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Scranton School Board: To Run or Not to Run? Not to Run

March 3, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

I’ve been desperately wanting to use the following clip to announce my School Board decision: Arnold handled it best. I apologize for disappointing those who’ve encouraged me to run for the School Board. It’s been heartening. I know I can do the job. What I can’t do is get there. The campaign would be too […]

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Scranton School Board: To Run or Not to Run?

January 11, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

As the title implies, I’m considering a run for Scranton School Board. After my runs in 2011 and 2013, I never thought I’d be in this place again. Why? Namely, my wife and now budding family. Running takes a toll on a family, politics takes a toll. That’s not something I’d care to put my […]

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The Decline and Fall of the Scranton School District: An Update

January 4, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

In the wake of my most recent post about the Decline and Fall of the Scranton School District, I’ve had a lot of private (and some public) responses to specific points I made. The one I knew would be the most controversial– maintenance– sparked the majority. I’ve had a continuous stream of people privately informing […]

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The Scranton School District Is Doomed

January 1, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

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 […]

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SCPAC: Buying Elections Does Work

May 27, 2015 By Tom Borthwick

After publishing a blog post about a secretive band of wealthy people bent on buying the Scranton School Board election, many open questions remained that bothered me. Who is the Scranton City Political Action Committee? What are their intentions? Nobody crawled out of the woodwork to explain. Some people, behind the scenes, said they were uncomfortable […]

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Stranger Danger: Scranton City Political Action Committee

May 15, 2015 By Tom Borthwick

Political Action Committees (PACs) and their larger cousins, SuperPACs, infuse money into politics on behalf of candidates and ideologies. Simple enough concept, right? If Mr. Billionaire wants candidate X to win, Mr. Billionaire donates a fortune to a PAC and influences an election. Except that Mr. Billionaire doesn’t necessarily have to put his name anywhere, […]

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Gambling, the Lottery, and the Scranton School Board

January 14, 2014 By Tom Borthwick

The rush the gambler feels, the manic thrill of hitting on the river, the blood-pumping anxiety while watching the flop… the addictive chemicals are too much to handle. The gambler returns again and again, win or lose. Most lose. So I can empathize as I dealt with yet another rejection in my attempt to ascend […]

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What’s the Word? Edition #1

December 11, 2013 By Tom Borthwick

It’s important that I spend some more time blogging, as opposed to thinking about blogging. The format of this space hasn’t really been solidified in my mind, yet. Since this is TomBorthwick.com and not NEPArtisan.com, my former political blog, it’s obvious that the focus is different. So I’d rather my writing life take precedence over […]

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