The LuLac Edition #2566, December 19th, 2013
ARE THEY THINKING THIS THROUGH?????????????
I’ve been accused here of not being on the side of Luzerne County workers. Fair enough. I’ve also been accused about leaping at a County job is I had the chance. Under these circumstances, I’d disagree with that. The recent march toward lay offs is puzzling to me because I’m not seeing a cogent pattern here. What also concerns me is that the lay offs are affecting people with many years of experience. Today two employees were given their notices in Voter Registration and the Public Defenders Office. If anyone should go in the Voting Bureau it should be the import from Wyoming County who has proven herself to be not very competent.
The newspaper indicated that they are increasing the hours to 37.5 for all who do not work those hours now. AND it was noted that the extra hours will not cost the county anything. In the next breath we were told the money will be saved by the jobs cut.
Okay, I’m having trouble figuring this out.
Is the game to simply fire some to increase the wages of others? When people are gone and the few remaining are sick or on vacation, who will do the work? It will be overtime! You can bet your ass that people who are now doing work on their lunch hour and bringing home work will stop doing that as well they should. I know people think I’m hard on County workers but I’ve met enough of them to know that they “live” their jobs. Why should anyone go the extra yard when the only concern is to eliminate jobs? Some people were told today that they are gone at the end of the year and Lawton has yet to finalize numbers with the unions. If they were truly interested in saving money, they would not be hiring all these high priced managers. Fire three and hire one that takes the entire savings of the three to cover the one job with benefits.
Look at the past managers they had in place over the years. Surely there are some people out there that can keep their noses clean. And don’t give me that crap about attracting talent. With a majority of people here making less than the poverty level, you don’t need a bunch of $75,000 a year managers reinventing the wheel.
I’m not sure this Council in the Christmas season understands the psychological and real life ramifications of what this will mean in the courthouse.
Yes we need to bring down the debt, yes we need to save money but it is curious that Mr. Lawton has resisted outside help from people that could give him a fresh set of eyes.
It is a tough thing. I wouldn’t want to be a Council member right now. Tough sledding in the winter of 2013 under the dome. We wish everyone well.
Hey what's cookin????? Lawton is working me to death
discarding what he considers useless human beings.
It isn't the weight of the bodies, it's the weight of the tears that are
weighing me down. I'm wondering if tears are toxic?
Could all these tears be considered leachate?
PRESIDENT RYAN’S PLAN
The encroachment of King’s College on the City of Wilkes Barre continues. Father Jack Ryan today announced a 16 million dollar plan to renovate The Ramada, the old Sheraton Crossgates to a facility that will house a physician assistant program, exercise science program and the athletic training program.
King’s will of course have its crack financial staff on the job as usual (wasn’t there a little glitch a few years ago with something or the other?) and city residents just wonder what the tax contribution of the college will be to the city.
The encouraging thing is that the Physician Assistant program will be able to get hands on practice taking care of Father Ryan’s drunk students that make Wilkes Barre their home when school is in session.
OUT OF TOWN
On Friday evening, President Obama and the First Family will travel to Honolulu, HI. The arrival of Air Force One is open to the press and closed to the public. The President needs a rest from his failed first year in his second term.No immigration reform, a botched health care roll out and a big credibility problem.
MEDIA MATTERS
ECTV
Representatives of Lackawanna County's Drug and Alcohol Agency will join hosts Tom Munley and David DeCosmo on ECTV Live during the week of December 23rd.The period between Christmas and New Year's is among the most dangerous for alcohol related accidents and the team will be discussing programs aimed at dealing with that problem around the holidays and year round. The program will also address a surprise news development as, for the first time in many years, the "Safe Ride" program. which provided free cab rides home from bars for those who may have had too much to drink, will not be offered during the holiday week! ECTV Live can be seen on Comcast Ch19 in northeastern Pennsylvania airing Live at Monday at Noon, with recorded repeats of the program being aired at Noon and Midnight throughout the week.
SUNDAY MAGAZINE
This Week on Sunday MagazineBrian Hughes speaks with James May & Michael Taluto from PENNDOT about holiday safety and area construction projects.
