Mafia Donald surrounded by rats
"Your murderers come with smiles, they come as your friends..." -- from "Goodfellas." Like a movie mob boss betrayed by queasy underlings, President Trump is under siege and surrounded by rats. More than anything else, the whistleblower complaint released today...
As you were saying?
Before even the first incriminating document had been released, both Trump and his personal "lawyer" Rudy Giuliani had essentially copped to committing impeachable offenses. As others have observed, this ongoing circus of corruption is "Watergate, with stupid people."
Pelosi has Trump’s number
From Scranton to Kyiv, mouths and minds are foaming over the transcript of the phone call that may get Donald Trump fired. The president's ham-handed attempt to lean on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for help in generating a fake news scandal about former vice...
Along for the ride
Looney times
With apologies to Porky Pig.
Obstruction-free zone
It's notable that the judge overseeing the state grand jury investigation into alleged misdeeds by officials and employees of the Scranton School District would feel compelled to remind everyone to "play nice."
Goodbye, ‘Harvard Barbie’
On deadline for the Sunday column, so I'll be uncharacteristically brief... It has been brought to my attention that some readers are offended by my use of "Harvard Barbie" as a nickname for independent Scranton mayoral candidate Paige Cognetti. Good. That's exactly...
Rashad Jennings speaks to students at Scranton’s Frances Willard Elementary School
Trump vape
How dare Californians want cleaner air to breathe?
The Democratic Machine vs. Cognetti
In a stunning but characteristic act of cowardice and cynicism, the Democratic Party Machine redefined the Scranton mayoral contest that ends Nov. 5. The race to replace Bill Courtright is now a struggle between the stale status quo and fresh ideas, perennial insiders...
With apologies to Lewis Carroll
Whatever Louis DeNaples wants, Louis DeNaples usually gets. Or at least that's been the case in his hometown of Dunmore. The wealthy casino, landfill and used auto parts magnate is seeking to have the life of his Keystone Landfill extended nearly another half-century,...
O’Malley says he’s for the Democratic ticket, but no friend of Cullen
Out of the blue this morning, minutes before the commissioners meeting, I got a call from Lackawanna County Commissioner Patrick O'Malley, who disputed connections he said I made in my Roderick Random column Saturday. If you saw the column, you know I wrote that...
Giant sucking sound
The Trump campaign provides daily proof of the truth behind the old saying, "a fool and his money are soon parted." The latest case in point: Trump Straws, for which his loyal cult (the GOP's not really a conventional political party, anymore) have reportedly coughed...
Republican commissioner candidates better at Facebook so far
Everybody focuses on the Scranton mayor's race and for good reason, but we still have a Lackawanna County commissioners race going on. I know, sometimes it's hard to tell. Lots of factors influence a campaign's outcome, but everyone knows Facebook has mattered...
Scranton mayoral contest is a sack race
Today is the deadline for candidates to file for the Nov. 5 special election for the next mayor of Scranton. The eventual winner will complete the second term of convicted felon Bill Courtright, which runs through 2021. Times-Tribune politics reporter and Roderick...
Death’s penalty
The death penalty itself is facing potential execution in Pennsylvania.
Into everyone’s life …
Bye-bye, Bolton
Give the dog a bone
Deadly odds
The health risks posed by vaping are receiving greater attention as at least six deaths have been reported, and more users are being treated for lung disease.
