Taverns Slaughtered By Harrisburg Votes And Policies

A few tavern owners approached me about the business climate in Pennsylvania. There has been so much attention focused on the severance tax mainly due to the election that their plight has largely gone unnoticed,... except by SOP.

Look around your community and take inventory on how many libation establishments closed over the last two years. I've heard from bar and tavern owners from Plains to Hazleton. According to one owner, James Christman, who is quoted later in this post over 900 establishments in this state have closed over the last year. Imagine how many jobs were lost.

The three biggest detriments to their livelihoods have been the Mohegan Sun Casino, inequitable application of the smoking ban, and the failure of the legislature to pass the small games of chance legislation so desparately needed to keep libations near and dear to home.

The policy makers in Harrisburg have their heads buried in the sand. First, the more establishments that close the farther someone who has had libations has to drive under the influence. Okay so they aren't supposed to but let's cut the b.s.; it happens on a daily basis. Farther driving distances also mean that many will simply decide to stay home leading to less sales and inevitable closure. When those situations happen, the state is the ultimate loser of revenue, at a time when it is trying to tax the heck out of us because it needs money.

Now, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is deciding to raise its handling fees at its warehouses on liquor according to this report from the Post-Gazette.

For the first time in 17 years, the state Liquor Control Board has decided to increase its "handling fees'' starting Jan. 4, citing higher costs for shipping, storage, transportation and marketing of its products.

Price increases will vary from product to product, but could be about $1 to $1.50 per bottle (depending on the size) on the several thousand varieties of wine and spirits sold at the 620 state-owned liquor stores, as well as higher prices for drinks by the glass at your neighborhood watering hole.

LCB chief executive officer Joseph Conti, at a state Senate committee hearing in late September, said he sees the price changes more as "readjustments'' than "increases," and said they are "both reasonable and necessary."

He told the panel, which is chaired by Sen. John Pippy, R-Moon, that it's "critical to understand that the board has not increased the [handling fees] for 17 years, despite increased operational costs and continuing upward pressure on prices from the board's [liquor] suppliers."

But Kevin Joyce, owner of The Carlton restaurant Downtown and past president of the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association, is upset at the increases, which he said many bar and restaurant owners didn't learn about until August.

He said higher drink prices mean people in the hospitality industry must either absorb the increases or anger customers by raising prices.

"Wine and spirits are 'raw materials' to bar and restaurant owners, and we already pay more for these materials than we would if we were doing business anywhere else in the world," Mr. Joyce complained.

These cost hikes, he added, come on top of "an extraordinary array of taxes and fees on wines and spirits sold in [state] stores, driving up costs that impact both licensed restaurants and the consumer public."

A national group, the Distilled Spirits Council, called the price increases "a stealth tax that will cripple Pennsylvania's struggling industry and pick the pockets of unwitting consumers."

Council vice president Frank Coleman said the LCB's decision "to jack up fees on wine and spirits amounts to taxation without representation. We urge the PLCB to roll back this measure that will only further damage the hospitality industry during the worst economy since the Great Depression."

The Democrats call the Republicans the party of "NO". Well it is the Democrats who are saying NO to partying. In this press release from the Pennsylvania House Repuiblican Caucus it urged legislators to pass legislation permitting small games of chance in taverns.

Senate and House lawmakers from both parties joined tavern owners, private club operators and emergency responders today to urge passage of legislation that would allow small games of chance in taverns.

House Bill 2379 and its companion Senate Bill 1301 would expand the Local Small Games of Chance Act to include licensed establishments like local bars and taverns and private clubs.

Pennsylvania faces several fiscal challenges in the weeks and years ahead, prompting a sense of urgency to bring these measures before the full Senate and House for debate, said state Sen. Mike Stack (D-Philadelphia). The 2010-11 budget assumed that the state would receive $850 million in federal Medicaid funding from Congress. However, the state received less than anticipated, which leaves the new budget with a $280 million hole.

In addition, the expiration of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funds will create a $2.3 billion gap in funding next year. Plus, other structural funding problems have led some to predict that the structural deficit will be as much as $5 billion next year.

“We don’t know if the Marcellus Shale tax will be approved and we’ve already made numerous painful cuts to the budget. We can’t just cut and slash our way to fiscal solvency. We need to find a new source of revenue,” Stack said. “Legalizing small games of chance in taverns and private clubs is a common-sense way to generate millions of dollars for the state without burdening taxpayers.”

The Citizen Voice printed this observation in a story from July.

Under House Bill 2379, taverns would turn more than 30 percent of their small games proceeds to the state. The amount would be split between the State and Public School Employees retirement systems, which are expected to have a multi-billion dollar deficit by 2012.

An additional 20 percent assessed on proceeds would be earmarked for a "charitable organization to be used for a public interest purpose," according to the House bill. Qualifying organizations would include fire companies, veterans groups and local athletic programs.

Taverns would keep the remaining 50 percent.

The Senate version is similar, but would allot 30 percent of the revenue to the state's general fund. The contribution to charitable organizations would be the same amount, however, an additional 2 percent would be split between the Pennsylvania State Police and the Department of Revenue to cover enforcement and administrative costs related to the law. The tavern would keep 48 percent.

Neither bill calls for taxing small games of chance at civic groups, veterans clubs and other nonprofit organizations.

