The LuLac Edition #3881, September 21st, 2018

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF WEEK COMING UP

This coming week there will be big news about Property Tax relief. Here is the schedule and agenda for next Thursday evening. More to come on Lulac this coming week from both sides.

PASHINSKI GETS 300 AT BREAKFAST

On Sunday, Eddie Day Pashinski got 300 people for his annual breakfast. The interesting thing here was all the tables were sold and there wa not a seat to be had as he embarks on another run at Harrisburg.

DEMS IN WILKES BARRE GATHER…

The 121st Democratic Committee gathered in Wilkes Barre Thursday night. The evet was hosted by Congressman Matt Cartwright and Eddie Day Pashinski. . It was a good event with a packed house at Rodano's Dems in the 121st are revved up.
Congressman Cartwright gave a rousing  speech and asked for people to get out and vote. Cartwrright did not resort to personal attacks.
State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski gave his usual stem winder of a speech and touted all the issues Democrats have been on through the years in terms of helping people.
Carl Frank and Rick Gazenski the Chair of the 121st did a bang up job organizing the event. 

A few photos courtesy of Scott Cannon our friend at Video Innovations. 

Longtime party leader and Counsel Carl Frank and your blog editor have a chat. 

New party chair John Pekarovsky and Committeewoman Wendy Cominsky. 

The two main attractions at this event were Eddie Day Pashinski and Matt Cartwright in races for State Representative and Congress respectively. 

Radio's "Duke From Dallas" (when they let him on) is seen here with Pashinski. 

Gort 42, me and NAACP official Ron Felton. 

Mayor Tony George and Wilkes Barre's Dean of Political Wise men, Paul Maher. 

Representative Eddie Day Pashinski schooling me on Property Tax Reform.  

Matt Cartwright revving the troops up.  

 and the crowd loved it.

REP. CARTWRIGHT INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE COAL ROYALTY LOOPHOLE

BILL WILL IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND WELFARE OF COAL COMMUNITIES ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE LOSS OF COAL JOBS

Representative Matt Cartwright introduced the Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2018, a bill that would provide $70 million to struggling historic coal communities to help build economic resilience, diversify industries, and promote new job creation opportunities; ensure fair returns on publicly owned coal; and improve the transparency of the federal coal program.
Communities across America have built their economies and livelihoods around the extraction, transportation, and manufacturing of natural resources. However, economies and industries change, often leaving these communities struggling in the wake. Significant decreases in demand for coal power generation have negatively impacted workers and communities that have relied on the coal industry for decades.
This bill allocates $70 million to help coal communities build economic resilience, diversify industries, and promote new job creation. In addition, $5 million dollars will be allocated towards funding the design, construction, and operation of large-scale projects to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources.
“Significant decreases in demand for coal power generation have negatively impacted workers and communities that have relied on the coal industry for decades,” Rep. Cartwright said, member of the House Appropriations C ommittee. “This legislation will close loopholes that the coal industry is taking advantage of while assisting struggling coal communities overcome the challenges associated with changing natural resources markets.”
The legislation pays for the investments by closing loopholes in the federal coal royalty payment system. Currently, by selling to their own subsidiaries at below market rates, coal companies often cut corners and avoid paying fair royalty costs on coal extracted from federal land.
"The federal coal program is rigged with loopholes that cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year in lost revenues and unfairly disadvantage Appalachian coal communities,” said Nicole Gentile, deputy director for Public Lands at Center for American Progress. “This measure will help fix major flaws in the federal coal leasing program and create a significant new revenue stream for local communities that are working to expand opportunities and diversify their economies."
Reports have previously found that coal sales to subsidiaries and other non-competitive activities cost the federal government as much as $139 million in royalty payments every year. Thus, this bill would be both deficit positive and provide additional funding to historic coal communities that need it most.

MEDIA MATTERS

WALN TV & RADIO

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

This week's guests are April and Kim Holgate, discussing their play that will be part of the Scranton Fringe Festival. 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

Rusty Fender will host ECTV Live during the week of September 24th. His guest will be Nikki Keller, Vice President of Communications for the Lackawanna/ Wayne County United Way Campaign. Ms. Keller will discuss the current United Way Campaign and explain how donations are put to use in our area.
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!”

THE FREDDIE FACTOR

Tune in every Sunday at 3pm on WILK Newsradio for The Freddy Factor. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wonder why but in the end, it will be one hell of a good time!

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SOCK HOP

SUNDAY NIGHTS!

1960

Our 1960 logo

The Howdy Doody Show presented its 2,343rd and final episode, after a run that started on NBC on December 17, 1947.

After the marionette Howdy Doody, and host Buffalo Bob Smith, gave their farewells, Clarabell the Clown— who had used pantomime and honking horns to communicate, but had never spoken— surprised his audience by saying, "Goodbye, kids."......The Dallas Cowboys played their first NFL game, losing 35–28 to the team they later faced in three Super Bowls (1976, 1979 and 1996), the Pittsburgh Steelers..... the New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant with a 4–3 in over the Boston Red Sox. In Pennsylvania, the day before, The day before, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League pennant for the first time in 33 years, despite a 4–2 loss to Milwaukee, after the St. Louis Cardinals were eliminated by a 5–0 loss to the Chicago Cubs……in Wilkes Bare The United Fund campaign kicks off with agencies gathering to help the needy and 58 years ago the number one song in LuLac land and America was “Theme From the Apartment” by Ferrante and Teiischer.