The LuLac Edition #3857, August 16th, 2018

AFTER 12 YEARS, EDDIE DAY WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 12 years, Eddie Day Pashinski wants to talk to voters in the 121st District. This is not unusual for many politicos. Paul Kanjorski and Lou Barletta had these phone in soirees all the time. Eddie, to my knowledge hasn’t had one of these in years. But I guess if you get a strong opponent, you do what you need to. It’s next Tuesday August 21st at 7pmn. Call Eddie up at 570 825 5934 and ask him where’s he’s been!

DIAPER DON PULLS SECURITY CLEARANCE OF FORMER CIA HEAD

The White House last month accused the former official John Brennan of having “politicized” or “monetized” their public service, and said their clearances gave “inappropriate legitimacy to accusations with zero evidence.”  That''s why they pulled his security clearance along with others who hurt Diaper's little itty bitty feeling.
Politicized????? The Trump administration has done that since day 1. My Inauguration crowd is bigger than anyone’s!
Monetized? Diaper Dan has never put his business in a trust. He is even gloming money off of memorabilia.
Zero evidence? All Brennan and others did was call out Diaper Dan for his erratic behavior as a President and as a leader of the free world.
Sarah Sanders as usual could not answer a question on this matter with a straight answer.

DIAPER DON AGAIN INSULTS McCAIN

How low do you have to go, how low do you have to be to insult a dying man? How low do you have to go, do you have to be to NOT name the person who was stalwart defender of the military through the years?
Trump’s refusal to mention John McCain’s name as he was bloviating about the new military spending bill for 28 minutes was shameful but predictable. His inability to mention the Senator’s name was nothing new. He snubbed Senator Bob Casey too. But this was a new low for a petulant coward who could never shine McCain’s shoes. When McCain’s time comes, no one should let Diaper Don near the ceremony.
He has not only dishonored a true American Patriot but also America.

LINK TO REPORT ON CHURCH ABUSE

(Photo: Snipview.com)

This week the report on Sexual Abuse was released by the Attorney General’s office. This grand jury report outlines years of abuse. Sadly, there are names in it of people I went to school with, who taught me and preached to me.
It is an eye opening look into a very horrific chapter in the history of the church. Priests in the Roman Catholic Church are supposed to be the representatives, ordained by sacrament, ceremony and tradition as agents of Christ. Those priest failed us miserably. This should not end with this report. Special legislative action needs to be taken to lift the statutes of limitation on these crimes because I’m sure there are others who were affected.
That said, a faith tested becomes stronger.
There will be some who leave the church.
There will be some who haven’t been in church for years and use it as an excuse for their own lack of faith or laziness.
There will be some who will attack the guilty, as well they should.
There are others who will stay and help rebuild the credibility. I stand with the latter.
Here’s that link: It’s a tough one.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qw1WoRxhFTd7yu15pLeVcEBKHvX2T6fG/view

CARTWRIGHT TO PRESENT PURPLE HEART TO FAMILY OF WWI VETERAN ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY

CORPORAL DAVID BOONE, US ARMY, WAS INJURED ON AUGUST 18, 1918

Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright  will present a Purple Heart to the family of the late Corporal David Boone, US Army, exactly 100 years after he was wounded in service to his country in World War I.
On August 18, 1918, Cpl. Boone was poisoned by mustard gas while serving in France. On the 100th anniversary of the day, August 18, 2018, Cpl. Boone will be posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. Rep. Cartwright will present the long-awaited medal to Cpl. Boone’s surviving children -- a son, WWII veteran John Boone, and two daughters Mary and Gloria -- and their families. The Greater Pittston AMVETS Post 198 Color Guard will also participate.
“It is a distinct honor to present a Purple Heart to the family of this deserving WWI veteran,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the Military Veterans and Military Families Caucuses. “This occasion is particularly special because it is 100 years to the day since he was wounded. It is a privilege to present the Boone family with this decoration, and I hope it will help his family remember the legacy of their father’s service to our great nation.”
One of the oldest military medals, the Purple Heart is awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who are wounded while defending the nation during wartime or against any enemy of the United States.

CARTWRIGHT ANNOUNCES $36,146 USDA RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO WEST END PANTRY INC.

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the Rural Development arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $36,146 Rural Business Development Grant to West End Pantry Inc.
The Rural Development investment will be used to purchase equipment that will assist in the collection and distribution of food for the West End Pantry. Equipment purchased will include pallet jacks, hand trucks, tables, and other equipment. The pantry serves communities in Monroe and Carbon Counties.
“Rural communities need a government on their side when it comes to folks making hard decisions, such as having to choose between medicine and groceries, or heating oil and groceries, said Rep. Cartwright a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I support maintaining these federal programs that help ease these difficult decision for the residents of Northeastern Pennsylvanians.”
USDA Rural Business Development Grants provide funding for targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas which will employ 50 or fewer new employees and has less than $1 million in gross revenue. Programmatic activities are separated into enterprise or opportunity type grant activities.