The House bill was referred to the House Gaming Oversight Committee in March. The Senate version has been sitting in that chamber's Finance Committee for about the same amount of time.

Christman said the bills, if passed, "certainly wouldn't decrease" bars' bottom lines. He said taverns are hurting, with the latest estimates showing 900 bars have closed since the beginning of the year.

"If each of those bars employed five people - and that's a very conservative estimate - do the math. That's almost 5,000 people out of work," he said.

Christman, who admitted he's feeling the financial pinch, blamed closures on a number of factors, including the smoking ban and high insurances.

"What the small games of chance would do is probably save at least a few of us," said Christman, a member and former vice president of the Pennsylvania Tavern Association, a nonprofit group that lobbies for licensed liquor establishments in the state.

Look for tavern owner backlash at the Democrats on Tuesday. From what was told to me many lost significant revenue so they are intent to see that certain legislators have the same problem.

Barletta Speaks To NAACP

As the election fast approaches Lou Barletta made his pitch at a meeting of the NAACP yesterday held at Mount Zion Church in Wilkes Barre. Matt Hughes of the Times Leader wrote this observation.

Both Kanjorski and Barletta spoke at the NAACP’s Meet the Candidates Forum, held Saturday at the Mount Zion Baptist Church. Barletta arrived on time for the event and left before it ended; Kanjorski arrived after Barletta had already spoken and left.

Barletta outlined his economic policy of creating jobs by providing incentives for businesses to hire employees.

“The government doesn’t create jobs; businesses do,” Barletta said. “We have to get businesses going again so they can create jobs.”

Barletta slammed Kanjorski for not attending the meeting, as he believed Kanjorski would not attend, for refusing to hold in-person town hall meetings and for not participating in debates in each of the five counties in the 11th District as Barletta invited him to do. Kanjorski and Barletta debated once Thursday in Jenkins Township.

“One of the most important issues in this election … is that many people in our district feel that their voices aren’t being heard,” Barletta said. “He didn’t hold any town hall meetings and only did one debate. That’s not reaching out.”

Readers may recall in 2008 Kanjorski skipped out on the NAACP meeting held at East Stroudsburg University.

The reason why depends on who you ask. A campaign spokesman said Kanjorski had a scheduling conflict. But an event organizer said she was told Kanjorski objected to a Barletta press release earlier Wednesday charging Kanjorski is "afraid" to debate Barletta.

The result was that Barletta, the mayor of Hazleton, was the lone candidate to discuss his views and take questions from about 90 people — including elected officials and local activists of both parties — at Beers Lecture Hall. The forum, sponsored by the Monroe County NAACP and the ESU chapter of the American Democracy Project, also was broadcast on Blue Ridge Cable Channel 13.

Kanjorski instead went to a regional event for presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign workers in Scranton.

What wasn't in that report was the fact that Kanjorski had actually pulled up to the East Stroudsburg University event and left. Participants relayed they saw Kanjorski to event organizers.

Another little known fact centers on how Kanjorski won his office in the first place. In the primary of 1984 Kanjorski defeated then Congressman Frank Harrison. Harrison died last year. Here is a link to a story about Harrision.

Former Rep. Frank Harrison (D-Pa.) died this week at the age of 69. He was found dead in his Galveston, Texas, apartment, according to media reports in Pennsylvania. He reportedly died of natural causes.

A lawyer and college lecturer in northeastern Pennsylvania before being elected to Congress, Harrison served in the House from 1983 to 1985, seeing his political career cut short when now-Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D) defeated him in the 1984 Democratic primary.

Kanjorski, D-Nanticoke, provided an e-mailed statement on Harrison’s unexpected passing.

“As we mourn the loss of Congressman Frank Harrison, I pass along my thoughts and prayers to his family and friends,” Kanjorski said.

“Frank and I knew each other as college debaters.

During his time at King’s, Harrison helped run the debate team. He was an avid debater at St. Mary’s and King’s and enjoyed working with young people and piquing their interest in debate, said friend Gene Brady, who is executive director of the Commission on Economic Opportunity.

“I think he believed in the public discussion of issues and everyone’s right to their opinion,” Brady said. “He was a very intelligent person … He just had a great intellectual curiosity.”

Guess it must be Republicans Kanjorski doesn't like to debate. At least Harrison saw the importance of public discussion.

In that article comments from The LuLac Political Letter were chronicled.

As the 1984 Democratic primary approached, Harrison found himself in the middle of a few obstacles. The first was the division of the Democratic Party. Eugene Hudak, the Luzerne County Clerk of Courts was angry at the local Democratic leadership of former Senator Martin l. Murray. Hudak was a long time antagonist of the Democratic power structure. Efforts to defeat him were useless since he always came out of Nanticoke with a lion’s share of votes. Hudak got behind his fellow hometown boy Paul Kanjorski who was now making his third run for the seat of Dan Flood. In the meantime, in the fall of 1983, local residents were plagued with a water crisis. Apparently some type of bug got into the water supply and residents fell prone to the disease dubbed giardiasis. As the locals were boiling their water in big pots and pans, Harrison was on a Congressional trip with the Democratic delegation to the Costa Rica to study international relations in Latin America. Even though it was an honor to be selected by the leadership for the trip, the perception of the Congressman jetting off to a sunny land while his voters back home dealt with a harsh winter and bum water was not a good omen for Harrison.

In that 1984 primary were Harrison, Kanjorski, Gene Knox and Steve Flood. Kanjorski picked as his political consultant Ed Mitchell who earlier ran for a seat in the 10th Congressional District against Joe McDade and competed for Flood’s seat in the 11th against a crowded field in the early rounds of Harrison vs. Kanjorski. Harrison had as his consultant Bob Kutler, a Washington D.C. operative known for not wearing socks and not suffering fools gladly. Kutler bragged about not knowing the local political power brokers while Mitchell massaged them onm a regular basis. Mitchell also put together a series of fast paced ads featuring Caribbean music in the background asking the question “Where Was Frank?” referring to the Congressman’s foreign affairs trip.

The ads resonated and put Harrison on the defensive. He never recovered. Kanjorski was portrayed as the local, hometown earnest young lawyer from the ultimate coal town, Nanticoke while Harrison was tagged as a Harvard educated elitist who had lost touch with his district. At the time, Ed Mitchell was quoted as saying, “We fundamentally controlled the dialogue throughout the campaign, framed the debate and kept Harrison on the defensive.” On election day, Kanjorski won his hometown by 3,000 votes (Nanticoke) while Harrison carried Wilkes Barre by only 700 votes. District wide, Kanjorski won by 2,000 votes and never looked back serving in Congress since 1984. “We ran a poor campaign for a lot of reasons” said Ungvarsky. “What we couldn’t translate to the voters was the importance future assignments Harrison would be in line for by his relationships with the House leaders. The problem was it did not transfer over to the voters. Harrison always felt that while Dan Flood built a tremendous base for the district in terms of roads and hospitals, the role of Congressman should be looking at a larger economic picture and not putting band aids on problems already in place. His vision was a bit different and perhaps he was too cerebral for the taste of local politicos. Harrison wanted to look beyond the coal fields heritage and truly expand the area to big Fortune 500 companies but he never got the chance to play out his vision” said Ungvarsky. David DeCosmo, former radio and TV journalist, who ironically broke the Giardiasis story remembers Harrison “As a straight forward guy”. He said, “Harrison recognized the political climate at the time. Whoever was going to succeed Flood could expect to be there a long time. He always answered every question put to him, was very opinionated even if that was often at odds with the general consensus of the time, was very available to all of the media and at the heart of it all was a very, very kind man”. DeCosmo agreed that it was Giardiasis, with its wide ranging implications, brought down the career of Frank Harrison. (Not to mention launching the career of Ed Mitchell as a political consultant).

The three time political battles between Kanjorski and Harrison are often compared to a local version of the Ali-Frazier heavyweight match ups.

It cracks me up everytime I hear someone say Barletta would be finished politically if he loses to Kanjorski this time. Kanjorski lost two times before defeating Frank Harrison. Three times may be a charm but four may mean more.

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One of my favorite Kinison routines.

What's Wrong With Our Schools

Voter backlash over the promise of property tax relief in Pennsylvania is genuine. A little known fact is at the bottom of it. Most of our property tax relief was given to school districts. A small portion is received to those who FILE for the Homestead Act reduction. If you don't file it's snooze you lose.

Its a struggle in this state between the taxpayers and the unions. The unions lobby heavily in the Legislature for their agenda. In this case they were able to get the Legislature to steer our money to school districts so that contract negotiations could include better pay and benefits. Mind you better pay is what we all aspire for but in this case it is not tied to performance.

Read this story that appears in today's Wall Street Journal titled "The Education Manifesto". Learn how two people, one a politician made the selfless choice to fix what was wrong with the Washington D.C. school system at their peril. It teaches all of us what is necessary to accomplish the goal of better education for our children, rewarding the good teachers and getting rid of the bad ones. The Legislature should abolish tenure in the school systems.

Speaking of Chutzpah

Eachus Hired Admitted Felon Robert Powell's Attorney Firm

In Jewish they would call this chutzpah. For the past month House Majority Leader Todd Eachus and the Pennsylvania Democratic Campaign Committee have been malicously attacking Tarah Toohil for representing a barber in Luzerne County Court. In addition they tried to tie her to one of the attorneys representing a judge in the Luzerne County corruption scandal just because his office is in the same building as Attorney Toohil's private solo practice.

In this article which appears on Law.com dated February 25, 2009 Attorney Richard Sprague from Philadelphia is mentioned as representing now admitted felon Robert Powell in that very case cited by Eachus and his politcal party campaign caucus.

Stacey Witalec, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, said the department's records show attorney Robert J. Powell, of The Powell Group in Drums, Pa., and Western Pennsylvania investment banker Gregory R. Zappala were owners of PA Child Care. Powell sold his interest in the company to Zappala last year, Witalec said.

The Citizens' Voice, a Wilkes-Barre, Pa., newspaper, has previously identified the builder as Robert S. Mericle, owner and president of Mericle Construction Inc.

A day before the judges appeared in federal court, attorneys for Powell acknowledged he was the former co-owner of the detention centers identified as Participant No. 1.

In a letter signed by Mark B. Sheppard of Sprague & Sprague in Philadelphia, Powell's lawyers said he had been unfairly portrayed in news reports on the corruption probe.

