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87 months in federal prison probably isn't long enough for Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan. The two former Luzerne County judges pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in federal court to fraud and kickback charges relating to a privately owned juvenile...
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner underwhelmed Wall Street with his department's renewed effort to help faltering banks and revive the credit markets. During Geithner's announcement of the plan's broad outlines, the Dow promptly swooned by nearly 400 points, falling 4.6 percent. Observers...
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Gov. Ed Rendell's proposed state budget takes includes an initiative to reduce the number of public school districts from 501 (don't laugh; there were more than 2,700 districts as recently as 50 years ago) to no more than 100. It's an idea...
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The first of what is expected to be many legal actions against Luzerne County over the scandal surrounding Pennsylvania Child Care LLC was filed Thursday.
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The American people are on edge, scared they'll lose their jobs, their houses and their futures. The president's doomsday rhetoric regarding the passage or defeat of his roughly $900 billion "stimulus" legislation hasn't helped matters...
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Governor Ed Rendell justifies his proposal to legalize and then heavily tax video poker machines thusly: A) We really need the money (the anticipated shortfall in next year's budget stands at roughly $2.3 billion); B) Since there are about 17,000 illegal video poker machines already separating bar...
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Man, that was quick. In the space of two short weeks, President Barack Obama's promise of a "new era of responsibility" has turned into "I screwed up." The early withdrawal of Commerce nominee Bill Richardson was compounded by...
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The outrageous conduct alleged in the federal charges against former Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan would reasonably lead one to suspect that courthouse corruption doesn't end with these two gentlemen. And as it happens such suspicions are already being validated . The...
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President Barack Obama (man, I'm still getting used to the sound of that) won his fight to retain his beloved BlackBerry handheld device, but only after the Secret Service rigs a high-security network for it and makes him change his email handle. GOP house members had their own wireless message for...
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner's rags-to-riches-to-rags-and-back-to-riches story is one of the more compelling in the NFL. He credits his religious faith for his success, especially when there's a hot microphone in the vicinity. However...
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There may well be some wisdom behind the state law allowing counties and municipalities to contract for "professional services" with private vendors without first soliciting bids. However, as has been demonstrated repeatedly in Lackawanna County, this no-bid loophole has simply allowed elected...
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A pair of Luzerne County judges have provided at least one answer to the question, "how low can you go?" Pretty darn low , if what's alleged is true. It takes a special breed to lock up kids for personal profit. The federal prosecutor says...
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