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  • Luzerne County Budget

    The good news is there is no new borrowing. The bad news is just about everything else.

    This year's plan comes in with about $2 million less spending than last year. To get there Commissioner Chair Maryanne Petrilla wants to close Moon Lake Park and the ball fields [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2009, 2:47am EST

  • 10th CD: Peifer in, Meuser out



    From PoliticsPA





    PoliticsPA has heard from multiple GOP sources that Republican state Rep. Michael Peifer will run in the 10th Congressional District against Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Carney. Peifer, elected in 2007 to the legislature, represents an area [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2009, 10:41pm EST

  • House passes financial reform

    Score this a win for Congressman Paul Kanjorski.

    Wall Street Regulation Reform Passes House


    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2009, 12:31am EST

  • This is no surprise

    22 and counting.

    WILKES-BARRE – One month after being fired for refusing to answer questions about two controversial contracts, former Luzerne County Human Resources Director Doug Richards was charged Thursday with accepting a bribe for helping a contractor secure a contract with the county.

    Richards invented a [...]
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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 2:58am EST

  • Christine, You broke our hearts


    Follow the money-Deep Throat .Much of the outrage over the re-election of Frank Pizzella as Wilkes-Barre Area School board President has been directed at newly elected board member Christine Katsock. .I was always a fan of Christine who has run for many offices over the [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 2:36am EST

  • Home Rule on the way

    Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission unanimously voted Wednesday to take the next step and draft a proposed home rule charter.

    I liked the last plan.



    Panel unanimously votes for home rule

    The challenge is to get a new charter on the ballot [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2009, 2:05am EST

  • Barletta is running again

    Borys is reporting that Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta will try to knock off long time Democratic Congressman Paul Kanjorski in the Pennsylvania 11th District. This will be his third try to win the seat. I got an email from the Luzerne County GOP telling me that he [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 4:25am EST

  • Conahan threatened Petrilla

    “His final words to me were, ‘Maryanne, if you do this, you’re finished." Luzerne County Commissioner Maryanne Petrilla


    TL: Luzerne County Commissioner Chairwoman Maryanne Petrilla told the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice on Tuesday that former county Judge Michael Conahan personally called her in early 2008 to" [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:33am EST

  • Santorum 2012



    The momentum builds.


    Our former junior Senator and Virginia resident has been in South Carolina this week which is another early primary state. He was in Iowa last summer. According to The Hill he is "Absolutely — absolutely taking a" [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:48am EST

  • It's snowing

    It seems like a switch was flipped on Saturday and Winter started. As always I blame Al Roker.
    [...]
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    Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:13am EST

  • Meet Sam Rohrer


    Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Sam Rohrer will be in the area Thursday..From the inbox:

    CLARKS SUMMIT (12.08.09) State Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks), who recently declared his candidacy for the 2010 Republican Gubernatorial nomination, will campaign in Clarks Summit this week for his [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:23pm EST

  • This sends the wrong message

    Indicted Pizzella heads W-B Area

    A board member under indictment by the FBI was re-elected to the presidency of the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board on Monday, even as new directors were sworn in to replace two others caught up in the ongoing corruption investigation in the county.

    [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 3:05am EST

  • Kanjo on Obama's visit to Allentown

    Congressman Kanjorski answers some questions after the President's visit to Allentown.





    A choice quote from Kanjorski:

    Our opposition is the just say no people, which is basically the Republican Party.They want us to lose in Afghanistan, have an unemployment rate of 15 to 20 [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 3:18pm EST

  • 21 and counting

    Wilkes-Barre Area VoTech employee Jeffrey Piazza got caught lining his pockets. His old man got him the job as Technology Coorrdinator then he got bumped upstairs to attendence coordinator to make room for a relative of another board member.

    Piazza agrees to guilty plea


    Jeffrey [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2009, 3:11am EST

  • Will he or won't he


    Shira Toeplitz reported yesterday in CQ Politics that Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta will make an announcement next Wednesday about his plans to run yet again for Congress.


    Vince Galko sent out an email yesterday:


    “In recent days many of you [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:01am EST

  • More complaints from Carolee


    Picking up where she left off in her first term as Prothonotary Carolee Medico Olenginski last week was complaining about the rug in her office.

    Now she is upsetting the new found unity of the Luzerne County Republican Party saying the organization should [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:11am EST

  • 20 and counting

    To no one's surprise Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole has copped a plea. We have speculating about this since last spring and it was just a matter of time after he announced that he was taking a vacation 2 weeks ago.


    WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County Judge' [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 2:12pm EST

  • PA reaction to the President's Afghan speech

    Senator Arlen Specter


    “I oppose sending 30,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan because I am not persuaded that it is indispensable in our fight against Al Qaeda. If it was, I would support an increase because we have to do whatever it takes to defeat Al [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:09am EST

  • Get well PJ

    Regular commenter and veteran of the Hackett-Meuser wars of last year PJ the WB lefty is having a bit of a rough patch. A pal tells me that he loves politics and political blogs and continues to read them and would appreciate best wishes from the blogging community. We look [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 2:48am EST

  • Dan Meuser for Congress-the sequel?

    "I have been thinking about it and strongly assessing the situation." -Dan Meuser


    Borys has a rundown of the possible Republican candidates that may take on Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10) next year. They are:

    -Malcolm Derk, of Freeburg, a Snyder [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 3:23am EST

  • Untangling the web

    "I just look at the little tab that has my name next to them and I sign them.- Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak


    Mike Buffer has great rundown of the latest web of deceit that we call Luzerne County government in the Citizens Voice today.

    The" [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 5:37pm EST

  • Luzerne County Spokesperson







    The job has been vacant since Kathy Bozinski got dumped in a cost cutting move a few years ago but I heard a rumor that the position will be filled in the near future.


    [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 5:11pm EST

  • Pennsylvania Lt. Governor 2010

    There seems to be a couple of dozen people running for Lt. Gov of PA in 2010 from both parties. A few of the Republican hopefuls are hitching their bandwagons to GOP front runner Attorney General Tom Corbett including MSNBC talking head Joe Watkins.

    Watkins spouts the usual [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:56pm EST

  • Carolee doesn't like the carpeting

    This is like deja vu all over again.


    Office too rundown for Medico Olenginski

    ... the rug had a black stain that appeared to be grease. She also described dirty walls, furniture “marked beyond normal use” and a six-inch section of missing plaster.
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 2:32am EST

  • Happy Thanksgiving


    We all have our holiday traditions and in the Gort household it includes making the traditional stuffing with the help of our dog and cat. They spend so much time in the kitchen I'm thinking of getting them both a chef's hat. I'll get up [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 1:50am EST

  • Thanksgiving memories

    TO HELL WITH THANKSGIVING AND BLACK FRIDAY!!!

    By Mean Old Man


    Here we go again with the stupid "get together with the stupider relatives" holiday of Thanksgiving. As you can tell, I'm not my usual jolly self only for the simple reason that I have to deal' [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:15pm EST

  • Malcolm on the move


    Republican Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk has expressed an interest in running for the Pennsylvania 10th US House of Representatives seat currently held by Democrat Chris Carney. I talked with Derk over the weekend and he sure sounded like a candidate. He criticized Carney for [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:20pm EST

  • One and done

    I had a great conversation a few days ago with an old Air Force pal who is now an assistant US Attorney in another part of the country. He couldn't comment on what is going on around here but told me how the Department of Justice deals with public corruption' [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:15pm EST

  • Shop til you drop

    Another crook gets a slap on the wrist.


    CV: A tearful former magisterial district judge Karen Holly was sentenced today to two years probation, including 30 days in a federal halfway house, for stealing $6,300 from her employer...Holly will be allowed to work, attend religious services and [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:36pm EST

  • This week in Luzerne County corruption

    Poor Skrep, many of his friends have been indicted or are under investigation or quit. He must be a lonely guy. It's no wonder that he doesn't show up for work at the Courthouse unless there is a public meeting that he just can't duck.

    WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne' [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:51pm EST

  • Could have been a contender


    TL:
    Write-in ballots for jury commissioner showed Robert Kadluboski received 78 votes; David Yonki received 21 votes and Greg Gulick received 21 votes. Another 209 write-in votes were scattered with various people being listed. [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:52pm EST

  • Carney on Health Care


    Commander Chris Carney has returned from active duty blowing up things in Afghanistan by remote control to vote on the health insurance reform bill. He sent us an explaination of why he voted for the legislation:


    As you are all aware, Congress [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:13pm EST

  • 11th CD tidbits

    Trying to usurp Federal immigration law is one one thing but messing with the God given constitutional right of the people to have satellite TV is beyond the pale. Last Febuary Hazleton imposed a $10 satellite dish inspection fee that has been challenged in court as violation of Federal [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:53am EST

  • Challenger for Carney


    Dan Hirschorn of pa2010.com is reporting that Synder County Republican Commissioner Malcolm Derk is looking to take on Congressman Chris Carney in the PA 10th Congressional District next year and will make a decision next month.

    It's surprising that the GOP is having [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:40am EST

  • Luzerne County Courthouse happenings

    Luzerne County Human Resources Director Doug Richards resigned effective December 4th then was fired because he wouldn't spill the beans to Maryanne Petrilla about a dodgy contract with a New York temp agency that doesn't seem to have an address. The Feds raided his office after he was [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:45am EST

  • Idiot Watch

    TL: ... Kingston Township police allege Dormio was observed Oct. 18 driving a 1994 Chevrolet Berreta without a right rear wheel on Memorial Highway. Police said a trail of sparks was coming from the rear of the vehicle...Police said they pursued Dormio for more than a mile until he [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:31am EST

  • It's fixed


    My computer underwent a successful hard drive transplant and all systems seem to be working fine. The good folks at Custom Computers in Kingston ordered the parts, installed them , gave it a good cleaning and made sure the thing wasn't haunted by worms' [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:23am EST

  • Computer Problems

    I'm not sure that this will even post.

    The last few weeks I've had a problem loading IE7. I click on the icon and the widow opens then nothing happens. I do an end task then try it again and it usually opened on the 2nd or 3rd try. [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:40pm EST

  • Luzerne County Courthouse Crime Watch

    Photo by Pete G. Wilcox/The Times Leader


    Better late than never..Gene Stilp of the Pink Pig fame was busy putting up posters around the Luzerne County Courthouse on Friday that asked people to report any wrongdoing to a Post Office Box..Commissioner Chair Maryanne [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 3:15pm EST

  • YouTube weekend

    By request. Thanks Danny.

    I was listening to local talk radio yesterday discussing Bill Brace's $1500 suit and it sounded like queer eye for the corrupt guy.


    ' [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 2:44pm EST

  • The DCCC called me tonight

    They shouldn't hire these kids to call people like me. I got the spiel about healthcare then interrupted the young lady asking if the DCCC will be backing the incumbents that voted against the bill. She said she didn't know then hung up on me. That's a first.

    [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:27pm EST

  • Vote for Gort?

    Revenge!

    My friend David included me in his 13 questions segment this month. I suggested that we write him in for Jury Commssioner so he returns the favor.


    8. YOU HAD A FEW PEOPLE WRITING YOUR NAME IN FOR JURY COMMISSIONER, WHAT OFFICE WOULD YOU WRITE [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:02pm EST

  • The Arena has a new name

    .



    It started out as the First Union (FU) Arena then FU was bought by Wachovia so they changed the name to the Wachovia Arena. Now Wachovia has been swallowed by Wells Fargo and they decided to get out of the naming rights business [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:35pm EST

  • A well dressed man

    19 and counting

    SCRANTON - Former Luzerne County Deputy Clerk William Brace has agreed to plead guilty to accepting a suit valued at $1,500 in exchange for helping a contractor obtain a contract with the county sometime between June 2007 and May 2008....He served as chief clerk for [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:30pm EST

  • Fort Hood

    President Obama addressed the nation in a way that that no other President has ever had to on the eve of Veterans day. Listen to names and the backgrounds of those who died and the acts of selfless heroism of their fellow soldiers.


    "It may be hard to" [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:24am EST

  • A Veterans Day Message by Mean Old Man

    TOO HELL WITH SLACKER JUVIES, LET’S BRING BACK THE DRAFT!!!


    Once again, the sacred observance of Veteran’s Day is upon us and I’m mad as hell that most of the puny little juvie thugs will have a day off from school!!!


    In my day Veterans [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:00am EST

  • Pack the board

    The three Luzerne County Commissioners and the county controller sit on the salary board with row officers and the president judge having a fifth vote on the Salary Board for matters concerning their offices.

    TL: But county officials have changed the rules in recent months by allowing department [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:27am EST

  • Frack the Susquehanna

    What could possibly go wrong?


    The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is seeking a permit from the state Department of Environmental Protection to treat up to 150,000 gallons per day of Marcellus Shale waste water in its sewage stream. DEP could allow some of the treated water [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:13am EST

  • Nice work if you can get it

    HARRISBURG -...The appeals court ruling described how the man first approached state police to say he had been solicited for sex at the Shiatsu Spa near Allentown. Troopers then supplied the unnamed man with government money and sent him back four times to engage in what the county judge [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:01pm EST

  • Kanjo the trust buster

    A year ago the whole banking system in the United States and other countries came close to melting down. When Lehman Brothers failed and it looked like other giant investment banks might follow the government went into panic pass mode and the Congress authorized a $1 Trillion bailout that enraged [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:11am EST

  • Straight party voting

    Fewer people voted a straight party ticket than in the past in Luzerne County.