"First, it is grossly inaccurate to suggest that our client ever sought or had any influence in the sentencing of any juvenile offender. In fact, Bob Powell never offered to pay a single penny to these former judges. Instead, Bob Powell was a victim of their demands for payment," the letter says.

The letter goes on to say that, although Powell recognizes he made a mistake by not going to authorities, he remained silent about the judges' demands because they exerted pressure on Powell and his clients.

"The record will show that despite this, Powell not only refused the Judges' continued demands for additional payments, but ultimately reported the conduct to authorities," the letter says.

The letter, also signed by Richard A. Sprague and Geoffrey R. Johnson, says Powell is continuing to cooperate with authorities and is integral to the U.S. Attorney's prosecution of Ciavarella and Conahan.

On November 03, 2008 the House Democratic Caucus led by Todd Eachus hired Sprague and Sprague in a contract numbered HDC01111008 potentially worth $100,000.00. This contract provides for Sprague and Sprague to furnish legal services to the House Democratic Caucus. Total compensation for this contract shall not exceed $100,000.

The contract has no end date so presumably the HDC is still a client of Sprague and Sprague. Click on this link to the actual contract.

The audacity of the Eachus camp to employ such a stupid tactic with this information readily available to the public is mind boggling. Eachus actually hires Powell's attorney and he wants to tie Toohil to something just because she shares the same office building address as another attorney. Eachus flies for free on Powell's jet but he has the effrontery to open up this subject. Chutzpah,nahhh...arrogance, unashamed boldness, stupidity..closer...

Eachus's Potential Ethics Problems Over "Air Corruption" Flights

In what is being labeled as a case of "jet lag" House Majority Leader Todd Eachus is being taken to task over his bogus claims that he didn't have to report flights he accepted from now admitted felon Robert Powell aboard his jet, earning the Pulp-Fiction like name of "Air Corruption". Steve Mocarsky penned this story today in the Times Leader.

Eachus said he wasn’t required to report the flight on his 2007 filings with the state Ethics Commission because “it was in the act of work, at least the way I consider it.” He initially said the value of the flight was “below the reporting threshold."

Dave Georges, Eachus’ campaign spokesman, said legislative counsel told him last week that the flight did not have to be reported because it “was taken in the discharge of his duties and he did not profit from it personally.” He said last week the 2007 flight was the only one Eachus made on the jet.

If legislative counsel, which SOP previously reported at 12 firms with 27 contracts and amendments, gave advice Mr. Georges should produce the written opinion. Eachus, like his former boss Paul Kanjorski, must feel he can make up his own rules.

Here's what others have to say on the matter.

Steve Miskin, House Republican Caucus spokesman, said the trip should have been reported. “When you attend a press conference, you are deriving a benefit. You get your picture in the paper, you get on the news; that’s a benefit,” he said.

Robert Davis Jr., a Harrisburg attorney who limits his practice to attorney ethics matters, said he has had clients who were confused about the instructions.

“A fair reading … would leave people wondering whether to report it or not. … But I would think the better judgment would be to list it,” Davis said, adding it might be difficult to determine the value of the flight or flights.

Dick Denison, president of Denison Jet Sales, Greer, S.C., was hired to sell the jet in 2009. He estimated the cost to operate the plane at about $2,000 per hour.

Capt. Ross Aimer, CEO of Aviation Experts LLC, San Clemente, Calif., agreed with the $2,000-per-hour figure and estimated the flight time from Hazleton to Harrisburg at 12 minutes, from Hazleton to Allegheny County at 45 minutes and Allegheny County to Harrisburg at 20 minutes. But charges begin from the moment the plane is powered up until the engines are turned off, which could add half an hour to an hour to the calculations, he said.

Can Mr. Eachus explain to the public how attending a private firm's media circus is part of HIS legislative duties?

Tarah Toohil, Eachus’ Republican challenger for his seat in the 116th Legislative District(and an attorney), said Eachus should have reported both flights on his ethics forms. “We have a real problem with a lack of ethics here; that’s very apparent.”

By SOP's calculations the cost of these particular double round trip flights approaches $3,000.00. The jet flew to Harrisburg to pick Mr. Eachus up and bring him to Hazleton. Then it took him back to Harrisburg and returned to Hazleton. Do your own calculations based on the information from the aviation experts and see if Mr. Georges and Mr. Eachus pass the smell test?

Barletta Vs. Kanjorski Part 2

In the next part of the debate between incumbent Paul Kanjorski and challenger Lou Barletta healthcare became the topic of discussion. Moderator Bill Kelly went to Andree Phillips for the question. She stated she went to a meeting yesterday comprised of senior citizens. She "voir dired" Kanjorski about their concerns over insurance, Social Security and their coverage over provisions found in Obamacare. "I can tell you there were 30 people in that room and they were all afraid, they were afraid because they see their Medicare premiums going up and their coverage going down." "What are you going to do to improve that situation for our senior citizens?"

