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Booklet O’ Bullshit
July 30, 2010 | No Comment
Booklet O’ Bullshit

When I was still running That Thin Line as a rant blog back in the early 2000′s, I made “Booklet O’ Bullshit” one of my first sections. Surprisingly, it has held up pretty well over …

Defrocked: The Ref
July 25, 2010 | No Comment
Defrocked: The Ref

Cross-posted from Muckmakers:

Annual Bike Ride Shows Weatherman’s “Heart of Gold”
July 25, 2010 | No Comment
Annual Bike Ride Shows Weatherman’s “Heart of Gold”

This is meteorologist Joe Snedeker’s 13th annual bike ride to benefit St. Joseph’s Center in Scranton, but it will be just as challenging, and hopefully as successful, as ever.
Traveling over 100 miles a day, he …

Boys Lost in 2009 Fire Remembered as Arsonist Charged
July 25, 2010 | No Comment
Boys Lost in 2009 Fire Remembered as Arsonist Charged

Tears and tiny flames lined the remains of Tyaisha Leary’s former home on South Hyde Park Avenue in Scranton on Wednesday evening during a candlelight vigil for her two sons who were lost one year …

Electric Theatre Company Stays Open with Community Support
July 18, 2010 | No Comment
Electric Theatre Company Stays Open with Community Support

At the beginning of last month, the Electric Theatre Company, located in the Hotel Jermyn in downtown Scranton, was about ready to close its doors after eighteen seasons. But in just under a week, the …

A ‘Warped’ Good Time
July 16, 2010 | No Comment
A ‘Warped’ Good Time

This piece was co-written with my editor, Chris Hughes.

London native Charlotte Burford stood alongside the Teggart Stage, one of seven stages set up across the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, with her leg …