    TL: Of all votes cast Tuesday, 15 percent, or 10,422, were straight-party.
    County Election Bureau Director Leonard Piazza compared that to the last municipal election two years ago, when 23 percent of the votes, [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:15am EST

  • The Evil Empire has won the November Classic

    Go ahead and gloat Bomber fans.


    Baseball is over so we are back to watching DVD's of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


    Seven months until the next election.' [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:53pm EST

  • Juvie brother makes the Colbert Report

    Via Big Dan

    Arizona wants to privatize their prisons. We all know how well that has worked out in Luzerne County.

    Steven Colbert rips local NEPA judge Mark Ciavarella on "The Word":


    The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cThe Word - The Green [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:18pm EST

  • Will Toole's statement

    My election was pretty much what I expected with no surprises. Approx. 10,000 straight party votes and that is something that just can't be overcome. No physical organization + No money = no advertising = a good ass kicking.


    I am satisfied with the way things turned out' [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:44pm EST

  • Walter wins big

    Controller


    Walter L. Griffith Jr. (Rep) . . . 28,160 48%
    Bob Morgan (Dem) . . . . . . . .21,916 38%
    Wil Toole (Ind) . . . . . . . . 8,197 14%


    I predicted that Griffith would get 50% of the vote [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:13pm EST

  • The Row offices

    In the Prothonotary race Carolee got 60% as predicted and Dottie Stankovic barely held on for another term as Register of Wills.


    Prothnotary


    Carolee Medico Olenginski (Rep) . . . 33,800 60%
    Nancy McGinley Bellas (Dem) . . . . 22,328 40%


    Register of [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:57pm EST

  • Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

    William H. Amesbury (Dem/Rep). . 37,125 36%


    Tina Polachek Gartley (Dem) . . . . 35,482 35%


    Richard Hughes (Rep). . . . . . . 30,154 29%


    WITH 188 OF 189 PRECINCTS COUNTED [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:53pm EST

  • Peter Paul Olszewski Jr is unemployed

    With 93% of the precicnts counted it looks like that Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr has been not been retained as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. No Luzerne County Judge has even lost a retention race before, this is history. Even Conahan and Lokuta won retention.

    [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:20pm EST

  • About half the precincts reporting

    Judge of the Court of Common Pleas

    William H. Amesbury (Dem/Rep). . . . 18,483 38.57
    Tina Polachek Gartley (Dem) . . . . 17,489 36.49
    Richard Hughes (Rep). . . . . . . 11,896 24.82

    Controller
    Walter L. Griffith Jr. (Rep) [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:07pm EST

  • Exit polls

    We voted about 6PM tonight and were voters 373 & 374 out of approximately 1000. Wilkes -Barre School Board candidate was greeting people out front and he was the only School Director hopeful that I voted for. Me and Mrs. G also wrote in David Yonki for Jury Commissioner.

    [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:24pm EST

  • Predictions-Controller

    The Luzerne County Controllers race has been the hot topic on this blog over the last few months with 2 of the 3 candidates even mixing it up in the comments. I've taken some guff from a radio talk show and others for allowing you to vent your spleens with' [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:01pm EST

  • Jury Commissioner

    A few months ago I was on the WILK Sue Henry Show and the situation of indicted Democratic Jury Commissioner Jerry Bonner came up and off the top of my head I suggested that we should all write-in the Yonk for that office in the November election. The reaction [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:07pm EST

  • Predictions-The Judges


    In the retention races I think that Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. is going down. Tom Burke may survive but I doubt it. Tina Gartley will be the top vote getter for one of the two open seats and Dick Hughes will win the other spot. [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 10:14pm EST

  • Predictions-The Row offices


    I'll save my prediction of the Controller's race for a later post..I've been saying for months that Republican Carolee Medico Olenginski will romp to victory in the Luzerne County Prothonotary contest even without the news that her opponent's husband is a crook. She has spent [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:57pm EST

  • Petrilla rakes in the bucks




    Luzerne County Democratic Commissioner Chair Maryanne Petrilla has raised $54,000 this year and has $78,000 cash on hand according to her latest campaign finance report. That is more money than all the row officer candidates running this year combined..Indicted Jury Commissioner [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:31pm EDT

