The LuLac Edition #5, 759, September 6th, 2026

 

BAC K TO SCHOOL DEALS

 

LITTLE CAESAR'S

Little Caesars’ Pizza!Pizza! offer is back through Sept. 13. As part of the promotion, customers can order two large one-topping pizzas for $4.99 each with the code PIZZAPIZZA while ordering online.

 

CRACKER BARREL

Through Sept. 7, Cracker Barrel customers who buy a qualifying kid’s meal and a qualifying adult entrée will get a free collectible toy from B’loonie Petz. If they’d rather pick their own toy, they can get a $5 off coupon for another toy item in the restaurant’s store.

 

CHIPOTLE

Sept. 6 as part of its “Chipotle Sundays Reset” campaign. Here’s the deal: Customers who order two or more entrées after 3 p.m. local time on the chain’s app/website will score a free entrée with the code SUNDAYS.

 

 

KRISPY KREME LAUNCHES POKÉMON DOUGHNUTS

 

Krispy Kreme’s latest doughnut collection is giving us a major dose of nostalgia.

To celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary (how is that possible?!), the doughnut chain is releasing six new sweet treats inspired by the franchise’s beloved characters.

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, Krispy Kreme will debut doughnuts featuring Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and Jigglypuff, plus a bonus Poké Ball Doughnut.

 

ANNIE’S NEW MAC & CHEESE FLAVORS

 

Annie’s, a subsidiary of General Mills, Inc., has added two new varieties to its macaroni and cheese product portfolio.

The new varieties include Super! Mac Dill Pickle Mac & Cheese, which combines the taste of dill pickle with the taste of macaroni and cheese in addition to containing 14 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber per serving, and Macaroni & Grilled Cheese Mac & Cheese, which features “Real American cheese and notes of browned butter,” the company said.

“One of the things we love most about mac and cheese is that it’s both comforting and endlessly customizable,” said Ben Myers, business unit director for Annie’s. “From fun, unexpected flavors to comforting classics, we’re always dreaming up delicious new ways to enjoy one of our most-loved favorites. With Dill Pickle Super! Mac, we’re pairing one of today’s boldest flavor trends with nearly double the protein and fiber of our regular mac and cheeses, giving consumers a new way to enjoy the comfort they love with added nutrition.”

Super! Mac Dill Pickle Mac & Cheese is now available online through Target, Walmart and Amazon while Macaroni & Grilled Cheese Mac & Cheese is now available at Target and will be available at other US retailers later this year.

 

HERSHEY’S NEW CREAM BARS

 

The Hershey Co. is launching Hershey’s Creme Bars, a chocolate bar with creme filling.

The bars are available in salted caramel and affogato varieties.

 

 

 

The LuLac Edition #5, 758, September 5th, 2026

 

NATHAN DENISON

PATRIOT, JUSTICE OF PEACE

HISTORICAL LEGACY

 

Nathan Denison was one of the first forty settlers to move from Connecticut when the Susquehanna Company began the colonization of the Wyoming Valley. He soon became one of the valley's leading citizens.

Denison was a member of the Wyoming Valley Patriotic Security Committee, which was tasked with protecting the American Revolution against its enemies. When the American War of Independence broke out, he became a lieutenant colonel and deputy commander of the militia regiment organized by Connecticut in the valley. When the regiment's colonel, Zebulon Butler, entered the Continental Army, he was promoted to colonel and regimental commander in 1777. He was deputy commander of the patriotic troops at the ill-fated Battle of the Wyoming Valley in 1778 in which 340 men from the Wyoming Valley were killed.

Denison represented Westmoreland County in the Connecticut Legislature from 1776 to 1780 and was a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council from 1787 to 1789 and Lieutenant of the County from 1791. He also served as a judge under the jurisdiction of Connecicut from 1776 to 1783 and from 1791 to 1809.

Nathan Denison married Elizabeth Sill (1750-1812) in 1769. They had four children.

Denison House, also known as the Colonel Nathan Denison House, is a historic home located at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame building with a central chimney in the New England style. A rear addition and full-width front porch were added in the mid-19th century.[3] The house has since been restored to its appearance in the 1790s.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Col. Nathan Denison was a Revolutionary Officer and a Luzerne County Judge. The Denison House features a table on which the Articles of Capitulation were signed, surrendering Forty Fort to the British and ending the Battle of Wyoming. . In 1774 he and Zebulon Butler became justices of the peace of the newly established town of Westmoreland. In 1777 Denison was made lieutenant colonel of the Connecticut militia, and later in the year he was promoted to colonel, a grade he held until 1780. He commanded troops in the Wyoming Valley Massacre in July 1778 and figured prominently in that action. After the war he held several important posts under the authority of Pennsylvania. He died on 25 January 1809 at the age of sixty-eight.

