The LuLac Edition #3352, November 17th, 2016

POST ELECTION BLOW BACK

It seems that many people of color as well as women are protesting the election of Donald Trump in major cities across America. Trump was elected with the Electoral vote but lost the popular vote by 1 million votes. Many of the Trump supporters say it is reprehensible for people to protest a President even before he puts his hand on the Bible. But their memory, like oh so much, is so short. A few years ago, these were protesters marching against another newly elected President at the start and during his administration.

Here are the photos. 

The only difference between this year and then is that the Democrats weren’t whining about like these tough guy Trump ites are!

SENATOR CALLS FOR RUSSIAN INQUIRY

Senator Lindsey Graham (Photo: CNN)

A former Republican Presidential candidate belittled by Donald Trump is calling for investigations into alleged Russian cyber hacks during the US election. This flies in the face of Trump’s plan for warmer ties with Moscow.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the chamber's most experienced foreign policy lawmakers , said the attempt by a foreign country to interfere with the US voting process needs better understanding and a vigorous response.
Graham, wants the hearings to examine all Russia's covert and overt doings in the world. Plus he has the support of colleagues on both sides of the aisle. The hearings could become a source of tension between the GOP and the new President.

BARLETTA: HARRISBURG COURTHOUSE MOVES TO #1 ON PRIORITY LIST

GOVERNING BODY OF FEDERAL JUDICIARY APPROVES LIST WITH HARRISBURG ON TOP

Congressman Lou Barletta (Photo: LuLac archives)

Congressman Lou Barletta confirmed that the long-awaited federal courthouse in Harrisburg has been installed formally as the top priority for the judiciary. The judiciary’s Committee on Space and Facilities has ranked the project as the number one item on the construction list – a decision which has been approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the governing body of the judiciary chaired by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. The ascension of Harrisburg to the top slot is further indication that the courthouse project will become a reality.
Barletta has pushed for the project as Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. He has worked closely with Judge D. Brooks Smith, Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, who had been Chairman of the Committee on Space and Facilities until October 1, 2016. Barletta has also been in close contact with Judge Christopher Conner, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Congress formally appropriates the money for courthouse construction and renovation, but traditionally defers to the judiciary to set the priority order.
“Each bit of good news brings us closer to the day when we can cut the ribbon and open the new courthouse,” Barletta said. “The new courthouse will be an important new facility for Harrisburg, as it will serve as a hub of activity and drive new economic development for the area. I am proud to have been working on this project for a number of years, and I commend Judge Smith, Judge Conner, all of the members of the judiciary, and everyone in Harrisburg who has worked so hard to make the courthouse possible.”
“The rigorous analysis that the judiciary applies to ranking courthouse projects that most merit Congressional funding has resulted in Harrisburg as the top priority for Fiscal Year 2018,” said Judge Smith. “As the former chair of the Judicial Conference's Space and Facilities Committee, I am grateful for the generous support Congress has demonstrated for our courthouse needs; and as the Chief Judge of the Third Circuit, I am pleased that the Harrisburg community can look forward to having a modern and secure courthouse to serve its needs.”
“We are thrilled,” said Judge Conner. “We thank Congressman Barletta for his unwavering support of this important project, and we look forward to the construction of a courthouse that will represent the very best of our federal courthouse facilities.”
In September 2016, Barletta had announced that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee had authorized a total of $194,444,000 for the Harrisburg Courthouse. The final step will be the actual appropriation of the funds, a process which will not begin until at least the new year. The amount includes $29.5 million appropriated in Fiscal Year 2016 for partial funding of feasibility studies and preparation work in addition to earlier funding in 2004 of $26 million.
The Harrisburg project includes the design and construction of a courthouse of approximately 243,000 square feet and an estimated 43 parking spaces. The building will contain as many as eight courtrooms, including three for District Judges, two for Senior District Judges, two for Magistrate Judges, and one for Bankruptcy Judges. There had been initial discussions of constructing only an annex to the existing courthouse, but that idea has been shelved in favor of an entirely new courthouse.

DIAMOND CITY SKATERS BIG EVENT

Meet the Skaters later this month! 

 The Diamond City Figure Club Skating will hold it's annual skating show.

When:

Sunday 11/27/2016

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Where:

Toyota Sportsplex at Coal Street.

It will highlight individual skaters and include group numbers from the learn to skate groups and the Diamond City Figure Skating club. There will be raffle baskets and a bake sale hosted by the Diamond

City Figure Skating club.

For more info:

http://toyotasportsplex.com

MEDIA MATTERS

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

Tune in Sunday morning at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on NEPA Sports Radio-The Game 1400/1440 am and 106.7 fm; and at 7:30 on 105 The River.

SUNDAY MAGAZINE

Sunday Magazine, Sunday morning at 5am on NASH-FM, 93.7, 5:30am on 97BHT, 6am on 97.9X and Sports Radio 590, WARM and 6:25am on Magic 93.

ECTV

With colder weather moving into our area the needs of those who find themselves homeless are increasing. ECTV Live hosts David DeCosmo and Rusty Fender and program Director Mark Migilore welcome John Gleason of the Keystone Rescue Mission to the show during the week of November 21st. to discuss those issues. 

ECTV Live is seen on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some areas) and is aired near Noon, 6pm, and Midnight throughout the week!

SUE HENRY’S SPECIAL EDITION

Tune in to Sue Henry's "Special Edition" this week as Sue recaps the week's news. The show will run Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. on WILK, and on KRZ, Froggy and Max 102 early Sunday morning.

BUDDY RUMCHEK

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!”

KAREL ON THE STREET

Tune in Wednesdays on WILK Radio for Karel on the Street. Hear some of the funniest and heartwarming comments on the issues of the day on Webster and Nancy with Karel Zubris.

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SOCK HOP!!!!!

The Doo-Wop Sock Hop can be heard every Sunday night from 6P to 9P on “105 The River (104.9 FM) Host is the incomparable Bobby V. www.105theriver.net www.doowopsockhop.net.

1971

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Intel releases the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.....

Britain's Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home arrives in Salisbury, capital of Rhodesia, to discuss proposals for a political settlement......Procol Harum Live wiTh the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is recorded at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada….This week marked the Opening of Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground at Orlando, Florida…..Women from all over the US show support for abortion rights with marches on Washington D C. and San Francisco. A new organization, WONAAC, called for the marches. WONAAC was formed by a national conference of more than 1000 women that convened for a week in New York City in July 1971...in Pennsylvania in 1971 you were paying for a gallon of Gas 40 cents, a  Datsun 1200 Sports Coupe ran you $1,866.00, a United States postage Stamp cost 8 cents, a  Ladies 2 piece knit suites were  $9.98 and a Movie Ticket was $1.50…in Luzerne County the election for County Commissioner didn’t appear to ease the fracture in the Democratic party as word comes that Commissioner Ed Wideman who placed third in the Election would team up with Minority Commissioner Ethel Price and 45 years ago today the number one song in LuLac land was "Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone.