The Lu Lac Political Letter

• The LuLac Edition #1024, Nov. 30th, 2009

  WOULD YOU LEAVE THIS WOMAN AT 2:25AM????
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: MRS. TIGER WOODS AND LABOR AND INDUSTRY LOGO.
  
  TIGER BY THE TAIL
  
  Okay, when I heard the Tiger Woods story the first thing I thought of was the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:16pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1023, Nov. 29th, 2009

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: THE STOOGES IN TUXES, THIS BLOG EDITOR IN HIS FORMAL WEAR/RESTROOM ATTENDANT UNIFORM, LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMISSIONER A.J. [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:43pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1022, Nov. 28th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: OUR INTERVIEW LOGO.
  
  INTERVIEW
  
  With Black Friday over, I had the opportunity to talk to a sales associate that worked the day.
  Q: Are you tired?
  A: Not body wise but mentally yes. A lot of pressure because people want [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:31am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1021, Nov. 27th, 2009

  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: GOVERNOR ED RENDELL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, THE GUY IN THE TRENCH COAT WITH THE CAMEL IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE IS MY LATE UNCLE TIMMY PRIBULA AND OUR 1964 [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:05am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1020, Nov. 26th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY.
  
  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
  
  To all of my readers, I hope you have the joy of family, feast and fun on this truly American holiday. And if you are going to cook your turkey, do it in an oven. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 12:32am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1019, Nov. 25th, 2009

  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: 1969 LOGO AND AIRLINE.
  
  THANKSGIVING TRAVEL
  So most Americans will travel today by car than by airplane. Why?
  1. There are less flights available.
  2. The airlines have nickeled and dimed travelers to death with charges on [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:48pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1018, Nov. 24th 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: WISCONSIN CONGRESSMAN DAVID OBEY.
  
  THE EDWIN STARR TAX
  
  Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat and the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, is the latest lawmaker to call for a new tax aimed at the rich to pay for a troop [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:37pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1017, Nov. 23rd, 2009

  Number of comments: 6
  
  PHOTO INDEX: KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVES SECRETARY AND CONGRESSMAN PAUL KANJORSKI.
  
  KANJO GETS RUSHED
  WILK has a Rush Limbaugh feature on every morning at 7:25AM. Usually the little snippet borders on the ephemeral. The fact is it is [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:50pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1016, Nov. 22nd, 2009

  Number of comments: 17
  
  PHOTO INDEX: OUR HEALTH CARE REFORM LOGO, LUZERNE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
  "I’D FAINT DEAD AWAY"
  A classmate of mine at LCCC and I were talking about the recent doings at the Courthouse. Everyday she is in stunned wonderment about who will be [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 12:23am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1015, Nov. 22nd, 2009

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  PHOTO INDEX: JFK IN DALLAS MOMENTS BEFORE HIS DEATH.
  
  46 YEARS AGO TODAY...........
  
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 12:18am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1014, Nov. 21st, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: OUR INTERVIEW LOGO.
  
  INTERVIEW
  
  With Thanksgiving coming up we had a chance to sit down with a person who volunteers to serve turkey dinner to the elderly and poor people in Lackawanna County.
  Q: How did you get started doing [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:10am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1013, Nov. 20th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: SATURDAY EVENING POST COVER OF BOBBY KENNEDY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
  
  BOBBY AT 84
  
  If Bobby Kennedy had lived he would've been celebrating his 84th birthday today. As time goes on, at least for my generation, the wound has yet to' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:24pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1012, Nov. 19th, 2009

  
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: TAXMAN LOGO, 11TH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE COREY O'BRIEN AND FAMILY, FORMER ELECTED PRESIDENT AL GORE AND OUR 1964 LOGO.
  UNDER THE DOME
  Things are really heating up' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:56pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1011, Nov. 18th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: HEALTH REFORM LOGO.
  
  MONEY, WAR AND HEALTH
  
  I think it is hysterical how the Senate GOP members, sensible men like Lamar Alexander question the need for Health Care Reform by saying that it will cost too much money and that the [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:54pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1010, Nov. 17th, 2009

  
  PHOTO INDEX: GOVERNOR ED RENDELL IN SCRANTON (PHOTO FROM SCRANTON TIMES) AND PATIENT GETTING MAMMOGRAM.
  THE “ED” TOUR
  Governor Ed Rendell blew through Northeastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday and as usual he made some news. The Governor went from Scranton to Hazleton [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:41pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1009, Nov. 16th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: CITY WIDE TOW OPERATOR BOB KADLUBOSKI.
  
  BATMAN AND ME
  I first met Bob Kadluboski in the mid 90s when he was towing my car out of the Times Leader parking lot. I was there for a job interview and as I [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:29pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1008, Nov. 15th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: SARAH PALIN NEWSWEEK COVER.
  
  FACING THE MUSIC
  
  If you were in a time warp, you would think that John Perzel was attending a high power meeting at the State Capitol as he has done hundreds of times. Not so on Friday [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:32pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1007, Nov. 14th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: OUR INTERVIEW LOGO.
  
