Structural problems
Bigger fish
After a roughly two-year delay, former Pennsylvania Attorney General, Scranton native and Waverly resident Kathleen Kane is behind bars. She was often her own worst enemy while in office, but hardly the only bad apple in the state's judicial and law-enforcement...
Public self-service
Before entering the White House in 1977, Jimmy Carter placed his Georgia peanut farm into a blind trust in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. Fast-forward 41 years and anything goes, it...
Caught in the middle
General Motors' surprise announcement Tuesday that it was shuttering five manufacturing facilities (four in the U.S. and one in Canada) and laying off 14,000 employees (including 25 percent of its white-collar executive team) was the result of changes in automotive...
Award Chase: The four-legged contender
Each Wednesday through the week of the 2019 Academy Award nominations on Jan. 22, Take 2 is handicapping the Oscar rush with The Award Chase. This week’s Award Chase is going to the dogs. With so much written about potential best picture and acting nominations that...
Review: “Widows”
“Widows,” in theaters. Much of “Widows,” director Steve McQueen’s latest release, has to do with lines. What lines are the characters willing to cross to survive, to get money or to secure power. Turning a blind eye to what is happening around you is not enough....
Big Ten Bowl Predictions: One last try
This has easily been the most challenging year to attempt to predict the Big Ten bowl matchups that I can remember. Not sure if it's because we all got fooled again by Michigan, which was blown out last weekend in The Game by Ohio State. Not sure if it's because Ohio...
Casey-mania!
Scranton's own Sen. Bob Casey is leaving the door open to a presidential run in 2020, more or less tossing another hat to what is already a very crowded Democratic ring. Affable, earnest and well-versed in policy (if not particularly stirring on the stump) our senior...
Penn State announces timeline to purchase bowl tickets
It has yet to be determined where and when the Nittany Lions will play their bowl game in a few weeks, but if you're interested in seeing it in person, you might want to be at the ready on the following dates. Ticket requests are available now for eligible Nittany...
Hanover Area star lineman Kopko commits to Penn State
Hanover Area lineman Justin Kopko celebrates a touchdown with quarterback Joseph Curcio during a game against Holy Redeemer in September. Kopko accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Penn State on Monday. Times Shamrock photo by Christopher Dolan. Penn State got a...
My favorite hiking Instagrammers
There are certain things we all take into the woods when we go for a hike. Water, check. Backpack, check. First-Aid, check. Phone, oh heck yeah! How will people know we went out and did cool stuff if we didn't have our phones for some photos and our social media feeds...
Holiday fashion that’s never under-dressed with stylist Maggie McGregor
It's officially the holiday season. That means it's the perfect time to talk about another very important element of self-care: personal style. Same as beauty, clothes are powerful and dressing up to fit your mood and attitude is the best thing you can do to take...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK EXTRA: MORE WITH LACKAWANNA TRAIL’S RAY MELNIKOFF
The sophomore running back and linebacker scored three touchdowns and had a fumble recovery as Lackawanna Trail reached the PIAA Class A semifinals with a 28-6 win over Halifax. Other sport you play: Baseball Athletes you admire: Lawrence Taylor, Barry Sanders and...
PSU adds first commitment of 2020 class
It's raining at Beaver Stadium, and Senior Day has been kind of a washout emotionally for fans who came to say goodbye to Trace McSorley, et al. But it has been a significant day for Penn State's future, as well. The Nittany Lions got their first verbal commitment...
Trailer Talk: “The Lion King” takes us back to our childhood, “LEGO Movie” sequel builds buzz
“Trailer Talk” rounds up recently released trailers for upcoming and anticipated movies. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Take 2 readers! With the holiday weekend upon us, many of you will not only be out shopping, but catching movies at your local cinema. There's...
Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping
How you can see “Aquaman” 6 days early in theaters
If you can't wait to see "Aquaman" and more of Jason Momoa's take on the underwater superhero, there's good news. Amazon Prime members will have exclusive access to early showings of the DC Extended Universe's latest comic book film on Dec. 15 - six days before the...
Who knows, y’know?
HS VOLLEYBALL: 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE ALL-REGION TEAM
Happy Thanksgiving! It is a time for family and friends, turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. And the tradition at The Times-Tribune to honor the top performers for the fall sports seasons. Today, the sports staff unveils its best and Conor Foley designs...
HS TENNIS: 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE ALL-REGION TEAM
Happy Thanksgiving! It is a time for family and friends, turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. And the tradition at The Times-Tribune to honor the top performers for the fall sports seasons. Today, the sports staff unveils its best and Conor Foley designs...
