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Tuesday, October 01, 2024
The LuLac Edition #5, 179, October 1st, 2024
JIMMY CARTER @ 100
I first
heard of Jimmy Carter in the spring of 1973 when Watergate was breaking, and
the Presidential election of 1972 was only a few scant months in the rearview
mirror. The story stated that the former Georgia Governor was making
appearances in Iowa to run for President the United States.
In 1976.
More than
three years away. I thought this guy was a crack pot. Iowa wasn’t New Hampshire
and just what exactly was “a caucus?”
The years
flew by as I pursued my degree in Government and Communications from King’s
College. 1976 came and as a senior, my guy was still Hubert Humphrey until I
heard otherwise. But Carter intrigued me. A one term Governor going up heavy
hitters like Ed Muskie, Henry Jackson, Hubert and a plethora of other
candidates with more experience was going to take some doing.
The night of
Iowa came and the results were:
Carter 27%
Bayh13%
Harris9%
Udall6%.
Carter was
first among all the humans. Undecided came in first place though at 37%. But
Carter who essentially lived in Iowa for all those years rode that victory to
New Hampshire and other states. He had a few bumps along the way, California
Governor Jerry Brown was nipping at his heels and people were persuading Hubert
to come back one more time but the old Happy Warrior saw a new generation
taking over. The disabled George Wallace in a wheelchair was only a nominal
threat to Carter and was a not so favorable candidate compared to the Georgia
Governor.
Before the
Pennsylvania primary Carter came to town. He stayed at the old Host Motel and I
was on the national press bus as he traveled to places in the Wilkes Barre
Area. When he shook your hand, you knew it. I saw him as he worked the crowds,
looking intently into the eyes of the enamored, curious and faithful.
The 1976
campaign was the first presidential campaign in which the primary system was
dominant. However, most of the Democratic candidates failed to realize the
significance of the increased number of primaries, or the importance of
creating momentum by winning the early contests. Jimmy Carter, who was
virtually unknown at the national level, leveraged his obscurity to run as an
"outsider" to Washington. Carter's plan was to run in all of the
primaries and caucuses, beginning with the Iowa caucuses, and build up momentum
by winning "somewhere" each time primary elections were held.
Carter
breezed through the primaries and won the nomination before the New York
convention.He picked Walter Mondale as
his running mate and won a squeaker of an election over incumbent Jerry Ford. His
selection of Mondale came after a series of summertime auditions in Plains,
Georgia amid softball games and barbeques. While he was doing that, his son
Chip visited the northern states and made a stop at WVIA TV and Radio where I
interviewed him.
The Carter
Presidency was marred by some miscues in staffing and not dealing with
traditional Washington, D.C. Carter had rampant inflation, (nothing like
today’s) an energy crisis, and then of course the hostage takeover. Running for
re-election he came to LuLac land once more speaking at Pittston Area High
School
He lost to Ronald
Reagan and retreated back to Plains where he was in debt and depressed. But in
typical Carter character he bounced back by helping foreign countries establish
democratic governments, building houses through Habitat for humanity and making
his library a center for policy discussions.
Carter is
ranked #26 by some experts. But there might be a reexamination of his four
years. The hallmark of his Presidency was the act that as a candidate he
changed the way elections for the top job were conducted. As President he
adhered to his promise that he would never lie to the American people. He was
regarded as a good, decent man who tried his best.
In the end,
in this era of lies and a visible assault on all things democratic in this
country by the Trumpanzees and the Republican party that supports it,Carter’s star shines brightly and I dare say
with honor.
At the century
mark, he’s led a good land long ife. He and the country he loved couldn’t ask
for anything more.
Ever since
he was named Rookie of the year in 1963 Pete Rose was one of “my guys”. See men
of a certain age who loved baseball had a roster of “guys” just as Eddie
Ackerman who had his St. Louis Cardinals “guys” did.