The following is a video from David Decosmo's public affairs show that was dobe with Mark Ricetti a few years back with a tour of the Denison House.  

 

 Before the anniversary of the House the home was repainted to its original color, (it was red before) and new slate walls and sidewalks were added.  

 

 

The LuLac Edition #5, 757, September 3rd, 2026

 

GOP ICONIC SUPPORTER PASSES AWAY

We heard this week that Lynette Villano who was a true believer in all causes Republican died this week. She was a formidable leader that stood with the GOP steadfastly. A Trump supporter from the day he came down the escalator, she never wavered in he support. Nothing or no one deterred her from the mission of the Republican philosophy.

While we agreed on nothing politically, we always talked and ended the conversation with a smile. Villano proved to me that even  when  she thought my beliefs were killing the country and hers were doing the same in my estimation, people were still people. I used to say to her back in the day, “If we only had a dozen like you….” And she replied “Not for long….I’d bring ‘em right back.”

I’ll miss those big ass signs on her front lawn in West Pittston but not as much as I’d miss her as the person who never wavered in what she believed to be right.

RIP Lynette. 

Here's Lynette with the President. 

And Fox host  Sean Hannitty 

 

 

TRUMP AND BEEF

President Trump recently announced a plan to temporarily lower tariff rates on some imported ground beef in hopes of reducing the price of the American dietary standby.

Trump said in a post on social media that the U.S. would "allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff. We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices."

The announcement, which rankled some U.S. ranchers and Republican lawmakers, comes just weeks ahead of the November midterm elections, when the economy and cost of living are expected to be among the top issues on voters' minds.

As inflation has risen, ground beef has often been a bellwether of surging consumer prices. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost of a pound of ground beef jumped nearly 57% over the last five years.

Yet agricultural industry experts say they don't expect Trump's plan to lead to a major decline in prices at the meat counter.

"I don't think it's going to be $1.50 [less]" under Trump's plan, said Andrew Griffith, a University of Tennessee professor who studies livestock economics. "Now, we might see a quarter to 35 cents [less]."

U.S. consumers who bought ground beef last month paid an average of $6.89 per pound, federal data showed.

Farmers who decided that Trump was a better alternative than an African American woman never dreamed they’d get screwed by him. I really have no sympathy for them. But the fact is their American made beef is much better than imported meat from unknown origins. But for now the cheeseburger you make with Trump’s imported beef may not be a paradise but a paradox. (NPR, LuLac) –

 

SHAPIRO UP BY 16 POINTS

Mirroring a trend of other recent polls, Gov. Josh Shapiro holds a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Stacy Garrity, as a majority of voters approve of the governor's job performance.

According to a New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll conducted among 760 voters in Pennsylvania from Aug. 17-21, 55% said they would vote for Shapiro, a Democrat, for a second term, while 39% said they'd back Garrity, the GOP State Treasurer, in the governor's race, and 6% said they either don't know or refused to answer.

Shapiro and Garrity hold significant majorities among voters registered with their respective parties, although the governor holds a double-digit lead with independents.

Ninety-five percent of Democrats support Shapiro's bid, while 2% back Garrity's campaign. Eighty-four percent of Republicans say they are supporting Garrity in the race, while 12% say they are backing Shapiro's bid for a second term.

Fifty percent of independents say they are more likely to vote for Shapiro if the general election were held today, while 36% said they would vote for Garrity.

The latest poll, which breaks down how various demographics voted, shows Shapiro leading in nearly every category.

Fifty-eight percent of women said they support Shapiro, while 35% say they are back Garrity. For men, it's 50% and 45%, respectively.

Shapiro won decisively in 2022 against insurrectionist pig Doug Mastriano and most likely will repeat that margin. Gerrity a decent person I met earlier in the decade was given a bad card by the party leaders who despite their protestations can’ help her because of the climate of the country.

Plus Shapiro since day 1 has been getting things accomplished in every corner of the state and letting people know what he did. That’s a tough hill to climb. (Yahoo News, LuLac)

  

AMERICA HATES TRUMP’S RENAMING OF LAKE ONTARIO 

While President Donald Trump seems to love the renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” the rest of America isn’t as thrilled, a new poll found.

The 80-year-old president, who has a penchant for needlessly renaming things such as the “Gulf of America,” has decided that the iconic Great Lake needs a rebrand — adding fuel to the fire amid his ramped-up trade war with America’s northern neighbo

Late last month, the U.S. imposed a 50 percent tariff on about $20 billion of Canadian imports, souring relations between the longtime trade partners. The move spurred dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Ottawa, with Prime Minister Mark Carney comparing the move to armed conflict, telling reporters, “We got attacked.”

