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Politics – Page 6 – Tom Borthwick
The Scranton School District Is Doomed
January 1, 2017

Forgive the length of my absence.  Life gets in the way.  Perspective does, too.  On the life front, I work on my home a lot, work a lot, and am prepping for the arrival of a little one.  On the perspective front, I realized that what I say doesn’t really matter or affect anything.  So […]

Trump: A Danger to Our Country
October 14, 2016

When Hillary accused Trump of living in his own reality in the first debate, she echoed a thought I’ve long had.  It puts me in mind of what Stephen Colbert once said while roasting George W. Bush, “We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in ‘reality.’ And reality […]

The Daily Hag: Owing Money All Over Town
May 28, 2016

At certain points throughout a campaign season, finance reports are due.  These exist so that voters and journalists can examine who is supporting a candidate.  They also give insight into a candidates priorities.  There is a penalty for getting these in late: $10 per day, capped at $250.  This is peanuts for a campaign raising tens of […]

Assault on Teaching: PA Senate Edition
May 17, 2016

The teaching profession has been systematically under assault for some time.  Stop me if you’ve heard these: Teachers get summers off. Teachers are glorified babysitters. Teachers get paid too much. Teacher benefits are too high. All this ignores: That teachers are required to keep getting college credits, or we lose our jobs.  Many of us […]

Years ago, when I ran NEPArtisan and commented on local politics pretty regularly, I started a regular series called “The Daily Hag” about the exploits of perpetual misanthrope Kevin Haggerty.  I’m sad to say that the column will be returning and we only have Frank Farina to thank blame. Given Frank’s accomplishments in the House as […]

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