Pete was neither
a power hitter nor a shy fellow; he burst onto the scene like a comet that was
coming at opponents with wild abandon. As kids in Catholic school we were told
to be humble and not brag.
But Pete……he
gave us permission to go a little wild on that playground as well imitated the
brashness and strut of number 14.
Rose was the
key to the Cincinnati Reds in the 70s and then became a free agent and went to
the Phillies. As a young boy of 10 I was a huge Phillies fan in ’64 and after
the crash, pretty much stuck to my American League team, Cleveland.
In the
winter of 1980 Pete made is way to Wilkes-Barre with the annual Phillies
caravan. At that time I was writing a column or The Sunday Dispatch. This was
the paper of old with the Watson family publishing it, the late Pidge Watson
and Dick Cosgrove at the helm with writers like the aforementioned Ackerman, PhilGianfdricaro , the late Mike Cotter, Kenny Feeney and little old me had the privilege to work there.
I got press credentials
and interviewed Rose. I was a bit intimidated because I had just started to
write a column called “The Strike Zone” after Gianfricaro went on to bigger and
better things in Allentown. When I saw my good friend Rob Neyhard and Sid
Michaels interviewing Rose at Genetti's, I positioned myself right there in the middle (yes
that was my hair, it was a holdover from 70s, give me a break!) And after they were through, I asked Pete a
few boilerplate questions that I’m sure he heard a million times. He was cordial
and patient.
That year, I
went to 5 Phillies games and 8 Mets Double headers. (You can go on Martrz for
$12.00 to see the Mets back then). I had clubhouse access and saw Pete a few
times. He might not have known my name but knew of Pittston thanks to the late
Bill Campbell, a former Phillies broadcaster who was working for the
Philadelphia Daily News. Meeting Campbell was a thrill since he was a broadcaster
for the Phillies in that fateful year of ’64. He called me “Pittston: every time I’d see him. I think Rose kind of picked up ion that because in the
general election President Carter was speaking at the Pittston Area High
School. Campbell was talking to Rose in the clubhouse and as I gingerly approached
Campbell says to me, “What’s going on in Pittston, Pittston?” I said “The President
is speaking at the high school”.
Rose
quipped, “What the hell is Chub Feeney doing there?” (Feeney was President of
the National League at the time.
Rose was
baseball through and through. I’d see him at card shows and always wondered why
when signing autographs he’s being staring in rapt attention at basketball
games that weren’t championship level.
He broke Ty
Cobb’s record, was a shoo in for the Hall but then the gambling issue came up.
There are
many opinions as to why he should or not be in the Hall. I tend to think that
being banned from Cooperstown was punishment enough.
It’s too
late now and I’m sure there might be a campaign to posthumously put him in.
But that
will be too little too late.
Pete Rose. Not perfect but someone who paid for his sins. I say let the hitting
record stand as his legacy. There will be no asterisk attached there either.
And in way that might be the best tribute to one of the greatest players but imperect man in the game
I must admit that when I heard the County was going to eliminate
the drop boxes for the election, I was both stunned and disappointed. It seemed
to me that the county administration was caving into the political pressure of
the Republican controlled County Council andMAGA crowd. The drop boxes made sense for people who wanted to drop
their ballots. It was particularly helpful to people who worked, had child care
issues and those who just wanted to get it off their “to do” list.
I was set to agree with like minded people from Action Together
and those former election board officials who advocated for it.
Then………I tuned into the Council meeting on Tuesday night. One by one,
people came to express their opinion. It was interesting to hear the MAGAs who
thought getting rid of the boxes was a good decision. They spouted conspiracy
theories, election fraud and other nonsense about the integrity of elections.
All of their statements were met with applause.
Those who advocated for the boxes, well their statements were left
with silence. At one point one of the audience started to yammer his
foolishness and was thankfully shut down by Chair John Lombardo. T.J.
Fitzgerald, the drug felon took his shoes off talking about a toe and then said
that the people who wanted to vote by the drop boxes because of THEIR
disability, well to him that was in his words “bullshit”.
