in Luzerne County

    Please excuse the typos and the like. I am beat, I am filthy and I am thoroughly annoyed.The following picture shows how my day started:Not too bad. Easy enough to follow. If you're into excavation safety, the blue paint left by the water company is telling you that a standard,' [...]
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 5:02pm EDT

  • Walter Griffith...the most dangerous man in Luzerne County

    I was told he had no chance.I was repeatedly told he could not win. To the point of absurdity, I was reminded that this was a county-wide race, not like the smallish city-wide race that twice previously did him in at the polls.I was told he could not beat a [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2009, 4:18pm EDT

  • I done my civic duty

    This was my lone telephone treat last night:“Hi. I’m Daniel Zola and I’m calling…”CLICK!Fothermuckers!!!While most polibloggers cannot resist the urge to dazzle you with political insights and the like on election day, I can and will resist that urge. Thing is, I don’t really feel like writing today. Not even [...]
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    Posted: May 19, 2009, 4:14pm EDT

  • Fractional divisions thereof...

    Unlike the people who call talk radio and make the absurd claim that the incarcerated have it too cushy, I’ve been in very many of the prisons on the eastern side of this state, and I’m here to tell you most unequivocally…prison life is anything but cushy.And over the years, [...]
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    Posted: May 18, 2009, 4:39pm EDT

  • Harry Haas interview

    For the purposes of blogging, today begins our AW period…After Walter.I am currently enjoying the hell out of having two days off. Two days in a row, no less.I came walking through the parlor on Friday night, only to catch this nugget from WILK’s Steve Corbett: “Tom Leighton is the [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2009, 10:16am EDT

  • Steve the Blogger

    If I had a plug nickel for every time I complained about the anonymous doing what they typically do on the internet--talk all kinds of bombastic, libelous, slanderous and accusatory smack without any real fear of retaliation or recrimination--Donald Trump would be begging me to marry his ugly bitch of [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2009, 1:28am EDT

  • Anonymity revisited

    I say again, I am not here to defend any of Walter’s angry words sent via e-mail.But, being somewhat bored at this moment, I do feel the need to respond to a reader’s comment attached to my last post:Anonymous said... Just one question, if you advised Walter prior to not [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2009, 3:28pm EDT

  • Gentlemen's rules or: How I learned to love anonymity

    I snagged the following comments from a reader who was reacting to parts my “Local bloggers target of FBI probe” post:Anonymous said...on the walter thing.. i had no idea and i really would not have cared, but your post piqued my interest and i googled and found the blog you [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 5:00pm EDT

  • (Not so) good stuff

    When I went out to my truck yesterday morning, I went through my usual pre-trip inspection. Safety first, kiddies.Alternator firing. The emergency brake checked out. Horn? Yup. Then I checked the brake lights against the fence I was backed up very close to. And in the dew on my rearview [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2009, 5:50pm EDT

  • Local bloggers target of FBI probe

    Hold the presses!A source familiar with the federal investigation into the Luzerne County judiciary has told me federal prosecutors have sent target letters to two local political bloggers advising them that they are being investigated and should immediately seek legal counsel.An e-mail sent to the Office of U.S. attorney for [...]
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    Posted: May 11, 2009, 5:37pm EDT

  • Yet another 10-80 tale

    I worked another six-day week, and I’m kind of whipped. Interestingly enough, I spent my day yesterday in a public housing project, only to awake today and find the following…From the Times Leader:HARRISBURG — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar welfare recipients from using taxpayer-backed benefit cards [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 10:55am EDT

  • The Hawkeye witch hunt

    Early this morning, WILK’s Kevin and Nancy were discussing the steroids issue, since Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers was banned from MLB for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance.And at some point, Nancy asked, if other teen phenoms were all using steroids, should one allow [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2009, 5:38pm EDT

  • Blogging for Dummies...by dummies

    First of all, I’d like to thank both Gort and D.B. Echo for their kind comments concerning my recent internet relocation.Gort: Then there is that internet hooligan from the North End of Wilkes-Barre who almost gave me a heart attack when I read; And with that, my last ever post [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 6:08pm EDT

  • I'm sold. Home Rule Yes!

    From today’s Citizens’ Voice, a quote attributed to our Luzerne County Clerk of Courts, Bob Reilly:“I have been here faithfully running this office for over 22 years,” Reilly said Tuesday. “Just because somebody considers something different than it is, there’s all this chatter.”Chatter?Yeah, well, I guess. I guess, when a [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 6:11pm EDT

  • A commission of unknowns?

    I was pleasantly surprised this morning after learning from WILK’s Sue Henry that the May primary election is but two weeks away. Wow. Already?Once I got home from work, I decided to take a trip over to the Luzerne County Web site, and take a look at the sample ballot--the [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 5:33pm EDT

  • New location, same old madness

    Welcome to my new internet haunt.If you’re reading this, you have to have already figured out that Wilkes-Barre Online has gone tits up. That it has.I started that site on December 2, 2000, and I immediately made many new friends as well as countless hordes of new enemies. My goal [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 5:32pm EDT
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