Wyoming Area Mulls Summer Language Classes 
Superintendent Proposes Program That Would Teach French And Spanish To
Elementary Students.

Administration Has Failed To Make Case For Arctic Drilling

Tuesday, February 01, 2005 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 10A 





I DON'T KNOW what's going on with that Wilkes-Barre School District, the
Kistler School. Yesterday morning, Monday, there was a kid nearly abducted
down there. There's nothing in the news. The news media puts nothing out. The
safety of kids could be a concern, but nobody hears about it. The school is
probably trying to cover everything up as usual. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 EDITOR'S NOTE: Superintendent Jeff Namey said the school district and
Wilkes-Barre police are investigating a sixth-grader's claim that a driver
stopped and asked him a question and then invited him to get into a car. Namey
said the student volunteers as a patrol to help younger children cross a
street near Kistler Elementary. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'D LIKE TO THANK this person who found my grandson's birthday card at the
Sunshine Market on Monday, Jan. 24th. They turned it into the office and it
was quite an ordeal for me to get out, and I really appreciate the honesty in
this person. Again, a very warm thank-you. There are good people in the
valley. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'M PLANNING A TRIP to Anchorage, Alaska, this July. I checked on fares.
Get this, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Anchorage, $860, Newark to Anchorage, $600.
That's typical Wyoming Valley rip-off. You know, I just can't believe this
place. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KUDOS TO THE PITTSTON City Fire Department leadership. I see them out there
trudging through the deep snow, shoveling out their fire hydrants. I think it
is a great thing they do to keep the public safe. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I AM THE MOTHER of a heroin addict. I know every trick in the book. All you
drug dealers out there, I found a list, 30 names and numbers that you're all
dealers. I'm going to call the state police and give them these names and
numbers. And I hope you all rot in jail. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I HAD A VISITOR from out of town last week. She said they have a halfway
house there and the boys come with their supervisor and shovel the snow and in
the summer they'll cut the grass for a donation. I think that is a wonderful
idea for the senior citizens. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL with $9 an hour jobs coming to Mountain Top? That can't
support a family of four, unless all four family members are working there,
full time. That's a waste of a KOZ zone, bringing in lower-paying jobs such as
$9 an hour. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 PUBLISH THE PAPER and let the sicko on (name of street deleted) realize
that ashes are so obsolete. Why in the name of God would someone cover a
complete sidewalk with ashes for everyone to track in to their homes? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WITH ALL THE THINGS that are available for people to see at the arena, from
concerts to hockey games to sporting events, I bumped into my neighbor the
other day and told him what a great concert we saw at the arena. He said, "You
know, we've never been to the arena." I was floored. I'd like to know how many
other people live such sorry lives that there isn't one single event that
would get them to go to the arena. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WHAT DO CONDOLEEZZA Rice and Tyrone Willingham have in common? One
graduated from Notre Dame and taught at Stanford. The other coached at
Stanford and then at Notre Dame. Both were politically correct appointments
and both have been miserable failures. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I RECENTLY VISITED the new gambling establishment at the Monticello
Racetrack in upstate New York. I see they posted pictures of jackpot winners
above the urinals. I find that as really tacky. And if you don't believe me,
go check it out for yourself. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WOW, THE MEXICANS are bringing, jobs here. That's a switch, even if it is
making taco shells. But I wonder what competitive wages are competitive with
whom. Probably $6 an hour jobs again. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'M READING HERE, January 26th, in your SAYSO that someone wrote in that
some guy changed his name because he was Polish so that people wouldn't know
he was Polish. He didn't change it for that reason. He changed it because it
was hard to spell and hard to pronounce. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 IF SOME ENTREPRENEUR were to set up a relocation service to help families
get out of this economic hell hole, it would be a big success. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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