The LuLac Edition #775, Apr. 5th, 2009
PHOTO INDEX: LACKAWANNA COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS EVIE REFALKO McNULTY PICTURED WITH THE ONLY POLITICIAN NOT AT HER RECENT FUNDRAISER AND WILK'S SUE HENRY.
STUDENT SAFETY
As many of you know in the past I have been critical of some of the behavior in my neighborhood of some college students. I underline the word some. But now I have to address an issue that seems to be a nagging problem. In the past month, college students in Wilkes Barre have been stabbed and attacked by marauders who feel they own the city. In Scranton, a 16 year old thug raped a University coed. This is a dangerous situation for the college population. In years past, as long as I can remember Wilkes Barre has tried to emulate other cities by attracting college kids. But that makes no sense when you can’t even guarantee their safety. Maybe the new camera system in the city will reduce the attacks and maybe stepped up patrols in the area might do the trick. But when you have an element hell bent on attacking anyone, even our youngest and strongest, there is a problem. When I went to King’s, we’d walk the streets freely at 2AM in Wilkes Barre with nary a worry. The same opportunities of freedom of movement and passage should be afforded the college students in both Scranton and Wilkes Barre without fear of getting roughed up.
UNINSURED MOTORISTS
More coming on the Judicial scandal, this time with cases dealing with uninsured motorists. Seems like the insurance companies have been complaining to the FBI about this and a few personal injury attorneys have been put on notice that some of their cases are being looked at. And the news that the feds are not looking into other school districts but primarily the Wilkes Barre Area district points a straight line to the Luzerne County Judiciary. Stay tuned.
EVIE’S PARTY
Evie Refalko McNulty had a fundraising, old fashioned political rally Friday at the Radison in Scranton. Over 300 people attended and man, those Scrantonians party loud. Mrs. McNulty, running for re-election as Recorder of Deeds had many supporters boosting her candidacy. Most I talked to were impressed with the computerization of the office under Refalko McNulty and one woman said to me, “You need a deed from the 1890s, it’s like that Prego sauce, it’s in there”. Presumably she was speaking of the Recorder of Deeds office, not the spaghetti sauce. People I ran into were Mayor Chris Doherty making the rounds to each table, Controller Roseanne Novembrino, State Representative Ken Smith, Sister Adrian Barrett, former broadcast college Katie McNulty, WNEP’s Thom Welby (he and I go way back to the days of WPTS Radio) Lackawanna County Commissioner Mike Washo and of course former Mayor James McNulty. It was loud, it was enthusiastic and a great event for the candidate and her legion of citizen activists in attendance.
MLK
Yesterday was the 41rst anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Junior. King was gunned down in Memphis during his time there trying to mediate a garbage strike.
KANJO ON THE TUBE
Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski, Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, will appear on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss the recent national job figures and the job numbers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Tune in Monday, April 6th at 8:00 AM.
GREAT BROADCAST
If you happened to miss the Sue Henry Show on WILK Friday morning, I’m sorry about that. Henry was in rare form talking about the FBI investigation into the hiring practices of the Wilkes Bare Area School Board as well as others in this region. She was passionate, rational, articulate in her presentation and made more than a few listeners think. Her point that many well educated individuals who have teaching credentials will never use them in this area because of political favoritism was right on the money. The claim she made about money being asked for positions is very likely true. A friend of mine, now 60, tells the story of her mother in the 1930s going to a principal and asking him for a job. He demanded money, she began to walk out, he told her if she exited, she’d never teach in the city schools. She slammed the door and had a successful career as a social worker but not as a teacher. He had a high school named after him. So this is nothing new. It is ingrain in our culture. That has to change. But remember, you can buy people off with more than money. That unfortunately is the legacy of LuLac land. For now.
posted by David Yonki @ 12:04 AM
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8 Comments:
Rational? I would dispute that. Her knee jerk, "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality with regard to all political corruption cases is not entirely rational to me. Her response was "build more jails." That's the same "rationality" that has cost taxpayers billions of dollars in building new prison and hiring more guards, more prosecutors, more police, and more judges. We already incarcerate a higher percentage of our citizens than any other nation. Let's look at institutional changes we can make to prevent political corruption from happening instead of "locking them up and throwing away the key." That's "rational!"
You can ask anyone who has the credentials but not the job, and they will probably have a tale to tell about what the teaching job requirements really were/are in LuLac Land. First the mine owners took adavantage of the population. As their power waned, political bosses stepped in to fill the gap. The solution? An informed electorate. But that is up to each of us. We need to pay attention to what is going on around us, and then we need to remember those things when we vote. Oh yes - voting is up to us as well. The attitude of so many who don't bother is - it doesn't make a difference, so why bother. It will never make a difference if you don't do it.
Will the investigation be looking into how Mr Pagnotti got away with kidnaping among other things? Follow the money!
pagnotti is in prison.. what did he get away with?
no one on WILK is talking about the reported investigation into James Lake. A regular advertiser on WILK, is that the reason no one is discussing it. If the reports are correct this is a significant story that warrants discussion. Where is the man of the people Steve Corbett. This is potentially the 2nd time someone as used the PUBLIC airwaves for illicit gain. Come on Corbett, or is he too busy shilling for Orek.
IN RESPONSE
no one on WILK is talking about the reported investigation into James Lake. A regular advertiser on WILK, is that the reason no one is discussing it. If the reports are correct this is a significant story that warrants discussion. Where is the man of the people Steve Corbett. This is potentially the 2nd time someone as used the PUBLIC airwaves for illicit gain. Come on Corbett, or is he too busy shilling for Orek.
FIRST OFF, CORBETT HAS HIS PLATE FULL WITH OTHER STUFF. GIVE THE GUY A BREAK. AND BY THE WAY, ORECK IS NOT A BAD PRODUCT. IN TERMS OF DISCUSSING IT, THE NEWS DEPARTMENT DID NOTHING BUT TALK ABOUT LAKE'S DISAPPEARANCE AND WHERE HE WAS HOLED UP. IN TERMS OF TALKING ABOUT THEIR FAILED CLIENTS WHO RAN INFOMERCIALS, THERE ARE DISCLAIMERS AT THE START AND END OF EACH PROGRAM THAT SAY ANYTHING SAID OR DONE IS OT THE RESPONSIBILITY OR OPINION OF THE STATION. WISH THEY COULD DO THAT WITH RUSH! THANKS FOR READING, GOTTA GO AND CARRY SOME WATER NOW.
Disclaimer's are not all absolving... This is becoming a pattern with WILK. Perhaps an investigation is warranted.
To 10:46 Plenty!
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