The LuLac Edition #2787, December 4th, 2014
BROMO: THE OLD PRO MAKES SENSE County Councilman Edd Brominski. (Photo: LuLac archives). When Edd Brominski ran for Luzerne County Council four years ago one of the reasons he won was because the man...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2788, December 7th, 2014
PEARL HARBOR @ 73Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. For a time, as a nation we were shaken. But rebounded. This was a defining moment in a war that truly defined what...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2789, December 8th, 2014
MAYBE I'M AMAZED Our "Maybe I'm Amazed" logo. MAYBE I'M AMAZED...that police union head Pat Lynch in New York City says that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio threw the police unions under the bus in his...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2790, December 9th, 2014
AN UNCONVENTIONAL KIND OF GUY Governor Elect Tom Wolf. (Photo: LuLac archives) This weekend Pennsylvanians will gather in New York for the Annual Pennsylvania Society Dinner. Politicos of all stripes...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2791, December 11th, 2014
A WRONG MOVE The decision to release an intelligence report on any role the American government might have had in torture of enemy combatants was wrong headed, against our national interests and...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2792, December 12th, 2014
FRANK @ 99THE CENTENNIAL YEAR BEGINS!Frank Sinatra would have turned 99 today. The next 365 days will be a countdown to The Chairman of the Board's 100th birthday. More than any singer Sinatra has been...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2793, December 13th, 2014
13 QUESTIONSOur “13 Questions” logo.1. There is a lot of news popping up about race in this country. Living in “The Valley” what was your first experience with a person of color? Had I grown up in “The...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2794, December 14th, 2014
OPEN SKATE TO BENEFIT TOYS FOR TOTS ON DECEMBER 17TH AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENAMohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza will open its doors for public ice skating on Wednesday December 17th in support of the U.S....
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2795, December 15th, 2014
AREA RESIDENTS ON WOLF TRANSITION TEAM Governor Elect Tom Wolf. (Photo: Pa. Politics). 9 area residents have been named to the Tom Wolf Transition Team. Wolf made the announcement today. The transition...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2796, December 18th, 2014
WHY GIVE AWAY MOON LAKE? (Photo: The Citizen's Voice). The Luzerne County Council is hellbent on just giving Moon Lake Park away. The park for years has been a mainstay of recreation in the County....
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2797, December 21st, 2014
Our “Maybe I’m Amazed” logo MAYBE I’M AMAZEDCHRISTMAS EDITIONFrom left to right, (below) Christmas at the Yonki homestead on Cliff Street in Pittston. From left, your blog editor wearing a tie waiting...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2798, December 23rd, 2014
MOON LAKE MOVES ON Luzerne County no longer owns Moon Lake Park. The County Council last night voted 6 to 5 to give it away to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The good news...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2799, December 24th, 2014
MERRY CHRISTMAS &HAPPY HOLIDAYSFROM MRS. LULAC AND YOUR BLOG EDITOR We'll be gone until the 26th. At that time we'll do our weekly edition and then start our year end features on the 27th. LuLac...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2800, December 26th, 2014
2800 AND COUNTING Today LuLac reaches our 2800th edition of the Political Letter. Thanks for your support and interest. THE ORIGINAL “POPEYE’S PIONEER”Former Popeye’s owner Paul DeFabo. (Photo: LuLac...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2801, December 27th, 2014
MOVING ON 2014 JANUARY Pete DeCoursey, 52, American political journalist, cancer. DeCoursey was a mainstay on PCN TV and was one of the most widely respect of Pennsylvania :Political reporters....
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2802, December 28th, 2014
WOMEN WE LOVE 2014 As the year winds down, we continue with our year end features. “Women We Love” is something we ripped off from Esquire Magazine a few years back. Each year we get nominees for...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2803, December 29th, 2014
TOP TEN WORLD STORIES (in countdown form) 10. POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis continued to be in the news this year. The pontiff traveled to Albania and Turkey and also announced a trip to Philadelphia for...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2804, December 29th, 2014
TOP NATIONAL STORIES OF 2014(in countdown form) 10. GAY MARRIAGEDue to a wave of federal court rulings, 19 more U.S. states began allowing same-sex marriages, raising the total to 35 states...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2805, December 29th, 2014
TOP 5 SPORTS STORIES(in countdown form) 5. DEREK JETER RETIRESAfter twenty years of championships, thrills, five world championships and a career marked by no controversy on the field New York Yankees...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2806, December 30th, 2014
THE TOP TEN PENNSYLVANIA STORIES (in countdown form) 10. VOTER ID OVERTURNED At the start of the year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted to overturn the Commonwealth Court’s decision to enjoin Act...
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