End the White House Hypocrites Ball

End the White House Hypocrites Ball

by | May 2, 2018 | 0 comments

The annual bacchanal of self-importance and self-righteous celebration that is the White House Correspondents Association Dinner should have been laid to rest years ago. It was never a noble idea, no matter how nostalgic its defenders are for the days when...
Scranton School Board must come clean tonight

Scranton School Board must come clean tonight

by | Apr 9, 2018 | 0 comments

I was a fidgety kid. Couldn’t sit still, couldn’t focus on fuzzy math, couldn’t go along to get along. At 50, I am as restless as I was at 15,  only now I have two mortgages, utility bills and I get paid to be a troublemaker. If you’ve been reading my columns...
The ‘Last Generation’ rises

The ‘Last Generation’ rises

by | Mar 26, 2018 | 0 comments

“And these children that you spit on/ As they try to change their worlds/ Are immune to your consultations/ They’re quite aware of what they’re going through.” — from “Changes,” by David Bowie “Generation Z” is new...
Still working on Sansky scandal

Still working on Sansky scandal

by | Mar 12, 2018 | 0 comments

Some who read my Sunday column about how phantom mechanic Dan Sansky began his lucrative non-employment with the Scranton School District noted some missing details — namely the names of the school board members who voted unanimously to hire Sansky as...