Kanjorski's response "First of all I want to tell 'em and I am sorry you couldn't tell 'em that the present law passed has no effect PRESENTLY on their premiums going up or their services going down. The law hasn't been put into effect and won't go into effect for 4 years. So any impact on healthcare costs in the United States have nothing to do with the healthcare bill passed by the law recently." His platitudes went on to bring in pre-existing conditions. He also made the claim "In this country 1 in 5 employees are imprisoned to their job and are in economic serivitude as a result of the failure of healthcare and coverage in the United States. That is horrendous.  I've been in Congress long enough to see the Clinton's try to get healthcare 15 years ago and a failure. Now President Obama brought it through, we carried it through but always with the understanding just as we did with Social Security and Medicare, that adjustments and changes will have to be made in Amendments to make sure this very complicated Act actually works. In affects 17% of our Gross Domestic Product." He rambled on about touting some benefits of the act including "making it more efficient for companies to operate in this country" and "closing the hole on drugs in this country".

Then he said "And quite frankly the Health Act has no ramifications or application to Medicare that senior citizens are under....I just want to leave with one thing. Anyone watching this debate tonight. Be sure of one thing. If you are a senior citizen, if you are under the protection of Medicare you will not be impacted in any way negatively by what the Congress has done". Moderator Kelly called the time on his response at this point.

Barletta countered "Who believes that thirty million more people will be included in the healtcare plan and we are actually going to save money because the federal government is going to run it. Nobody believes that, nobody believes that will happen at all. As a matter of fact Congressman we already saw the effects of your vote on the healthcare bill when Mercy Hospital announced, uh, is talking about selling their three Catholic hospitals, uh, as part of the decision is based on the effect that Obamacare will have on the hospitals. This healthcare bill will chase doctors out of business."

From the Heritage Foundation Side Effects: Massachusetts Seniors Will Lose Medicare Advantage Plans in 2011.

From The Weekly Standard Obamacare Forces 22,000 Seniors to Lose Medicare Advantage

From the Palm Beach Post Seniors set to lose Medicare Advantage perk

From the PRN Newswire Local Seniors Could Lose Their Medicare Advantage Coverage Under House Bill; Approximately 3 Million Seniors in 22 States, Including New Hampshire, Could Lose Their Medicare Advantage Coverage

Read this article that appears on the National Review Online.

Seniors who retain Medicare Advantage plans in 2011 should not be fooled into thinking that they have dodged Obamacare’s cuts to Medicare. Unless Obamacare is repealed, their time will come.

What did Paul Kanjorski tell seniors?

"And quite frankly the Health Act has no ramifications or application to Medicare that senior citizens are under....I just want to leave with one thing. Anyone watching this debate tonight. Be sure of one thing. If you are a senior citizen, if you are under the protection of Medicare you will not be impacted in any way negatively by what the Congress has done".

Was that Kanjorski's second damnable lie? He is listening to his mentor, Nancy Pelosi. Of course she was the one who said "But we have to pass this bill so you can find out what is in it".

Protecting Medicare??? Actually not, just hurting seniors.

WVIA Congressional Debate Between Lou Barletta And Paul Kanjorski

WVIA-TV sponsored a debate between 11th Congressional opponents Lou Barletta and Paul Kanjorski. In viewing the tape of the program it begs some fact checks on statements made by Congressman Kanjorski against Mayor Lou Barletta.

Kanjorski stated that the "FBI was in Hazleton at this very moment" investigating the site of the mine reclammation project remediating the toxic waste of the former Hazleton Landfill of the 70's. In fact there is NO FBI investigation of that site, period. While the FBI seized files from operators at that site, their investigation has nothing to do with the actual site as proffered by Kanjorski. Further more, there has been no new developments in that seizure. Speculation abounded at the time that they were sent there by supporters of Kanjorski but have yet to be confirmed.

Lou Barletta attacked Paul Kanjorski over his vote for amnesty in 1986. Kanjorski stated there is "Congressional record that states I voted against amnesty and thats a damnable lie".   Kanjorski said "that's a matter of checking the Congressional Record."  Let's do that.

Here is an article from CBS by The New American titled "How they voted: key votes on border security and guest-worker/amnesty". The link is this article is broke but I wanted to relate what they stated to lead into the links about the vote.

This index shows how every current member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate voted on the 1986 amnesty law, and on the border security and guest-worker/amnesty legislation now before Congress. A "Y" indicates that a congressman voted "Yea"; an "N" indicates that he voted "Nay", and a "?" indicates that he did not vote. A blank space indicates that he was not in Congress during 1986.


Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. This legislation (S. 1200) granted amnesty to roughly three million illegal immigrants for the stated purpose of solving the immigration problem and securing our border. The enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) dramatically eroded border control not only by granting citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants but by encouraging millions more to enter into the United States illegally in the hope that they too would eventually receive legal status. Twenty years later, there are now an estimated 12 million illegal aliens in this country, and many congressmen--including some who voted for the 1986 amnesty--are again arguing that the means to relieve the pressure on the border is to legalize the illegal aliens. The House passed the final version of IRCA on October 15, 1986 by a vote of 238-173 (Roll Call 433).

Here is a link to the House Vote 860 on that bill held October 9, 1986. Kanjorski voted YES. Here is a link to the vote on October 15, 1986 known as House Vote 873. Kanjorski voted YES. He voted not once but twice in the affirmative for amnesty. Guess who is stating the damnable lie?

As I review the debate I will point out more of the fallacies spread by Paul Kanjorski.

