Catholic bishops warn Obama they'll fight on abortion

"BALTIMORE - The nation's Catholic bishops decided yesterday to fire an opening salvo at the incoming Obama administration, pledging to work with the new president on issues such as immigration and healthcare but also warning that the Catholic Church will do everything it...

10 fastest-dying cities in U.S.

Forbes has listed the 10 fastest-dying cities in America.  The cities on the list all face fleeing populations, painful unemployment waves and slow growing economies.  " The article says old...

FEMA Wins a Muzzle Award

Bob O'Neil a director at the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression described the bogus FEMA event as  "fake speech substituting for free speech"."RICHMOND, Va. - The Federal...

Self-Embedded: Bad Voodoo's War

In her second Iraq War documentary, filmmaker Deborah Scranton gets out of the way and lets her subjects do the talking... literally. She sent camera equipment to the Bad Voodoo Platoon and edited the resulting...

Could privatized Peacekeepers work in Darfur?

Since the United Nations has been an inept, feckless instrument thus far, it's worth considering this option says co-director Nick Bicanic of the "Shadow Company" Hot Zone's Documentary feature...

All the way from America

A historic Great Western Railway coach currently in store in the USA is lined up for a return to Britain. GWR Brake Coach no was sold in 1967 and shipped across the water to the "Steamtown" Museum in Scranton,...

Silver in clothing keeps odors away (AP)

" SCRANTON, Pa. - Bill McNally believes he has found a silver bullet for keeping the stink out of your socks. Not to mention your underwear, workout clothes, travel outfits, and hiking and hunting gear. McNally's company, Scranton-based Noble Biomaterials, embeds silver in...

Spanish master's Children stolen

"Spanish master's Children stolen Goya self-portrait (picture: Museo Nacional del Prado) Francisco de Goya is considered one of the world's greatest artists A painting by Spanish master Goya has been stolen while en route across the US, two museums have announced. The work...

Minor League Update

"Marcus Hayes wrote today on how despite the excitement over the youthful core of the Phillies, it has so far been the veterans that have provided the spark this season.  Truth be told, I don't think anyone, including Marcus, is giving up on Howard, Utley and...

Scranton/Wilkes-Where?

There is growing concern over the future of Phillies baseball in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. Lackawanna County Stadium, which hasn't changed much since I last visited in 1989, is in need of some serious...

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