The LuLac Edition #2949, June 16th, 2015
TRUMP INDonald Trump (Photo: Fox News).Now the presidential race is really a circus. Real-estate mogul and reality-television star Donald Trump is seeking the Republican nomination for President. He's...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2950, June 17th, 2015
BLACK LIKE……………HER? Rachel Dolezal. (Photo: AOL). First off, a disclaimer. With this edition of LuLac I do not want to offend anyone here. I was told to stay away from this subject because people would...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2951, June 17th, 2015
WRITE ON WEDNESDAYOur “Write On Wednesday” logo GEORGE BROWN SAYS THANK YOU George C. Brown on the trail during the spring primary. (Photo: Citizen's Voice) This week’s “Write On Wednesday” is a letter...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2952, June 17th, 2015
UNITED NATIONS AT 70Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt looks at the initial charter. (Photo: AP) Today marks the 70th anniversary of The United Nations. Through the years the body has seen its share...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2953, June 17th, 2015
WATERGATE @ 43Frank Willis (Photo: UPI) Forty three years ago Frank Willis was doing his job as a Security Guard. On this night he came across a piece of tape that marked an entry into the Democratic...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2954, June 17th, 2015
TRUMP’S WALL Donald Trump (Photo: CNN) Presidential candidate Donald Trump said in his speech yesterday that he wants to build a wall across the Mexican border. The total length of the continental...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2955, June 18th, 2015
ANOTHER LOSER STRIKESWon’t give you his name because I don’t publish the names of little pieces of crap who kill innocent people. All I know is the little creep invaded a house of worship, chatted up...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2956, June 19th, 2015
SOUTH CAROLINA’S PRIDE???I think it should be pointed out with the tragedy in South Carolina that the state has been flying The Confederate Flag for years. It is not an official flag mind you just a...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2957, June 20th, 2015
TRUMP IS NO ROOKIETRUMP WON A PRIMARY!!!!!!!In 2000, Trump was among five candidates listed on the Reform Party primary ballot in California. He had filed papers the previous autumn to become a member...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2958, June 20th, 2015
THE TRAIN STATION FIASCO CONTINUES The remnants of the Train Station. (Photo: Mark Moran, Citizen's Voice). The train Station saga goes on. Once a meeting place for tourists and restored rooms that...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2959, June 20th, 2015
CARTWRIGHT EVENT SET FOR NEXT MONTH LEGENDS EVENT SET FOR SUNDAY Sunday the Legends of the Yankees return to PNC Field for a grand event. The players are fresh from their Old Timer's Day event this...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2960, June 21st, 2015
THE DADS OF DEWITT STREETDuring the last 9 years since I’ve been doing LuLac, you read stories about my dad, my godfather, my uncles and other dads on Father's Day. This year after much thought (not...
View ArticleThe Lulac Edition #2961, June 22nd, 2015
NOTICE TO CANDIDATESSOMETIMES LESS IS MOREIncoming Judge Robert Klein. (Photo: Klein website).We get so caught up in covering Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties as well as the big issues going on that...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2962, June 22nd, 2015
THE POPE WEIGHS IN On Father's Day, there are a few people who might tell you The Holy Father was a little cranky. Or honest. Pope Francis Sunday denounced what he calls the "great powers" of the world...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2963, June 22nd, 2015
CARTWRIGHT OUT EARLY, THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND HILLARY CLINTONRepresentative Matt Cartwright. (Photo: LuLac archives). Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright released the following statement...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2964, June 23rd, 2015
BARLETTA BILL MAKES OVERSTAYING VISA CRIMINAL OFFENSE MISDEMEANOR FOR 1ST VIOLATION, FELONY FOR SUBSEQUENT INFRACTIONSCongressman Lou Barletta. (Photo: LuLac archives). Congressman Lou Barletta...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2965, June 23rd, 2015
CONGRATS TO NANTICOKEIt was announced the other day that Nnticoke, a town that was under the distressed city designation has come out from under it. Granted Nanticoke is much smaller than Scranton but...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2966, June 23rd, 2015
AGNES FLOOD 43 YEARS ON On June 23, 1972 after the valiant efforts of thousands sandbagging on the dikes – the water came over and through the protective levees, flooding homes and businesses with...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2967, June 24th, 2015
WRITE ON WEDNESDAYOur “Write On Wednesday” logo. ROCCO GRANDI CITES SCHOOL BOARD NEPOTISM In her Zeroing In column this past weekend Betty Rocograndi highlighted the continued nepotism and cronyism of...
View ArticleThe LuLac Edition #2968, June 25th, 2015
THE SCRANTON PENSION PROBLEM: MY SOLUTION Even though the pension for retired Scranton employees was received under dubious and unclear circumstances, there are debates raging about what to do. Here’s...
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