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Talk About Utter Confusion
NOW what are we supposed to think? Wilkes-Barre City Mayor Tom Leighton told us, after he got caught, that he was entitled to city-owned gas for his personal vehicle because he’s on the job 24/7. He...
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A Criminal Investigation. A Suicide. What’s Going On Here?
Tragic coincidence – or no coincidence at all? You do the math. Soon after FBI agents visited the Wilkes-Barre City Employees Federal Credit Union last week, its long-time manager James Payne killed...
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Times’s Up, John Q.
Up next. No cell phone cameras at Wilkes-Barre City Council’s “limited designated public forum.” Huh, you ask? I know, we used to consider them public council meetings. First concerned citizens...
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It’s Your Fault, Valley West, That I Had A Little Fun With My English Teacher
I’m a Wyoming Valley West taxpayer, and let me tell you, it sickens me that a student who frolicked with his hot-to-trot teacher now sees an opportunity to cash in. A male high school student, one of...
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Just Let Mericle Go. You Know That’s What You Want To Do
To all you would be criminals out there, do some good deeds, create some jobs and then commit some crimes. The latter won’t matter. “Imprisonment would not achieve any public benefit,” said the...
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Amen! Sort Of
“This community will remain the same if there is no punishment for those who pay,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Consiglio declared at Robert Mericle’s sentencing hearing on Friday. Bingo! Mericle...
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Thou Shalt Not Be Smarter
I’m sorry, but sometimes Luzerne County Commissioner Vice-Chairman Edward Brominski acts like a bit of an oaf. His contempt for county Manager Robert Lawton has never been subtle, but last week,...
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The Ghosts Came Back To Haunt Them
It never ends, does it? “Public servants” once again are charged with robbing those they serve, and this time, it was a piece a cake. All it took was a push of a button to reap millions of dollars...
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Brouhaha Over County Paychecks
For many workers in the private sector, the day after Thanksgiving is not a holiday. For them, Black Friday, the maddest shopping day of the year, is most certainly not a paid holiday. The same goes...
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Bob Casey To The Rescue
At long last. Thanks to U.S. Sen. Robert Casey. there will soon be a law allowing pregnant workers to carry a bottle of water at work no questions asked. And if they need a stool to do their job, that...
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Mommy Clueless
Life is full of surprises, it seems, like waking up, not knowing you’re pregnant and delivering a baby boy later that day. That’s how Jaxon Eckrote reportedly came into the world. He went out 2 1/2...
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