Eachus- Frequent Flyer On Air Corruption?

In today's Times Leader there is a story by Steve Mocarsky that questions Todd Eachus's claims that he only received one ride on now admitted felon Robert Powell's jet, media coined "Air Corruption".

Contrary to a statement from state House Majority Leader Todd Eachus’ spokesman, Eachus made more than one flight on a jet owned by admitted felon Robert Powell, according to sources.

Eachus, D-Butler Township, was aboard the 1981 Sabreliner 65 for at least part of a flight from Hazleton to Allegheny County to Harrisburg, back to Allegheny County and back to Hazleton on Dec. 27, 2006, the sources said.

Last week, Eachus confirmed that he took a round-trip on the jet from Harrisburg to Hazleton and back for a press conference to announce a development plan for a cargo airport near Hazleton on Jan. 31, 2007.

Through his campaign spokesman, Dave Georges, Eachus said last week that was his only time on the jet.

For months SOP has been reporting that close sources relayed similar information about multiple flights. It isn't so much that Eachus flew on Powell's jet. It is the fact that he failed to report it on his Ethics Commission filings. Only he can answer why.

Clinton Can't Remember Where His Wife Was Born

Yesterday former President Bill Clinton came to Nanticoke, Pa. to stump for his long time friend Paul Kanjorski. Although Elvis was sighted in the crowd no one saw Monica Lewinsky. It might be a good thing.

Andrew Seder of the Times Leader reported that Clinton forgot where his wife was born.

Clinton, as he always does when appearing in the region, reminded people that his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was born in Scranton and still has relatives in the area.

From Wikipedia:

Hillary Diane Rodham was born at Edgewater Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She was raised in a United Methodist family, first in Chicago and then, from the age of three, in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois. As a child, Hillary Rodham was a teacher's favorite at her public schools in Park Ridge. She participated in swimming, baseball, and other sports. She also earned numerous awards as a Brownie and Girl Scout. She attended Maine East High School, where she participated in student council, the school newspaper, and was selected for National Honor Society. For her senior year, she was redistricted to Maine South High School, where she was a National Merit Finalist and graduated in the top five percent of her class of 1965. In 1965, Rodham enrolled at Wellesley College, where she majored in political science. Rodham then entered Yale Law School, where she served on the editorial board of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. In the late spring of 1971, she began dating Bill Clinton, also a law student at Yale. That summer, she interned at the Oakland, California, law firm of Treuhaft, Walker and Burnstein. The firm was well-known for its support of constitutional rights, civil liberties, and radical causes (two of its four partners were current or former Communist Party members); Rodham worked on child custody and other cases. Clinton canceled his original summer plans, in order to live with her in California; the couple continued living together in New Haven when they returned to law school. The following summer, Rodham and Clinton campaigned in Texas for unsuccessful 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern. She received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale in 1973, having stayed on an extra year to be with Clinton. Clinton first proposed marriage to her following graduation, but she declined. She began a year of postgraduate study on children and medicine at the Yale Child Study Center.During her postgraduate study, Rodham served as staff attorney for Edelman's newly founded Children's Defense Fund in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as a consultant to the Carnegie Council on Children. During 1974, she was a member of the impeachment inquiry staff in Washington, D.C., advising the House Committee on the Judiciary during the Watergate scandal. Under the guidance of Chief Counsel John Doar and senior member Bernard Nussbaum, Rodham helped research procedures of impeachment and the historical grounds and standards for impeachment. The committee's work culminated in the resignation of President Richard Nixon in August 1974. In August 1974, she moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and became one of only two female faculty members in the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville,[58][59] where Bill Clinton also was. She gave classes in criminal law, where she was considered a rigorous teacher and tough grader, and was the first director of the school's legal aid clinic. She still harbored doubts about marriage, concerned that her separate identity would be lost and that her accomplishments would be viewed in the light of someone else's.

Early Arkansas years

Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton lived in this 980 square feet (91 m2) house in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock from 1977 to 1979 while he was Arkansas Attorney General. Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton bought a house in Fayetteville in the summer of 1975, and Hillary finally agreed to marry.She was born on October 26, 1947.

(Note: One reader questioned using Wikipedia as a source which I believe to be a fair one. You will find the same information at the National First Ladies Library site.)

Can someone please tell me when Hillary Diane Rodham lived in Scranton??? WTF?? There isn't one mention of Scranton on Wikipedia.

I forgot. We are back to Kanjorski's statement where we stretch the facts to win an election. Next thing you know she was related to Jim Thorpe.

Talk about lying to the public. No wonder Todd Eachus was Master of Ceremonies.

New Faith And Freedom Commercial

The Faith And Freedom Coalition created the following radio commercial supporting the campaign of Lou Barletta. Here is information from their website.

Speaking of Ralph Reed: His Faith and Freedom Coalition is focused on getting out the vote. They’re spending $500,000 on a radio ad campaign in eighteen House and Senate races. They’re some added help for Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, and Dino Rossi. And they’re targeting Ciro Rodriguez in Texas, Paul Kanjorski in Pennsylvania, Jerry McNerney and Loretta Sanchez in California, Tom Perriello in Virginia, Sanford Bishop and Jim Marshall in Georgia, John Spratt in South Carolina, John Boccieri in Ohio, Allen Boyd and Ron Klein in Florida, John Salazar in Colorado, Leonard Boswell in Iowa, and Lincoln Davis in Tennessee. FFC is also distributing 16 million voter guides, eight million voter-education mailings, and making over ten million phone calls.