Brian speaks with Collin Riccobon from the American Red Cross about giving blood during the holiday season.
And Brian speaks with former area native Frank Shiner about his new Christmas song "Driving Home For Christmas", and his appearance in Dallas on Dec. 28th.
Sunday Magazine, Sunday morning at 5am on NASH-FM, 93.7, 5:30am on 97BHT, 6am on 97.9X, 6:25am on Magic 93, and 7am on True Oldies 590, WARM.
SUE HENRY’S SPECIAL EDITION
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Want to hear some great parodies on the news? Tune in to WILK Radio at 6:40 and 8:40 AM on Mondays. As Ralph Cramden used to say, “It’s a laugh riot!”
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1976
The first truly complete recording of the opera Porgy and Bess is released in a 3-LP set, by Decca Records in England and by London Records in the U.S. It stars Willard White and Leona Mitchell. The orchestra is the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel….in Chicago long time Mayor Richard Daley dies at the age of 77 after 21 years in office. Here is Daley in an appearance in happier times before Chicago 1968...……..in Pennsylvania Mayor Frank Rizzo completes the first year of his second term as Mayor with a decrease in crime and seems to have won back some of the confidence of Philadelphia voters after a rocky re-election and tough relations with the City Council…in the City of Scranton, Democratic Insurance Executive Eugene Hickey says he will definitely run for Mayor….and as the year closes out, the number 1 song in LuLac land and America was “You Don’t Have To Be A Star To Be In My Show” by Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo.
posted by David Yonki @ 8:51 PM
18 comments
18 Comments:
Sta mincha Yonk, what a column!
I think it's Sta mingya, and I know that because I heard it frequently when I worked at Detato's as a teenager and from a few frends in Archbald in the 90s. Is mincha something else?
David, pending on what part of tgown you're from, the pure speeling would be Sta Minga, slang would be Sta Mincha but the pool room pronounceation would Stada Mynga.
Obama certainly had a bad fifth year. THe bright side of that is that it is not a bad sixth year or seventh.
Only time will tell if the previous mentioned will come to pass.
Since he has 3/4 of his term left there is hope that he can rebound---particularly with the ACA. The NSA, however is becoming more doubtful.
Still, as with all second term presidencies, as each day passes Obama becomes more and more entrenched in lame duck status. ALready the media is seriously discussing 2016 and make no doubt of the following:
If Obama has a good three more years the Presidential race will be a close one whomever the respective parties nominate (the economy was at a historic peak in 2000 and Al Gore still lost, and even if he was cheated out of it, that would not have happened if the race were not close).
If Obama has a bad three years the the Republicans will take the White House in 2016. No debate.
Bless You.
David, you hit the nail on the head. To sum it up, Lawton is not a manager. Albeit, he has to rely on his staff, but there are some obvious errors in the 2014 Budget and the average hard working, low paid employee is paying the price at the expense of the overpaid elite inner circle. The biggest problem for many years has been too many chiefs. As suggested by Tom Pribula, a hiring freeze should have been imposed in 2012 at the inception of Home Rule. I would be curious to see the number and cost of those hired under the Lawton reign versus those terminated. I can only hope that the 2014 Budget will be reopened and modified and that Lawton's feet will be held to the fire to actually manage. He is good at coming up with one liners, but we need a roll up your sleeves manager not one who enjoys delivering speeches at every breakfast, lunch or dinner. Dobash and Sorokas should reach out to Pribula. I'm sure he can come up with a few million dollars to limit the maximum tax increase.
I hope the "good" County employees, they know who they are, will forgive me, but you are not qualified for a County job for two reasons. You are honest and you give a damn! You are also dedicated and hardworking. I know because we worked together for some time.
The decision making is just all fouled up and fouled is not my first word choice. It seems these days that good employees get taken advantage of and are the first to go when "cutbacks" occur.
Dave, face it, we are from another time and place when integrity was taught and observed by parents, teachers and good employers and good citizens.
Sad but true!
JP
Hey Yonk, are the nominees for Women We Love closed? If not how about that teacher hottie from Valley West?