While the declaration was immediately overwhelmingly unpopular among Canadians, it also didn’t sit right with most Americans. The vast majority — roughly 63 percent — of Americans oppose the name change, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Only 14 percent of Americans polled supported the change, while the rest either had no opinion or did not answer the question.

The new name applies solely to U.S. federal usage. Other countries, including Canada, and international organizations can continue to call the body of water Lake Ontario, which has been its name for at least 400 years.

Only 20 percent of those surveyed supported higher levies on Canadian goods. Meanwhile, 57 percent opposed the tariffs, and 21 percent couldn’t say where they stood.

In response to Trump’s levies, Canada struck back with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including many everyday necessities like cheese, clothing, cosmetics and toilet paper. The tariffs are set to take effect September 8.

As a person who has relatives in Windsor and radio buddies in Toronto, I am appalled at hi treatment of Canadians. I’m glad they are pushing back.

 

PAIGE COGNETTI STATEMENT ON SIX MONTH OF ROB BRESNAHAN SENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS OVERSEAS WHILE NEPA STRUGGLES WITH HIGH COSTS

STATES SIX MONTHS OF THE WAR IN IRAN THAT HAS COST THE U.S. BILLIONS AND SKYROCKETED COSTS AT HOME

Scranton Mayor and candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District Paige Cognetti issued the following statement as we mark six months of the Iran war:

“Northeastern Pennsylvanians are struggling to get by. Thousands of our neighbors have lost their health care, energy costs are through the roof, and gas is over $4/gallon. Rob Bresnahan promised he would invest in our community but instead he’s repeatedly voted to support this reckless war in Iran that has already dragged on for half a year. He’s sent billions of taxpayer dollars overseas, put our service members in harm’s way, and jacked up prices at home – all while he is cashing in after buying up defense stocks. His corruption is costing us and that’s why he will lose in November.”

Rob Bresnahan purchased defense stocks before the first strikes in Iran and received campaign donations from Lockheed Martin shortly following the trade. He has voted multiple times to continue the war in Iran that has cost American taxpayers billions of dollars between increased military funding and higher oil prices.

 

 

BRESNAHAN JOINS LOCAL PHARMACISTS TO PUSH FOR PBM REFORM

U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) joined local pharmacists to call for continued reforms to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), arguing the middlemen have too much control over prescription drug pricing and are hurting both working families and independent pharmacies.

“When a family walks into a pharmacy and finds out their prescription costs twice as much as they expected, they don’t care which company is responsible for the problem. They just know they can’t afford their medicine,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “We need to put patients first, give our local pharmacists a fair shot, and make sure the savings that are negotiated on behalf of patients actually reach the people standing at the pharmacy counter.”

In addition to Rep. Bresnahan, Eric Pusey, local pharmacist and owner of Better Health Pharmacy & Wellness and David Weissman, Director of Congressional Affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association also spoke at the event.

PBMs were originally created to negotiate lower prescription drug prices on behalf of patients and insurers. However, their growing size and market power have created a system that can make it harder for patients to afford their medications and harder for independent pharmacies to compete. The issue is particularly important for independent pharmacies that serve as trusted healthcare providers in their communities.

 

 

 

DURING NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH, SHAPIRO ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS STATEWIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH OF ALL PENNSYLVANIANS

The Pennsylvania Departments of Human Services (PA DHS) and Corrections, and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department will recognize National Suicide Prevention Month and highlight the statewide Suicide Prevention Plan, a two-year, multi-agency action plan aimed at addressing the mental health needs of all Pennsylvanians and decreasing suicide rates in the Commonwealth.

The Suicide Prevention Plan for Pennsylvania, A Culture of Support and Action, is a collaboration of more than a dozen state agencies and the Governor's Affinity Commissions that outlines shared goals, provides resources for those seeking help with a mental or behavioral health crisis, and highlights Pennsylvania's alignment with the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.

The 2026-27 budget signed by Governor Josh Shapiro supports behavioral health care and suicide prevention for all Pennsylvanians with the first-ever dedicated state funding for 988 and its network of 14 call centers in Pennsylvania. The budget invests $10 million for 988 to enhance its crisis intervention services, expand mental health resources, and maintain caring, professional, round-the-clock staffing. The budget also includes $5 million to maintain behavioral health crisis walk-in centers, prioritizing regions with limited access to immediate, in-person care and strengthening collaborations among hospitals, community providers, and local responders.

