Polluting democracy
Election-year political advertising reportedly is worth roughly $275 million for social media behemoth Facebook. That sounds like a lot -- and, to be fair, it is a lot -- but it's a small portion of the billions the company rakes in via other methods of exploiting and...
Back from the grave
Scott Township Supervisor and current GOP nominee for Lackawanna County commissioner Mike Gianetta found himself in hot water recently when old postings to his Facebook page were described by his opponent as sexist, racist and antisemitic. (You can read today's...
Trump’s ‘Perfect’ lie no defense against true patriot
Donald Trump lies so reflexively, it's hard to choose which lies to pay attention to and which to dismiss as more extemporaneous excrement spewing from the sewer of his tiny mind. Sometimes, it takes a while for the news to catch up with the president's runaway mouth....
Job well done?
Tough crowd, Donald
Trump got a taste of the country he has helped divide Monday night. The crowd at the Nationals' World Series game gave him a collective Bronx cheer when he and his posse of GOP enablers flashed up on the Jumbotron. The reaction shouldn't have come as a surprise, given...
City has a new code of ethics and only Spano met its key deadline
Republican nominee Charlie Spano blasted his fellow mayor candidates today for failing to file their campaign finance reports in the city clerk's office as a new city law requires. Spano said the city's new Ethics Code requires filing the reports with the city clerk...
His flying monkeys
As if the GOP's laughable (if not legally suspect) efforts to interrupt the impeachment inquiry against Dear Leader aren't bad enough, there's the suggestion that they are happening with the blessings (if not participation) of Trump himself. How is this -- an effort...
Brian Craig was necessary
"Attention must be paid." -- from Death of a Salesman (1949) I didn't know Brian Craig well, but that wasn't necessary to know how necessary he was to those who knew him best. I met him a few years ago and instantly liked him, as most people did. He was kind and funny...
The piper’s due?
Keystone Landfill apparently is willing to play rough with Dunmore in its bid to secure a nearly half-century extension on its lifespan. The borough might just now be realizing that there were strings attached to the financial benefits landfill owner Louis DeNaples...
Auditor general endorses Cognetti in mayor’s race
It's a bit unusual for a top state official to endorse in a Scranton mayor race, but you can understand state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale endorsing in this one. DePasquale, a Democrat, today endorsed former Scranton School Director Paige Cognetti, the Democrat...
Gas card scandal shows value of local newspaper
Scranton City Council and Mayor Until January Wayne Evans are at a crossroads and running on fumes. What little credibility either has left in the tank depends on whether they move forward or keep idling until the last of it evaporates. An investigation into the use...
Running on fumes
Take a letter
Hard time on easement bills
If there's anything more boring than poring over legal bills associated with the $195 million sale of the Scranton Sewer Authority system, I'd rather be doing that. Math has never been my friend. In my Sunday column, I raised an obvious question: How could a small...
Political nostalgia
The veto pen
Dunmore businessman Louis DeNaples' push for a 40-plus-year expansion of his Keystone Landfill hit a bump in the road this week. While Borough Mayor Timothy Burke's surprise veto of an unpopular ordinance -- one that doesn't recognize landfills as "structures" subject...
Trump stars in revenge porn massacre
Just watched the video of President Trump shooting, stabbing and bludgeoning "enemies of the people" in the "Church of Fake News." The White House claims Trump hasn't seen the ultra-violent clip and doesn't condone it. That's like saying Rudy Giuliani doesn't know any...
PHOTO GALLERY: 24th Annual Steamtown Marathon
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A loooooong election
