There’s something about a courtroom that brings out the Jesus in people. Maybe it’s the air. Could be something in the water. Maybe it’s a little-too-late-last-ditch-effort-to-find-salvation before heading to the lock-up. I think it’s just plain, old fashioned bullshit. Criminals facing trial and awaiting their sentence suddenly find God moments after their fate has been [...]

They stood proudly in the Lackawanna County Stadium sharing their excitement that they just inked a deal to bring the Triple A team of the New York Yankees to to Moosic. But at what cost? They sat next to each other during Lackawanna Commissioner’s meetings announcing plans of grandeur, many which never panned out. But [...]

Nobody could say they didn’t see this one coming! The Citizens Voice newspaper is reporting that Lackawanna County Commissioner A. J. Munchak and former commissioner Robert “Bobby” Cordaro are just about ready to get papers in the mail from the feds. Munchak was interviewed by the feds Wednesday afternoon and apparently the conversation was so [...]

Ok, so I’m a couple days late bidding 2009 a fond farewell. Well, it’s not a “fond” farewell. It’s more like good riddance, thank God it’s over and lets move on. The year that just passed is one that contained moments I’d like to remember and moments I pray to forget. I sold one of [...]

Details came out this morning on Luzerne County’s favorite dumb-jock – disgraced county commissioner, and now admitted gangster, Greg Skrepenak. The former football player who got knocked in the head one too many times, plead guilty to accepting a bribe from a developer. In return Skrepenak can spend 3 to 4 years in the lock-up. [...]

Judge Muroski held a press conference a few minutes ago to explain the procedure for selecting a replacement commissioner to fill the seat which is now empty after Greg Skrepenak resigned. Seems luck had run out for Skrep. Skrep’s close associates already signed plea deals and it was only a matter of time before Uncle [...]

Today’s news was filled with so many items worthy of commentary, I’d need more hours in the day to spew my words of wisdom. So in a departure from the norm, I’m going to address several at once. The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board President is a Gangster I wish I could have been at the [...]