Rich.
So the person who is confined to a wheel chair, their support of
drop boxes, that’s bullshit. The disabled veteran without a limb, that’s
bullshit?
Wow!
Then the numbskull gets on TV and starts moaning about voting
fraud. Why any reporter would give this guy a platform, I have no idea.
But what did it for me was when I heard one of the people who
supported using the drop boxes talk about a news conference they had which was
interrupted by the MAGAs and some bully with a bullhorn trying to drown out
the sound.
Then the light bulb came on.
These people were
dangerous. Selfish. Ignorant. Unsympathetic.
Undemocratic. Unpatriotic to the core. Not one of them has
denounced the insurrection, in fact some celebrate it. When I first heard
“security concerns” as a reason, I was dubious.
But after seeing the behavior, the lame excuses (especially the presentation by
Lying Crying Brian Thornton’s brother) and hearing the verbal pasting of
concerned citizens by the MAGAs, I now see a security concern.
I believe the County managers and elected officials across the
state have received credible threats about interference on election day. Those
threats are not coming from immigrants, the Democrats or ordinary citizens.
They are coming from right wing cult members who I believe will resort to any
tactic to cause confidence to evaporate.Logic doesn’t matter to them. A case in point is why in the world did
they protest the 2020 vote in Luzerne County after the election, after Trump won
the county?Why not Lackawanna County
where Biden won? I’m not thrilled about the decision, but I now believe,
(especially after seeing and what I heard on Tuesday) that security is a real
concern. And that concern is not some outsider even some one in the MAGA group might escalate emulate the behavior of their lord and master. The insurrection proved
that people would go to jail for their MAGA beliefs. Who’s to say, win or lose
that this might happen here.
I’m not inside the county manager’s head but er first duty is to
protect her staff and their well being. In every public statement she has
referenced that.
The unfortunate by product of that is she must also protect the
entire county and the MAGAs from themselves.
Win or lose, this group is never, ever satisfied.I don’t believe in normal times this action
would not be necessary.
But these are abnormal times…thanks to the little MAGA
snowflakes who believe that everyone is crooked and immoral. As always with
them “accusation is confession”.
LUZERNE COUNTY MAGA
NEWS THIS WEEK #11 (9/25/24)
COUNCIL MEETING MAYHEM
The
dysfunction shown at the Luzerne County Council meeting on Tuesday, September
24, perfectly illustrated why Councilwoman Joanna Bryn Smith's proposed
ordinance is essential to protect election and poll workers from harassment and
harm. The meeting saw several notable figures within the MAGA movement making
incendiary comments.
At
one point in the meeting, a Kingston resident named Gavi Shapiro claimed that
the ordinance to prevent bullying, harassment, and intimidation wasn’t
necessary because his MAGA group had behaved well during the session. What he
conveniently left out was that earlier, during a pro-drop box press conference
just outside the Courthouse, he used a bullhorn to bully, harass, and
intimidate participants for the entire 30-minute event. It turns out that Gavi
Shapiro stormed the Capitol on January 6th and went on the Waxcast conspiracy
podcast to talk about it.
Gavi
Shapiro harassing and intimidating press conference participants video.
Jamie
Walsh, former president of the Citizens Advisory of PA and winner of the
Republican Primary for the 117th District, addressed the meeting crowd,
possibly the largest ever recorded, by labeling those who support drop box
voting as "Marxists." Not long after, Benny Herring, current
president of the Citizens Advisory of PA, echoed the same accusation via Zoom,
once again calling pro-drop box advocates "Marxists." Finally, Mark
Rabo, a member of the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority, joined the chorus
by referring to these individuals as "Marxists" and
"Communists." These repetitive and extreme labels highlight how much
Trump supporters mimic the rhetoric and talking points of Donald Trump.
At
one point in the meeting a Zoom caller stated that January 6th was caused by
Antifa and BLM, and ironically, there we two Capitol stormers on the audience.
