The LuLac Edition #2724, September 8th, 2014

OUTDOING BILL CLINTON

DEPENDS ON THE DEFINITION OF WHAT “IS, “IS”

The Wilkes Barre Area School Board has once more outdone itself and is now on the verge of setting a record for spectacular stupidity. From the Times Leader’s Mark Guydish:
The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board adopted a new professional employee hiring policy tonight that has a strict ban against hiring a “father, mother, brother, sister, brother-in-law,sister-in-law, spouse, son or daughter” of a board member and, then voted to hire the father of Board Member Denise Thomas.
Thomas abstained as the board hired Anthony Thomas as a substitute security greeter and/or substitute traveling security greeter. Board Members Christine Katsock and Rev. Shawn Wallace voted no. Katsock, who has a long record of voting no for any relative of board members, said after the meeting that the new policy did not apply because the security greeter job is not a “professional position.”
So now we are parsing who is a professional and not a professional.
IT’S STILL A JOB!!!!
IT’S STILL A JOB HANDED OUT TO A BOARD MEMBER’S RELATIVE!!!!
IT”S STILL A JOB HANDED OUT TO A POLITICAL CRONY!
It’s still a job that could have gone to anyone of the Wilkes Barre Area School district taxpayers that might need it!!!
But they aren’t related to Denise Thomas, herself a former Wilkes Barre Area School District employee.
When will this school district, its members and relatives understand the definition of this word: SHAME.

CIPRIANI EVENT A SUCCESS

Eileen Cipriani, candidate for the 120th District seat in the State House had a huge turnout Saturday afternoon for her Pig Roast event. More than 250 people came out on a humid September Saturday afternoon.
Cipriani is running for the open seat vacated by Phyllis Mundy. Cipriani has been on the campaign trail nonstop and is taking nothing for granted.
The candidate is also piling up the endorsements, just look at the people and organization backing her.
• State Representative Phyllis Mundy
• Congressman Matt Cartwright
• Pennsylvania Association of Realtors
• National Association of Social Workers
• PSEA
• International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 38
• UFCW Local 1776
• Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP)
• Transport Workers Union Local 234
• Humane PA
• AFSCME Council 13
• EMILY’s List
• SEIU
• Equality Pennsylvania
• APSCUF - Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties
• REPRESENT PAC
• PA AFL-CIO
• Carpenters Local 645
• United Association Local Union 524
• Local 44 Sheet Metal Workers
• IBEW
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
• Labors Local 130
• IBEW Local 1319
• Boilermakers Local 13
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 21

Eileen had the heavy hitters out on Saturday, from left to right 11th Congressional District candidate Andy Ostrowski, 22 year veteran lawmaker Phyllis Mundy, special guest Katie McGinty, Cipriani, Congressman Matt Cartwright from the 17th, States Representatives Eddie Day Pashinski and Mike Carroll. (Photo: Cipriani Face book page).

Congressman Matt Cartwright and former Rendell cabinet member Katie McGinty share a word with the candidate. (Photo: Cipriani Face book page).

WOLF EVENT WEDNESDAY

3pm Genetti’s in Wilkes Barre. FREE admission

BAY VILLAGE PRANK

So a few teenage morons decided to play a prank last week on a young man with autism. They convinced him they were doing the Ice Bucket ALS challenge but instead of dumping ice on him, they dumped a bucket full of urine, feces and spit on him.
The Ohio town is outraged and Drew Carey, an Ohio proud guy even ponied up $10,000 to find the suspects. Apparently that worked because police have announced they have suspects in mind. And to prove how truly stupid these jerks were, they put it on video. There are segments of society that just can’t be civilized. Just punishment for these guys? Ask me in person.