If you think you can run government, business or your husehold without your expenses going u every year, you're in la la land. 4/10's of a mill is not outrageous. .
You are correct about the many County employees who work hard, dedicate themselves to the service they provide and receive nothing for it. But you are incorrect in your statements that layoffs are because of increased work hours (37.5). The employees that will now be working increased hours are NOT being compensated, they are taking an hourly decrease in pay. The layoffs stem from the chance that union concessions will not be accepted. If they are the layoffs will be rescinded. As far as managers that were hired...they are running 6 to 8 departments, $70,000 to $75,000 is peanuts compared to what was spent on Row Officers and Deputies to run these offices. And if you knew the hours these managers put in they are probably only making $50,000. Hopefully the layoffs will not happen because the county cannot endure these cuts of hardworking individuals, you can only trim so far......
The lady picture with Billy Davis doesnt look at all like the Marilyn McCoo I remember. Did somebody slip in a ringer?
9:41 PM........ Absolutely WRONG! The county manager has said publically and on the reocrd that the added cost of incfreasing the work week will be covered by tghe money saved from the employees cut. Before making such a statment that has far reaching consequences, you should know exactly what you are talking about. The county unions NOT INCLUDING THE COUNTY DETECTIVE UNION has agreed to givebacks but not to work additional hours for less pay. This is a stupid move as Mr Yonki explained. Now they will have less employees doing the work so when vacations or sick time is used, overtime will be the order of the day. Right now a good examle would be the court employees.... They work fro 8:s0 to 4:30 which is 8 hours but they get a lunch hour that is not ;paid so they are paid the 35 hour work week. It has been said and it has been researched that increasing the work hours does not mean an increase in p;roductivity. In fact, the opposit can be true. Like everything else, it ain't broke but the idiots decided it needs to be fixed. They have created unemployed so that some can get a pay increase. Yonk is correct.
By the way, it's affecting, not effecting. I hope Santa brings you a ******** dictionary for Christmas.
IN RESPONSE
By the way, it's affecting, not effecting. I hope Santa brings you a ******** dictionary for Christmas.
THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP. I WILL CHANGE THE OFFENDING WORD. OUT OF THE 1271 WORDS WRITTEN IN THIS EDITION, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM THAT YOU CAUGHT THAT!
THANKS FOR READING AND NOW YOU CAN GET TO YOUR LIFE OR LACK OF ONE. WHATEVER THE CASE.
1271 words written, and most of them edit, edit, edit, edit. You are a fraud. Edit, edit, edit, edit.
IN RESPONSE
1271 words written, and most of them edit, edit, edit, edit. You are a fraud. Edit, edit, edit, edit.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO PLAY NICE AT CHRISTMAS? OH WELL, I DO HAVE THE POWER TO EDIT YOUR JEALOUS GARBAGE.
TWO QUESTIONS: WHAT HAVE YOU WRITTEN LATELY OR EVER?
DO YOU REALIZE THAT OPINIONS ARE BASED ON CURRENT EVENTS AND IF ONE VOICES AN OPINION, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT IS FRAUD?
YOUR PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THAT I DON'T ATTRIBUTE SOURCES. I DO FOR PHOTOS AND NEWS REPORTS OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON IN THE BODY OF MY OPINION.
SO EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, I FEEL COMPELLED TO ATTRIBUTE YOUR POST:
COMMENTS FROM 12:40AM AND 3:11PM ARE ATTRIBUTED TO:
MORONIC HATER WITH WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS.
BUT AS ALWAYS, THANKS FOR READING AND FOR POSTING. BUT YOU WILL BE EDITED AND OF COURSE YOU WILL BE CREDITED WITH ATTRIBUTION.
Two things Yonk,
One do not waste your time on this wanna be hater.
Two. You were way too kind in describing this beast.
This thing has a front row seat on ***hole Airlines.
Asshole Airlines flies into but not out of WB/Scr Airport daily. Thats why there are a lot more assholes than asses around here.
Man assholes abound! Give em hell David. The bastards are useless and all around us. More here than anywhere I’ve ever lived. Even the Klan members were nice guys down south.
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