Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
The County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) has filed a motion to dismiss the April 2015 lawsuit previously mentioned on this page. From April: The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today against the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) over its refusal to allow a local atheist group, the Northeastern […]
ACLU Files Free Speech Lawsuit Against County of Lackawanna Transit System FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2015 CONTACT: Sara Mullen, ACLU of Pennsylvania, 215-592-1513 x122, smullen@aclupa.org PHILADELPHIA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit today against the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) over its refusal to allow a local […]
Lackawanna County Republican Chairwoman Mary Ann Benitez is being dishonest about her associations with the co-founder of Keystone United/Keystone State Skinheads and editor of whiteadvocate.com. Yesterday, I attended an Overpasses For America anti-immigration rally organized by Lackawanna County Republican Chairwoman Mary Ann Benitez of the 112th district Mary Ann Benitez. Also in attendance at the rally […]
Joe Biden, remarking on the terrorist group Islamic State, recently invoked Christian religious messaging which very likely empowers Islamists. This week, United States’ Vice President Joe Biden, during a speech in New Hampshire, offered religiously-infused remarks vowing — according to The Washington Post — retaliation toward Islamic State (IS) following its execution of two journalists. Among other […]
Last week, I lamented the fact that a banner reading ‘Nothing Prevails Like Prayer’ was unprominently displayed on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. While I don’t believe prayer prevails, I do believe that citizens who submit banners should have their messages prominently placed and equally so in relation to other banners. To date, this is the […]