Council Chair John Lombardo let Frank Scavo speak. Frank was arrested and did
about 6 months of jail time for his trespassing in the Capitol. Frank lives in
the neighboring county of Lackawanna. Shapiro was the second.
This
meeting demonstrated the ongoing challenges in creating a safe and respectful
environment for election workers, and why Smith's ordinance is crucial
considering the escalating tensions. The ordinance will need to introduced and
voted on by a Republican majority led County Council who already stated their
opposition to it, in an upcoming meeting.
Whatever
your stance on drop boxes is, this is truly deplorable behavior for the radical
conservatives who fight because they know drop boxes are favored by Democrats.
Safety, due to threats, or cowering to the MAGA base to disenfranchise, is not
an easy decision to make.
GENTEX, LOCKHEED
OFFICIALS TOUT F-35 FIGHTER JET, LOCAL WORKFORCE
Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)
Two
manufacturing firms with facilities in the area touted the importance of the
F-35 Lightning II fighter jet's impact on national security Wednesday morning
at Gentex Corp..
The
aircraft, designed by Lockheed Martin, features stealth technology, advanced
sensors and weapons capacity and range.
Gentex is
one of 63 companies throughout the country providing components for the F-35.
"It's
next-generation technologies," said Robert McCay, vice president of
aircrew systems for Gentex.
"We
provide a modular helmet system which houses all the personal protection
situational awareness capabilities to enable the aircrew member to complete the
mission and have increased mission effectiveness. Everything is about
lightweight, center of gravity to have that pilot have less weight on their
head so they can perform the mission and survive if they need to eject."
McCay
estimates Gentex has produced more than 3,500 helmets for F-35 jets, which
include noise-reduction headsets and oxygen masks.
U.S. Rep.
Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, who had an opportunity to operate a F-35
simulator during Wednesday's program was impressed by its advanced
technologies.
"This
is an amazing simulator and more importantly the F-35 is an amazing
aircraft," he said. "It has the United States of America at the
forefront of military capability in the air. This is sending a strong message
to Russia and China that we still have the most modern capabilities in the
world and that we will work together to deter aggression."
He also
praised Gentex's employees for their ongoing commitment for the project.
"The
contributions you're all making to our national security are absolutely
vital," Cartwright said. "I'm proud of the folks here at Gentex who
are really leading the world in cutting-edge technology for the F-35 helmet and
for the good-paying jobs the program is bringing to our Commonwealth."
Cartwright,
a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, stressed the importance
of continued funding for production of F-35's.
(Scranton Times)
CASEY’S BIPARTISAN BILL
TO PROTECT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES UNANIMOUSLY PASSES
SENATE
CASEY CREATED THE
ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE (ABLE) PROGRAM IN 2014 TO ALLOW PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES TO SAVE MONEY WITHOUT LOSING ELIGIBILITY FOR CRITICAL FEDERAL
PROGRAMS
THREE ABLE PROVISIONS
THAT MAKE THE PROGRAM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EXPANSIVE ARE SET TO EXPIRE IN 2025
CASEY’S ENABLE ACT,
WHICH PASSED THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY, WOULD ENSHRINE THOSE PROVISIONS IN LAW
PERMANENTLY
Senator Bob Casey (Photo: LuLac archives)
Senator
Bob Casey Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, applauded the
Senate’s passage of his bipartisan Ensuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life
Experience (ENABLE) Act, which would extend three key provisions of the
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program. ABLE, created by Senator
Casey in 2014, allows people with disabilities and their families to save and
invest through tax-free savings accounts without losing eligibility for federal
programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Three provisions
that make the program accessible to more people with disabilities and make it
easier for those in the program to save are set to expire in 2025. The
bipartisan ENABLE Act, which Casey introduced alongside Senator Eric Schmitt
(R-MO) earlier this year, would enshrine these provisions into law permanently.