  INTERVIEW
  
  The recent hearings on PCN TV, the newspaper coverage of the Judicial scandal and the charges against a former county official prompted this discussion with an out of town transplant. This time I answered the questions.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 4:41pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1006, Nov. 13th, 2009

  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: CHILDREN'S HEALTH PHOTO, LUZERNE COUNTY COMMISSION LOGO (COURTESY OF PITTSTON POLITICS.COM) AND OUR 1964 LOGO.
  CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE
  
  Amid a tough economy, and with more people losing medical benefits, another health' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:37pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1005, Nov. 13th, 2009

  Number of comments: 17
  
  PHOTO INDEX: 13 QUESTIONS LOGO.
  
  13 QUESTIONS
  
  1. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ’09 LOCAL ELECTIONS?
  AS I SAID ON WYLN TV ELECTION NIGHT AND ON SUE HENRY’S SHOW, IT WAS A SPLIT DECISION. I THINK THE DEMOCRATS SHOWED THEIR REGISTRATION SUPERIORITY [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:08am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1004, Nov. 12th, 2009

  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM CORBETT AT THIS AFTERNOON'S BONUS GATE PART 2 NEWS CONFERENCE, FORMER STATE HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN PERZEL AND WILKES BARRE DEMOCRATIC POWER BROKER AND JOBHOLDER BILL BRACE.
  BIG FISH-LITTLE FISH[...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:07pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1003, Nov. 11th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: DR. JOE LEONARDI: NOW AND THEN.
  
  STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
  STATE OF FITNESS
  
  Thursday night at 7PM, TV 44, WVIA TV will present a program on Childhood Obesity. One of the guests will be a frequent poster to this site and [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:33pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1002, Nov. 10th, 2009

  
  PHOTO INDEX: VETERAN SALUTING THE FLAG.
  VETERAN'S DAY
  To all of the veteran's from all of the wars, we thank you for your sacrifice. Here are a few Veteran's Day TV events you might want to consider: Secrets of the Dead," PBS,'" [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:24pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1,001, Nov. 10th, 2009

  
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: FORMER DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN AND SCRANTON MAYOR CHRIS DOHERTY.
  DOHERTY IN
  Mayor Chris Doherty is apparently in with both feet for the Governor of Pennsylvania. Doherty is set to make an announcement Tuesday. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:00am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #1,000, Nov. 9th, 2009

  
  PHOTO INDEX: OUR 1,000 EDITIONS LOGOS.
  1,000!!!!!
  Today we reach Edition #1,000. Hard to believe. This on line endeavor has taken us on many journeys. We’ve met many of our readers and posters. Our opportunity to reach people has been magnified [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:17am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #999, Nov. 8th, 2009

  
  
  
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: THE ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA, FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN BLAUM, THIS BLOG EDITOR WITH THE LATE GOVERNOR AND ARENA PATRON ROBERT CASEY SENIOR AND OUR HEALTH [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 12:01am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #998, Nov. 7th, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: OUR INTERVIEW LOGO.
  
  INTERVIEW
  
  So with the New York Yankees winning the World Series for the first time in nine years, it was time to celebrate. Now I am not a Yankee fan, I’m an Indian fan but I follow [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:20am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #997, Nov. 6th, 2009

  Number of comments: 9
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: POTENTIAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TOM KNOX, OUR 1964 LOGO AND OUR RECAP LOGO.
  
  ELECTION BLOWBACK
  The dust is settling on Campaign 2009 and there are a few questions people are asking [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:07am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #996, Nov. 4th, 2009

  Number of comments: 26
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: THE WYLN TV 35 ELECTION NIGHT CREW, HOST DON PACHANCE, YOUR BLOG EDITOR, POLITICAL PUNDIT JOE ZOBA, KIM ZBORAY ANCHOR AND ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR AND L.A. TARONE, NEWS DIRECTOR. IN THE BOTTOM PICTURE THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:31am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #995, Nov. 3rd, 2009

  PHOTO INDEX: OUR VOTE LOGO.
  
  ELECTION DAY
  
  
  You know the drill, try to think before you vote. Cast your ballot, make your choice. Good luck and God speed. It's now up to you. Just do it. VOTE!
  
  MUSIC TO VOTE' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:27am EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #994, Nov. 2nd, 2009

  
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES JANE ORIE MELVIN AND JACK PANELLA, DON PACHANCE, AL ZOBA, THIS BLOG EDITOR AND LUZERNE COUNTY COMMISSIONER MARY ANNE PETRILLA ON THE SET OF WYLN TV 35 AND A FEW [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:58pm EST
  

• The LuLac Edition #993, Nov. 1st, 2009

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PHOTO INDEX: BLOG EDITOR WITH JUDGE PETER PAUL OLSZEWSKI JUNIOR, JUDGE THOMAS BURKE, BLOG [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 1:25am EST