  • Happy Halloween



    UNLESS YOU WANT BUCKSHOT IN YOUR BAGS, STAY AWAY FROM MY DOOR THIS HALLOWEEN, YOU DELINQUENT PUNKS!!!
    By Mean Old Man


    Once again it’s time for the Godless holiday of Halloween and I ain’t my usual happy self!!! Every year I have [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:33am EDT

  • Bullet voting

    In a previous post I reported that supporters of Judicial candidate Dick Hughes have been urging people to vote for just for him even though you can cast 2 ballots for Common Pleas Judge in Luzerne County. Today I got an email from county GOP chairman Terry Casey asking [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 3:11am EDT

  • John Stewart explains Fox News

    All Foxed up


    The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cFor Fox Sake![www.thedailyshow.com]Daily Show
    Full Episodes    Political HumorHealth Care Crisis [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 2:31am EDT

  • Luzerne County Controller

    The Controller's contest continues to be the hot race with Walter Griffith complaining about Bob Morgan's campaign finance report after Morgan complained about his last one. They both filed corrections to the reports.

    Griffith has been critical throughout the campaign of Maryanne Petrilla's performance as Controller in [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:49pm EDT

  • The Phillies win the phirst game of the World Series


    Chase Utley put 2 out of the park and Cliff Lee went the distance scattering 6 hits and striking out 10 with no walks. I thought that CC was pulled too early but I'm not complaining because the Yankee's bullpen gave up 4 more runs.' [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:11am EDT

  • Retain the Judges?


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    Luzerne County Judges Thomas Burke and Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. are up for retention to the Court of Common Pleas this year and they are feeling the heat of the fallout of the Juvie Brothers scandal that may result in them losing the yes/no [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:28pm EDT

  • Luzerne County Judges

    The headline election this year is the election of 2 new Judges for the Court of Common Pleas. After the revelations that the Juvie brothers, Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella, have taken public corruption to a level unseen anywhere in history of this country the choice is especially important. Taking [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 3:09am EDT

  • Luzerne County Controller debate


    I'm going to tell everybody here a dirty little secret if you really want to know the inside of politics in Luzerne County. The salary of elected officials have been kept low to keep good people out of government-Wil Toole .I thought that was the' [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 1:30am EDT

  • This is the matchup many of you wanted

    The New York Yankees won the AL pennant tonight and will now take on the defending champs Phillies in the World Series. Most people that I know are fans of one these teams, in some cases both. This is the dream match up NEPA. So who will win? Vote on [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 12:03am EDT

  • CONTROLLER’S FORUM

    The LuLac Political Letter will be having its Controller's Forum for Luzerne County Monday night from 7 to 9PM at Bentley's. All three candidates, Walter Griffith (GOP) Robert Morgan (Democrat) and Wil Toole (Independent) will be on hand to answer questions and talk about their campaigns.


    Since' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 10:50pm EDT

  • The local papers are full of it

    Political coverage that is.

    The Times Leader and Citizens Voice have done an outstanding job covering the corruption scandal and I think my fellow bloggers would agree that we can't do what we do without the efforts of their reporters and editors.

    Today both papers had bunches of' [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 10:04pm EDT

  • YouTube weekend

    Elton John doing Bohemian Rhapsody. The Committee will have to approve.







    I snuck this in:


    [www.youtube.com] [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 8:06pm EDT

  • Sports weekend

    The Yanks and Angels are rained out so we will have to wait another day to find who will have honor of losing to the Phillies in World Series.


    Penn State wins for the first time in a long time at the Big House 35-10. I'm surprised. I' [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 6:57pm EDT

  • Luzerne County rogues gallery


    I like this collage in the Times-Leader. It shows 16 of the 18 people who have been charged with a crime so far. I predict that 6 months from now they won't have enough space to put all the mugs on the front page.' [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:24am EDT

  • The other row offices

    I've been concentrating on the race for Luzerne County Controller because that is where most of the action has been lately. We have two other spots up for election on November 3rd and I hope this will be the last time we ever have to vote for candidates for these' [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:25pm EDT

  • Baseball Playoffs

    We will have to wait a few days to learn who the Phillies will play in the World Series. Angels beat the Evil Empire 7-6. [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:22pm EDT

  • Phillies are in the WORLD SERIES again

    [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 12:22am EDT

  • Sam Stretton endorses Griffith

    Most endorsements are only good for a press release unless it's a group that can deliver boots on the ground or bundle money or both. That's why Labor Unions are important for Democrats and outfits like the Club for Growth matter for Republicans.