“For
years, people with disabilities were barred from saving for the future, meaning
they couldn’t save for a home, purchase needed assistive technology, or save
for an accessible car. I worked to create the ABLE program to knock down those
barriers, and ever since I’ve been working across the aisle to make sure the
program is as effective as it can be,” said Chairman Casey. “Now that my bipartisan
bill to prevent some key ABLE provisions from expiring has passed the Senate,
it is on its way to ensuring that as many people with disabilities as possible
across the country can continue to benefit from opening ABLE accounts.”
People
with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty compared to
people without disabilities, yet households including a person with a
work-limiting disability need, on average, 28 percent more income to obtain the
same standard of living as people without disabilities. For a long time, this
intersection of disability and poverty was made worse by asset limitations for
federal assistance programs that many people with disabilities rely on. Senator
Casey created the ABLE program to fix problem for more than 181,000 people with
disabilities across the United States, who have saved approximately $2 billion
since the program was created.
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO
WELCOMES UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY TO SCRANTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, SIGNS
SISTER STATE AGREEMENT WITH ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE TO STRENGTHEN TIES
Governor Josh Shapiro greets
President Zelinski at the airport. (Photo: Shapiro
website).
Governor
Josh Shapiro and members of the Shapiro Administration welcomed Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to the Scranton Army Ammunition
Plant (SCAAP) in Lackawanna County - one of two major munitions plants in
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
President
Zelenskyy made a special trip to the Keystone State to visit the Pennsylvania
workers who are playing a vital role in Ukraine's defense. During the visit,
President Zelenskyy spoke with workers at SCAAP - a U.S. Army Joint Munitions
Command (JMC) facility that manufactures large-caliber metal projectiles and
mortar projectiles for the U.S. Department of Defense - and thanked them for
their efforts. SCAAP specifically builds 155-millimeter howitzer rounds, some
of the most vital equipment for Ukraine's defense against Russia.
"Pennsylvania
is the birthplace of American freedom - and our Commonwealth proudly stands
with the people of Ukraine as they fight for their freedom against naked
aggression," said Governor Shapiro. "I'm proud to welcome President
Zelenskyy and his delegation to Scranton - to visit with the women and men who
are fueling his country's fight for freedom - and sign an agreement with
Zaporizhzhia that will strengthen both states and foster collaboration for
years to come. Pennsylvania looks forward to building a close relationship with
Zaporizhzhia as we continue to stand on the side of freedom."
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BEATLE EDD’S FAB FOUR
MUSIC HOUR
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Host Edd Raineri gives you facts and great music from the immortal Fab Four on
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1984
Our 1984 logo
NFL San
Francisco 49er quarterback Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games… Paul
McCartney releases single "No More Lonely Nights"……..London
performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented…….Barbara Damashek's
musical "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater ,NYC; runs for 24
performances…….Egypt & Jordan regain diplomatic relations……NY Met Rusty
Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen & in 40s….. 5,251 turn out to
see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium……. Berlin appeals court clears Paul
McCartney in a paternity suit……..Britain & China initial agreement return
Hong Kong to China in 1997…..Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University…… Phila's
Juan Samuel sets record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd……28
Krzysztof Penderecki's initial version of "A Polish Requiem"
premieres with Mstislav Rostropovich leading the Stuttgart Radio Symphony……ep
30 Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner….0 California Angels Michael
Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game and the number one song in LuLac
land and America was “Let’s Go Crazy” by
Prince & The Revolution.
On Sue
Henry’s show on WILK yesterday, Senator Marty Flynn wanted to know from Manager
Crocomo what she was told to come to this decision.
Investigations with the Attorney General’s office have ensued. Flynn, a
political veteran then made this observation.
In stark
numbers, 27, 000mail in ballots were
requested.
17,000
from Democrats.
7,000
from Republicans,
Hmmmm…in
a county where the MAGFAs just won a registration edge, it looks like a movement
might be scared.
