Scranton and Lackawanna County | Christopher J. Kelly

Cordaro/Munchak Trial Commentary

Publishers' Perspective

Scary attack prompts refocus of priorities

"Don't worry about the future. "Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. "The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blinds (read more)

Man about downtown sees new life at Montage

Guest columns

Funding cuts, loss of local police challenge shorthanded troopers

It has been nearly two decades since terrorists trained in Perry County to detonate a bomb at the World Trade Center in 1993. The bomb killed six people and injured more than 1,000. A decade later, terrorists hijacked planes, with one crashing in Shanksv (read more)

National columns

Waiter, there's a fly in my logic

WASHINGTON - "Horrible customer service." That's what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency's only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment. In such grim proceedings one should be grateful for uni (read more)

Chris Kelly columns

Kelly: NEPA candidates are masters at stating a position on an issue without saying anything

Ask a head coach what his football team must do to win on any given Sunday, and he'll spit out an answer that could have been uttered at any time since the first pigskin was snapped: "We need to focus on the fundamentals - blocking, tackling and moving the chains. (read more)

Letters to the Editor - 5/7/2013

Dazzling recruiter Editor: Gov. Tom Corbett recently went to Brazil to encourage companies there to bring their businesses to Pennsylvania (Yeah, right!). We are sure these companies are going to flock to Pennsylvania when they hear that they won't be a (read more)

Kelly: Corbett's latest gaffe can only be case of chemical impairment

Once again, Tom Corbett has tested positive for dope. Not the kind a stoner or junkie buys from a drug dealer, but the kind that makes people stay stupid things that inadvertently reveal what they really think. (read more)

Namedropper, 5/5/13

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Kearneys host 5th PCOM reception John P. and Lois Kearney hosted their fifth annual reception for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Glenmaura National Golf Club. The event brought together local physicians, PCOM alumni, students and adminis (read more)

Chris Kelly: In NEPA only convenient laws apply

I could get to work much faster if stop signs and red lights were optional. And my workday would be much less stressful if my daily responsibilities were optional. I'd also have more money in my pocket if my mortgage payments were optional. (read more)

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