Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is Trump Town. This struggling provincial city needs all the evolution it can get. Low Cut Connie offered to help. At first Luzerne County government bosses in this county seat people once called “The Valley with a Heart” cut a deal with the band to play a fun summer concert called Rockin’ the […]
Public outrage would erupt if a Jew hater painted a swastika on a Scranton, Pennsylvania, synagogue door. Public backlash would come fast and harsh if word spread that a Jew hater threw a rock through a window at the Scranton Jewish Community Center. Media would rush to cover the story. Local, state and national elected […]
Already moving on the polished Susquenita High School lobby floor, as soon as the band kicked into the “Wipe Out” drum solo, Jesse shifted from first to second gear with a smooth clockwise rotation that made him look like a Perry County tornado. We watched in awe, clapping and egging him on although he needed […]
Dressed in casual summer wear, Pennsylvania State Rep. Kyle Donahue slid through the crowd with the ease of a smug political hack on his way to an afternoon clambake. Carrying one of his children on his shoulder as his wife walked with another little one, the self-absorbed state lawmaker was making a public appearance more […]
Trial by fire brought Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to the forefront of America’s antisemitism frenzy. Asleep following a Passover event he hosted at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg in April, police security awakened Shapiro and his family after an attacker set fire to their state home. Police say alleged arsonist Cody Balmer confessed he hated […]