 

MEDIA MATTERS

ALYSON PRICE ON

28-22 NEWS BROADCAST

7PM SEPT. 4^th

Tune in to WYOU TV this Friday night at 7pm. Alyson Price will be there to give you the news.Price is a News Producer at WBRE and WYOU, does Social Media and anchors occasionally with skill and talent. 

WVIA TV

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.

 

THE LAURIE CADDEN SHOW

Tune in every Saturday morning at 9am for The Laurie Cadden Show on WILK FM 103.1 and AM 980 and 910. Laurie’s program has been a northeastern Pennsylvania mainstay every Saturday. Tune in to hear her insights and take on local issues as well as entertaining and informative interviews.

 

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SUNDAY NIGHT SOCK HOP

 

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.

 

THE LULAC TIME MACHINE

ABOUT LABOR DAY

1882 TO PRESENT

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements in the United States.

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.

Canada's Labour Day is also celebrated on the first Monday of September.

According to one early history of Labor Day, the event originated in connection with a General Assembly of the Knights of Labor convened in New York City in September 1882.In connection with this clandestine Knights assembly, a public parade of various labor organizations was held on September 5 under the auspices of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York. Secretary of the CLU Matthew Maguire is credited for first proposing that a national Labor Day holiday subsequently be held on the first Monday of each September in the aftermath of this successful public demonstration.

An alternative theory maintains that the idea of Labor Day was the brainchild of Peter J. McGuire, a vice president of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, which was a predecessor of the American Federation of Labor. After a visit to Toronto where he saw parades celebrating labor that May, he put forward the initial proposal in spring 1882. According to McGuire, on May 8, 1882, he made a proposition to the fledgling Central Labor Union in New York City that a day be set aside for a "general holiday for the laboring classes".He recommended that the event should begin with a street parade as a public demonstration of organized labor's solidarity and strength, with the march followed by a picnic, to which participating local unions could sell tickets as a fundraiser. He suggested the first Monday in September as an ideal date for such a public celebration, owing to optimum weather and the date's place on the calendar, sitting midway between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving public holidays.

Labor Day is called the "unofficial end of summer" because it marks the end of the U.S. culture's nominal summer season. Of the 7% of Americans who take two-week vacations, many take their vacations during the two weeks ending Labor Day weekend.Many fall activities, such as school and sports (particularly football), begin about this time.

In the United States, many school districts resume classes around the Labor Day holiday weekend. Some begin the week before, making Labor Day weekend the first three-day weekend of the school calendar. Others begin the Tuesday following Labor Day. Many districts across the Midwest are opting to begin school after Labor Day.

In the U.S. state of Virginia, the amusement park industry successfully lobbied for legislation requiring most school districts in the state to have their first day of school after Labor Day, in order to give families another weekend to visit amusement parks in the state. The relevant statute has been nicknamed the "Kings Dominion law" after one such park. This law was repealed in 2019.

In the U.S. state of Minnesota, the State Fair ends on Labor Day. Under state law, public schools normally do not begin until after the holiday. One reason given for this timing was to allow time for schoolchildren to show 4-H projects at the Fair.

In U.S. sports, Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of many fall sports. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams usually play their first games that weekend, and the National Football League (NFL) traditionally play their kickoff game the Thursday following Labor Day. The Southern 500 NASCAR auto race has been held on Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina from 1950 to 2003 and since 2015. At Indianapolis Raceway Park, the National Hot Rod Association hold their finals of the NHRA U.S. Nationals drag race that weekend. Labor Day is the middle point between weeks one and two of the U.S. Open tennis championships, held in Flushing Meadows, New York. Plus the baseball pennant races seem to get more interesting as the number of games get in shorter supply.

In the fashion world, Labor Day was once considered the last day it was acceptable to wear white or seersucker.The source of the tradition lies in part with the migration of wealthy 19th century New Yorkers back from their summer-home Newport Mansions and accompanying change back from summer clothes.The traditional last day to wear straw hats moved from around Labor Day (September 1) to September 15. In 1922, the Straw Hat Riot broke out due to gangs snatching the hats of men violating this rule in New York City. The unofficial beginning of summer, and the summer fashion season in the United States, is Memorial Day. In the 2020s, some people have approved of wearing white year-round.

There are numerous events and activities organized in major cities. For example, New York offers the Labor Day Carnival, or the West Indian/Caribbean Day Parade and fireworks over Coney Island, both of which happen in the Brooklyn borough.In Washington, one popular event is the Labor Day Concert at the U.S. Capitol featuring the National Symphony Orchestra with free attendance.

To commemorate the days in music from Mitch Miller’s railroad song  (that’s my dad on the railroad), Hosier and the Silhouettes doing work songs.