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Thoughts on the Scranton School District’s New Educational Plan
February 5, 2017 By Tom Borthwick

In Saturday’s Scranton Times, we learned that the Scranton School District is going to make some major changes to the educational structure of the district.  Nobody disputes that this is necessary, but, of course, most will dispute the best course of action. There’s been a rather intense feud between Dr. Alexis Kirijan, the Superintendent, and […]

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The Scranton Times: Revising Revisionist Revisionism
March 21, 2016 By Tom Borthwick

Losing an argument?  I’m sure you’ve heard of this simple strategy: deny, and counter with false accusations.  It’s a great way to throw people off, since it’s a natural human tendency to respond to whatever train of thought you’re being presented with.  I see it at public meetings a lot when elected officials don’t want to […]

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WNEP’s Disservice to Students and Teachers
March 19, 2016 By Tom Borthwick

Every year in my capacity as a teacher at Riverside, I take my AP Literature & Composition kids, along with another teacher and his AP US History kids, to State Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich’s annual Youth and Government Forum at Keystone College.  It’s a wonderful experience. Check this video out and draw your own conclusions […]

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Don’t Burn on the Weekends
January 25, 2014 By Tom Borthwick

Very few of us can imagine the horror and terror of waking to a house fire.  Nobody should have to.  And especially, nobody should have to on the weekends.  Says PP&L. In a city where just a few years ago a firefighter died because of electrocution, we just witnessed a family lose a home that […]

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