GENTEX, LOCKHEED
OFFICIALS TOUT F-35 FIGHTER JET, LOCAL WORKFORCE
Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)
Two
manufacturing firms with facilities in the area touted the importance of the
F-35 Lightning II fighter jet's impact on national security Wednesday morning
at Gentex Corp..
The
aircraft, designed by Lockheed Martin, features stealth technology, advanced
sensors and weapons capacity and range.
Gentex is
one of 63 companies throughout the country providing components for the F-35.
"It's
next-generation technologies," said Robert McCay, vice president of
aircrew systems for Gentex.
"We
provide a modular helmet system which houses all the personal protection
situational awareness capabilities to enable the aircrew member to complete the
mission and have increased mission effectiveness. Everything is about
lightweight, center of gravity to have that pilot have less weight on their
head so they can perform the mission and survive if they need to eject."
McCay
estimates Gentex has produced more than 3,500 helmets for F-35 jets, which
include noise-reduction headsets and oxygen masks.
U.S. Rep.
Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, who had an opportunity to operate a F-35
simulator during Wednesday's program was impressed by its advanced
technologies.
"This
is an amazing simulator and more importantly the F-35 is an amazing
aircraft," he said. "It has the United States of America at the
forefront of military capability in the air. This is sending a strong message
to Russia and China that we still have the most modern capabilities in the
world and that we will work together to deter aggression."
He also
praised Gentex's employees for their ongoing commitment for the project.
"The
contributions you're all making to our national security are absolutely
vital," Cartwright said. "I'm proud of the folks here at Gentex who
are really leading the world in cutting-edge technology for the F-35 helmet and
for the good-paying jobs the program is bringing to our Commonwealth."
Cartwright,
a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, stressed the importance
of continued funding for production of F-35's.
(Scranton Times)
CASEY’S BIPARTISAN BILL
TO PROTECT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES UNANIMOUSLY PASSES
SENATE
CASEY CREATED THE
ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE (ABLE) PROGRAM IN 2014 TO ALLOW PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES TO SAVE MONEY WITHOUT LOSING ELIGIBILITY FOR CRITICAL FEDERAL
PROGRAMS
THREE ABLE PROVISIONS
THAT MAKE THE PROGRAM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EXPANSIVE ARE SET TO EXPIRE IN 2025
CASEY’S ENABLE ACT,
WHICH PASSED THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY, WOULD ENSHRINE THOSE PROVISIONS IN LAW
PERMANENTLY
Senator Bob Casey (Photo: LuLac archives)
Senator
Bob Casey Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, applauded the
Senate’s passage of his bipartisan Ensuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life
Experience (ENABLE) Act, which would extend three key provisions of the
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program. ABLE, created by Senator
Casey in 2014, allows people with disabilities and their families to save and
invest through tax-free savings accounts without losing eligibility for federal
programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Three provisions
that make the program accessible to more people with disabilities and make it
easier for those in the program to save are set to expire in 2025. The
bipartisan ENABLE Act, which Casey introduced alongside Senator Eric Schmitt
(R-MO) earlier this year, would enshrine these provisions into law permanently.
“For
years, people with disabilities were barred from saving for the future, meaning
they couldn’t save for a home, purchase needed assistive technology, or save
for an accessible car. I worked to create the ABLE program to knock down those
barriers, and ever since I’ve been working across the aisle to make sure the
program is as effective as it can be,” said Chairman Casey. “Now that my bipartisan
bill to prevent some key ABLE provisions from expiring has passed the Senate,
it is on its way to ensuring that as many people with disabilities as possible
across the country can continue to benefit from opening ABLE accounts.”
People
with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty compared to
people without disabilities, yet households including a person with a
work-limiting disability need, on average, 28 percent more income to obtain the
same standard of living as people without disabilities. For a long time, this
intersection of disability and poverty was made worse by asset limitations for
federal assistance programs that many people with disabilities rely on. Senator
Casey created the ABLE program to fix problem for more than 181,000 people with
disabilities across the United States, who have saved approximately $2 billion
since the program was created.
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO
WELCOMES UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY TO SCRANTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, SIGNS
SISTER STATE AGREEMENT WITH ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE TO STRENGTHEN TIES
Governor Josh Shapiro greets
President Zelinski at the airport. (Photo: Shapiro
website).
Governor
Josh Shapiro and members of the Shapiro Administration welcomed Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to the Scranton Army Ammunition
Plant (SCAAP) in Lackawanna County - one of two major munitions plants in
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
President
Zelenskyy made a special trip to the Keystone State to visit the Pennsylvania
workers who are playing a vital role in Ukraine's defense. During the visit,
President Zelenskyy spoke with workers at SCAAP - a U.S. Army Joint Munitions
Command (JMC) facility that manufactures large-caliber metal projectiles and
mortar projectiles for the U.S. Department of Defense - and thanked them for
their efforts. SCAAP specifically builds 155-millimeter howitzer rounds, some
of the most vital equipment for Ukraine's defense against Russia.
"Pennsylvania
is the birthplace of American freedom - and our Commonwealth proudly stands
with the people of Ukraine as they fight for their freedom against naked
aggression," said Governor Shapiro. "I'm proud to welcome President
Zelenskyy and his delegation to Scranton - to visit with the women and men who
are fueling his country's fight for freedom - and sign an agreement with
Zaporizhzhia that will strengthen both states and foster collaboration for
years to come. Pennsylvania looks forward to building a close relationship with
Zaporizhzhia as we continue to stand on the side of freedom."
MEDIA MATTERS
WALN
BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM
You'll hear the program Sunday at 6
on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on 1400 am The Mothership and 7:30 am on 105 The
River.
BOBBY V’S DOO WOP
SUNDAY NIGHT SOCK HOP
STEVE CORBETT’S SCRANTON CITY NEWS
Here's the link: News – The Outlaw
Steve Corbett (theoutlawcorbett.com)
BEATLE EDD’S FAB FOUR
MUSIC HOUR
Tune in every week to the Home of
Rock and Roll for a jam packed, unpredictable hour starting at 9am Sundays.
Host Edd Raineri gives you facts and great music from the immortal Fab Four on
ROCK 107.
1984
Our 1984 logo
NFL San
Francisco 49er quarterback Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games… Paul
McCartney releases single "No More Lonely Nights"……..London
performance of musical "Stepping Out" presented…….Barbara Damashek's
musical "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater ,NYC; runs for 24
performances…….Egypt & Jordan regain diplomatic relations……NY Met Rusty
Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen & in 40s….. 5,251 turn out to
see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium……. Berlin appeals court clears Paul
McCartney in a paternity suit……..Britain & China initial agreement return
Hong Kong to China in 1997…..Dutch Queen Beatrice opens University…… Phila's
Juan Samuel sets record for steals by a rookie with his 72nd……
Krzysztof Penderecki's initial version of "A Polish Requiem"
premieres with Mstislav Rostropovich leading the Stuttgart Radio Symphony……ep
30 Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner….0 California Angels Michael
Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game and the number one song in LuLac
land and America was “Let’s Go Crazy” by
Prince & The Revolution.
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Political analyst for WBRE TV's Pa. Live program and post election commentator for WBRE TV's Eyewitness News Daybreak show. Author of the book "A Radio Story/We Wish You Well In Your Future Endeavors" and "Leges Vitae" "26 Rules of Life" and the new novel, "Weather Or Knot". The blog editor also writes various news articles and columns as well as upcoming literary projects. The blog editor was a frequent guest on WYOU TV'S INTERACTIVE NEWSCASTS when political issues were discussed on the national, state and local level. Yonki was a weekly panelist on WYLN TV 35's Friday Topic A program. He also appeared on the Hazleton, PA. station on Election Night doing coverage and did special projects and stories for WYLN TV 35's 10PM Newscast "Late Edition".