SCAVO ENDORSED BY TAX PAYERS UNIT

22nd Senatorial District candidate Frank Scavo. (Photo: Frank Scavo)

The Pennsylvania Coalition of Taxpayer Associations (PCTA), a statewide grassroots education finance reform alliance, today announced its endorsement of Frank Scavo for Pennsylvania Senate District 22 in the November 6 general election.
In making its endorsement, the PCTA noted Mr. Scavo’s unequivocal support of Senate Bill 76, the Property Tax Independence Act, legislation that will abolish and equitably replace school property taxes and restructure a crumbling, antiquated education finance system.
David Baldinger, spokesperson for the PCTA, said: “For thirty years the homeowners of Pennsylvania have been deceived time and again by phony, unsound property tax relief schemes and false promises of property tax reform. Mr. Scavo has taken a definitive stance on this vital issue with his pledge to champion the passage of legislation supported by the PCTA Pennsylvania through total school property tax elimination. Unlike the District 22 incumbent who strenuously opposes the Property Tax Independence Act, who works against its passage, and who callously disregards the hardships of overtaxed homeowners, Mr. Scavo is firmlycommitted to the will of the people as expressed in Senate Bill 76, legislation that will forever Pennsylvania that is dedicated to equitable education funding reform through the principles and mechanism of the Property Tax Independence Act.

OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY AUGUST 26th

Sunday, August 26 at 3 PM - 6 PM
Next Week
Wilkes Barre Kirby Park
160 Market St, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18704

MEDIA MATTERS

ROB NEYHARD IN HALL OF FAME

From  left to right, Karel Zubris, Hall of Fame member, honoree Rob Neyhard, his wife Sandy and daughter Cayce Neyhard Voitek. (Photo: Karel Zubris) 

Throughout his years in radio, Rob Neyhard has spoken, met and hell even drank with Hall of Famers of all sports. But this past Sunday he became a Hall of Famer (or as they say in the memorabilia trade a HOFer) himself. This all occurred at the 34th Annual Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner where Rob received the  2018 Media Award! Well earned, well deserved.

DR. LEONARDI’S E BOOKS

Our good friend Doctor Joe Leonardi has been writing up a storm lately. Here’s a link to his information.
https://www.shortstoryscribe.com/single-post/2018/08/06/“The-world-breaks-everyone

WALN TV

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

Tune in Sunday morning at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on 1400-The Game, NEPA's Fox .Sports Radio and 106.7 fm; and at 7:30 on 105 The River.

ECTV LIVE

David DeCosmo hosts ECTV Live during the week of August 20th with two special guests! Chris Dimattio and former Lackawanna County Commissioner Bob Pettinato will unveil plans for this year's La Festa in downtown Scranton. 

Pettinato, one of the founders of the annual Labor Day Weekend Italian Festival, has authored a book of his memories "At Our Own Pace." which he'll be on hand to sign at this year's event. Proceeds will, in honor of his late wife, will go to the Cancer Society.
ECTV Live can be seen on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some areas) and is aired during the Noon, 6pm and Midnight hours each day of the week. Following Monday's Live program the show will become available on Electric City Television's YouTube channel which can be viewed on your computer.

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!”

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SOCK HOP

SUNDAY NIGHTS!

1960

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North Korea's President Kim Il-sung made his first proposal for the reunification of his nation and South Korea under a "North–South Confederation" or "Confederal Republic of Koryo". The plan, proposed again in 1971, 1980 and 1991, envisioned both nations initially keeping their political systems, with a "Supreme National Committee" to guide cultural and economic development. Three generations later, the country is still trying.....

Joseph Kittinger parachuted from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,333 m). He set records, which stood for 52 years, for highest altitude jump; longest free-fall by falling 16 miles (25.7 km) over a period of 4 minutes and 38 seconds before opening his parachute; and fastest speed by a human without motorized assistance (320 mph). On October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner of Austria (using Kittinger as his adviser) would break all of Kittinger's records except for the longest duration for a free-fall, plunging 128,100 ft (39,045 m) in 4 minutes, 19 secondServing as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, he achieved an aerial kill of a North Vietnamese MiG-21 jet fighter and was later shot down himself, spending 11 months as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese prison camp…..

The first successful running of a computer program written in COBOL was carried out on an RCA 501 computer. [COBOL, the "Common Business Oriented Language", was an improvement in the adaptation of the FLOW-MATIC computer language developed by Grace Hopper. Hopper to lead their department for automatic programming, and she led the release of some of the first compiled languages like FLOW-MATIC. In 1959, she participated in the CODASYL consortium, which consulted Hopper to guide them in creating a machine-independent programming language. This led to the COBOL language, which was inspired by her idea of a language being based on English words….
While campaigning for the presidency in Greensboro, North Carolina, Richard Nixon bumped his left knee on a car door. What seemed, at first, to be a minor injury, led to a painful infection and Nixon's hospitalization on August 29. Nixon was kept at Walter Reed Hospital for 11 days, until asking to be discharged early on September 9 after a poll showed that John F. Kennedy had taken a lead over him in voter preferences.

His injury, his nearly two week absence from the campaign trail, and his continued illness would be cited by historians as a factor in his defeat, from the loss of momentum after his nomination to his poor appearance in the first televised presidential debate….

in Pennsylvania Harrisburg Mayor Nolan Ziegler is mum on whether this will be his last term…in Lackawanna County plans are underway for multiple Labor Day celebrations coinciding with the 1960 election and fifty eight years ago the number one song in America and LuLac land was “The Twist” by Chubby Checker.