    This one matters.



    [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 10:43pm EDT

  • Rumors

    I just heard that the Grand Jury has indicted a high ranking Luzerne County elected official. I'm working the phones to confirm it.' [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:56pm EDT

  • Luzerne County Controller


    Democratic Controller Bob Morgan candidate got his turn with the Times-Leader editorial board. .Some choice quotes:.He hasn't been at Commissioner's meetings but assures us that “If something inappropriate is going on, you have to be the one to blow the whistle. That’s your responsibility.” [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 3:03am EDT

  • High Hopes

    That is the song that Harry Kallas always sang. I miss Harry. I always loved to sit in the back yard after cutting the grass on Saturday then tuning in the Phillies game with Harry doing the play by play.

    It's on YouTube. I was trying to post [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 11:57pm EDT

  • Football and politics

    The Yonk's Controller gaggle is scheduled for next Monday and the Eagle's play the Redskins on MNF. Since the event will be at Bentley's and they have a bar with TV's it is perfect setting for a meeting of the Saturday OT Committee and Operatic Society. After the [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:34pm EDT

  • Phillies win the phirst game of the World Series


    Chase Utley puts 2 out of the park and Cliff Lee goes the distance scattering 6 hits and striking out 10 giving up only 1 unearned run plus he made some nifty plays in the field. I thought that CC got pulled too early but [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 11:30pm EDT

  • PA State Supreme Court race

    I don't pay much attention to the statewide Judge races because the candidates run on their bio's and promise to be tough on crime with an emphasis on locking up all the drug dealers. But then every politician promises to lock up all the druggies and we all know that [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 5:07pm EDT

  • YouTube weekend

    Juvie Brother's song

    Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children


    [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 10:11pm EDT

  • The Gort42 comment policy

    I don't have one.

    If you think that something is out of bounds send an email and I will consider deleting it. I don't moderate comments or require that you sign in because this a free speech zone and the last thing I want to do is make it [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 8:52pm EDT

  • YouTube weekend

    This is both funny and sad.

    Simply Left Behind found it.





    Waking Up Now has the details and documents all the crazy things that they say. [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 6:30pm EDT

  • When you're right you argue the facts, when you're wrong you argue the law

    That's what my lawyers tell me.


    Luzerne County Democratic Jury Commissioner and Housing Authority Chairman Jerry Bonner has asked that his statements to FBI be thrown out because he was not advised of his Miranda rights before being interviewed by the feds. He may have a point' [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 4:59pm EDT

  • This week in Luzerne County corruption

    Wilkes-Barre Area School Board President Frankie "Kneecaps" Pizzella pleas not guilty to being part of a job selling scheme in 2004 before he became a school director.

    17 Down and Hundreds? To Go

    Finally, one of the people who has been paying bribes is charged.

    [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 9:58pm EDT

  • Will Toole responds

    In my last post I invited Wil Toole to respond to the TL story rehashing his overtime controversy when he was Pittston's city clerk/administrator. He responded with an email and left a comment on the post. Being a fair and balanced blogger I decided to put both on the front [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 8:31pm EDT

  • Luzerne County Controller

    The county Republicans are looking for a sweep of the 3 row offices up for election this year and many local political observers have told me if they don't win this time they never will. Next to the Commissioners the most important job under the dome is Controller. The candidates' [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 2:59am EDT

  • Mike LaPolla for State Represenative

    Freshman Democratic State Rep Kevin Murphy has an opponent.

    From a press release.


    LaPolla Announces Bid for 113th Legislative District Post
    New Leadership Needed in 2010


    North Scranton-Last evening, Mike LaPolla announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 2:24pm EDT

  • Christopher Paige for Congress





    There is at least one Republican in Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District that is willing to take on Paul Kanjorski that is not named Lou Barletta.

    Coulter Jones broke the news in the Citizens Voice a few days ago that Christopher' [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 1:57pm EDT

  • Bellas fired

    Or suspended, it amounts the same thing.

    WEST PITTSTON - The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority suspended Executive Director Allan Bellas without pay today after Bellas rescinded a promise he would resign amid "trouble" stemming from a federal corruption investigation.

    His legal problems appears to be part of [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 3:34am EDT

  • Baseball, Football, Painting, Politics and Religion

    Pretty much a complete Sunday.

    While watching the Eagles beat the worst team in the the NFL, the Red Sox getting eliminated from the playoffs and as of right now it looks like the Evil Empire will knock off the Twins we somehow got most of the living room [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 9:47pm EDT
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