The LuLac Edition #4,199, January 2nd, 2020

U.S. EMBASSY ATTACKED BY IRAN 

This is what happens when you pull out of a well crafted deal with other countries to contain Iran's political situation. And old Diaper Don came up with a Benghazi reference to hide the fact that he single handedly has screwed up  the Middle east region and our role in it for generations to come! 

CASTRO OUT OF DEM RACE

Julian Castro (Photo: Newsweek.com)

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro ended his campaign on Thursday, The New York Times reported.
Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and secretary of Housing and Urban Development under then-President Barack Obama, would have been the first Latino president, had the voters rallied behind him. He was the first Texas Democrat to run for president since 1976.
But he lagged behind other Democratic primary candidates in the polls and in campaign funds, telling supporters on Twitter that he needed to raise $800,000 by the end of October or his campaign would be “silenced for good.” He made a similar threat in an email to supporters back in September. Apparently, this time he meant it.
Castro’s campaign has struggled to climb the polls since he joined the race, and he failed to qualify for the last two Democratic debates in November and December.

REP. CARTWRIGHT ANNOUNCES OVER $1 MILLION IN HHS FUNDS TO RURAL HEALTH CORPORATION OF NORTHEASTERN PA

Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $1,034,770 to the Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania (RHC), which is headquartered in Wilkes-Barre. The funds will be used to maintain RHC’s current scope of health care services in its seven locations throughout the region.
RHC provides comprehensive primary and preventive medical and dental services to residents of all ages and income levels within their service area. They accept many insurance options, including most commercial insurances, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicare and Medical Assistance.
“No one should have to avoid going to the doctor because they can’t afford the visit,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “The Rural Health Corporation works to ensure people of all income levels have access to care, which is vital to fostering healthier and happier communities here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I applaud their work and celebrate the continued funding of their much-needed services. I will continue advocating in Congress to support community health centers and improve health care equity in the Eighth District.”
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is a federal government agency that works to enhance and protect the health and well being of all Americans. They fulfill that mission by providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health and social services.

MEDIA MATTERS

WALN TV

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

This week's program will be Part Two of our Year in Review show.
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

A whole new year of holidays begins with the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.
Cathy Hardaway from the MLK Committee in Scranton joins ECTV Live host David DeCosmo during the week of January 6th. to outline plans for this year's celebrations in Lackawanna County.
ECTV Live during the week of August 19th. ECTV Live is seen on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some locations( and on the electric city television YouTube page.

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!

1980

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Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession make Princess Victoria of Sweden first in line to the throne ("heir apparent") and therefore Crown Princess, ahead of her younger brother….U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission…..Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC…..The president of Sicily, Piersanti Mattarella, is killed by the Mafia…..U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation…..In Saudi Arabia, 63 Islamist insurgents are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November, 1979 and forty years ago this week the number one song in America and LuLac land was Babe” by Styx