Todd Eachus In His Own Words About The Cargo Airport Taxpayer Support

During a debate aired on Channel 13 of Hazleton with Tarah Toohil, House Majority Leader Todd Eachus declared that "not a penny of tax dollars went to that project" in reference to the proposed cargo airport outside of Hazleton by now admitted felon/airport partner Robert Powell. Listen.



Here is scan of the DVD paid for by taxpayer dollars to promote the project.

Here is a screen capture of his House website paid for by the taxpayers of Pennsylvania.

Here is a slide from a PowerPoint presentation Eachus presented on behalf of the proposed cargo airport using a taxpayer funded email address.

In baseball isn't it three strikes and you're out?

Clinton Stumping For Kanjorski

It's old news that Bill Clinton came into Nanticoke yesterday to stump for Paul Kanjorski.

A little observation about Clinton by John Baer today. The article is discussing voting trends in Pennsylvania over the years.

In 1994, Clinton was seen as more liberal as president than as a candidate and got hammered over deficits and health-care reform (sound familiar?). Democrats lost 54 House seats, eight Senate seats and control of Congress.

Will history repeat itself?

Democrat Vs. Republican Control Of Congress- Who Really Created The Deficits

A discussion on politics invariably hits the topic of deficits and who was in power during those deficits. Obama and Kanjorski talk about Bush's spiraling deficits. It is time to set the record straight. Look at this chart which can be found at this link. It didn't come as clear as I wanted it to in PowerPoint conversion but the frst column is YEAR, the second Congress Number, next the President, the next column is Senate, and the final column is the House.

As you can see during those Clinton years where everyone feels the country was much better off than during the Bush years the Republicans were in control most of the time in the House and Senate.

Conversely when you look at the Bush years the picture isn't so clear until you look at this chart.

As you can see the deficits under Bush weren't as drastic until his last two years when the Democrats took control of Congress. One could never legitmately make the claim they "spiraled" out of control while he was in office.

Everyone blames Bush when in fact it was the Democrats who caused the deficits. The deficits greatly increase under Obama, Pelosi, and Harry Reid. The rest of that chart are projections. Under the present economic conditions they won't be born out.

It was the Democrats through the guise of wanting "affordable housing" that created the housing crisis and contributed to the economic crash of the present. The Community Reinvestment Act was passed in 1977. Instead of affordable housing it created "unaffordable mortgages".

Kanjorski's rank partisanship fails to recognize that there were more Democratically controlled Congresses during his time in office than Republican. Yet he wants to blame everything on the Republicans.

Is Kanjorski Shooting A Commercial At the Clinton Rally?

Press release from the Lou Barletta For Congress campaign office:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shawn Kelly, Communications
Monday, October 25, 2010 HQ: (570) 501-8683

Is Kanjorski hurting children’s education for a television commercial shoot?

HAZLETON – In light of published stories that 26-year incumbent Congressman Paul Kanjorski will hold a re-election rally at a public school in Nanticoke on Tuesday, Lou Barletta asked the following question:

“Is Congressman Kanjorski closing school early so he can film a campaign commercial inside a public school? Is Mr. Kanjorski making the parents, grandparents, and guardians of Greater Nanticoke Area alter their daily schedule so he can be filmed with former President Clinton?

"If he is, that’s a shameful waste of a school day and a tremendous inconvenience for the parents, grandparents, and guardians of Greater Nanticoke Area. I would hope Mr. Kanjorski would strongly consider moving his commercial shoot to a location that does not cost students a day of education and does not cost the taxpayers of Greater Nanticoke Area.”:

The question I have in this particular federal race is whether there is an in-kind contribution is a consideration for the use of the school in this event. Federal races have many different rules than state races. I guess it is okay to keep God out of our schools but Bill Clinton is more than welcome.

Toohil Poll- Press Release

The following press release was sent out by the Tarah Toohil for State Representative campaign office.

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
Contact: 570-788-2479 or toohil@gmail.com
October 25, 2010
TOOHIL LEADS HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER IN NEW POLL

HARRISBURG – A recent poll released by the Pennsylvania House Republican Campaign Committee shows State House candidate Tarah Toohil leading Rep. Todd Eachus by 5 points as Election Day nears.

"It's clear the voters in the 116th legislative district are looking for a candidate who's willing to take on the entrenched establishment, fight for the interests of our community, publically stand up to discuss the issues, and a leader who won’t hide behind staff or attack mailers,” Toohil said. "This poll just confirms that voters have embraced my campaign’s message and that momentum is clearly behind my campaign."

Toohil surged ahead in the polls despite Eachus’ malicious attempts to discredit and harass her. In 6 days, Toohil's numbers moved from being behind 4 points to being ahead by 5 points. The newest poll of 800 voters was conducted on October 18th. The question asked "If the election were held today, would you vote for Tarah Toohil or Todd Eachus?" The Results: Toohil 49%, Eachus 44% with 9% undecided. The poll has a 3.5% margin of error.

PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT TARAH TOOHIL

It should be noted that this poll was conducted before the revelation that Todd Eachus flew on Robert Powell's airplane, failed to report it on his Ethics Commission filing, and then retracted his explanation for the flight.

SOP has previously reported on these poll results with Capitolwire as the source.

Eachus Spent Taxpayer Money On Cargo Airport

In his debate with challenger Tarah Toohil on Channel 13, House Majority Leader Todd Eachus stated of the proposed cargo airport project by now admitted felon Robert Powell as one of the partners, "..not a penny of tax dollars went to that project."

The following pictures were from his Power Point presentation on January 31, 2007 at the announcement of the project.

The "pahouse.net" is a computer system fully paid for by the taxpayers of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. SOP has previously posted this scannned image of the DVD that was passed out the the media on the day of the cargo airport announcement.

I guess Mr. Eachus should explain these slight discrepancies.

GOP Outrage Over School Closing for Clinton-Kanjorski Political Rally

The Pennsylvania Republican Party has issued the following press release over the early closing of the Nanticoke Jr./Sr. High School for the Clinton-Kanjorski Political Rally to be held at that facility.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Contact: Michael Barley
Press Release


HARRISBURG – Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement regarding the Nanticoke Area School District’s decision to dismiss school early and use taxpayer funds to make a robo-call in support of Congressman Kanjorski’s political rally:

“Taxpayers should be outraged at the use of public funds to advertise a political rally that will close local schools to in order to accommodate Bill Clinton and Paul Kanjorksi,” Gleason said. “Not only were public funds used to make the announcement but local children will be deprived of their education for a last minute attempt to save Congressman Kanjorski’s job.”

“The Kanjorski campaign should immediately reimburse the school district and move their event to a site that will not cause parents to rearrange their schedules while depriving children of their education. Parents across the Commonwealth are already facing greater stresses from an uncertain job climate and limited resources due to the policies that Congressman Kanjorski has allowed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to advance. Because of Congressman Kanjorski’s rally, countless families have been forced to arrange child care arrangements for their children that day and have been inconvenienced because of this event. The taxpayers deserve to know why the school district felt it necessary to spend funds helping Paul Kanjorski get reelected.”

On Friday, the Nanticoke Area School District sent a paid robo-call (click here to listen) from their Superintendent to the homes of parents with children in the district. The call warned them that a political rally for Congressman Kanjorski would be taking place at the Greater Nanticoke Area High School on Tuesday afternoon and would require the school to be closed early to accommodate the event.

Toohil Pulls Ahead of Eachus

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

CAPITOLWIRE: HRCC POLL:
TOOHIL 49% EACHUS 44%

Kanjorski Cuts Children Education In Nanticoke To Campaign

A developing story coming out of the Barletta campaign.

On Friday afternoon the Nanticoke Area School District sent a paid robo-call
from their Superintendent into the homes of parents with children in the district.

The call alerted them of a political rally for Paul Kanjorski that is to be held at the Nanticoke Jr. Sr. High School on Tuesday afternoon. It also said that the children's education day would be cut short due to Kanjorski's political rally and they would need to make accommodations to get their children.

Here is information that can be found on the Allentown Morning Call website.


I would like very much too attend this rally and see President Clinton. At what time does this event start, and do I nee tickets? Thank you,George Mizzer
Posted By: George Mizzer | Oct 22, 2010 3:48:59 PM

George, here are the details:

The public is invited to attend the rally in Nanticoke. More details are available below and at www.paulkanjorski.com.

• Address: Greater Nanticoke Area High School gymnasium
427 Kosciuszko Street
Nanticoke, PA 18634
• Doors open at 4:00 p.m., line to attend starts at 1:00 p.m.
• No tickets needed for the free event.


Posted By: Colby | Oct 22, 2010 11:21:38 PM



Questions:

1. Why were taxpayer resources used to make this call?

2. Why did the call (paid for by the taxpayers) alert the recipients of a
political rally and not just an early dismissal?

3. Does Paul Kanjorski think it is right to cut a student's education day
short for his own political ambitions?

4. Did Kanjorski think about the inconvenience and hardship his rally would
cause to parents who have to leave work early or pay for extra child care so
he can have his campaign rally?

Guess this proves one point. Bill Clinton never campaigned on family values.  You can't have prayer at a school but you can campaign.  Go figure.

Someone should remind Anthony Perrone, the Superintendent, about the Hatch Act. The Act forbids employees of the federal government, as well as employees of state and municipal governmental bodies and agencies that receive federal funds, from running for office in partisan elections or participating in political campaigning while working.

From the Missouri Attorney General website:

In Fort v. Civil Service Commission of the County of Alameda, 392 P.2d 385 (Cal. 1964) the California Supreme Court ruled invalid a county charter provision that prohibited civil servants taking any part in the political management or affairs of any political campaign or election. The court said at page 389:


"No one can reasonably deny the need to limit some political activities such as the use of official influence to coerce political action, the solicitation of political contributions from fellow employees, and the pursuit of political purposes during those hours that the employee should be discharging the duties of his position.



It is unfair in this case for the Nanticoke School District to force opponents of Paul Kanjorski to lend financial support to the his campaign by use of their Jr./Sr. High School building. I believe it is also illegal for school personnel to release public employees from ordinary duties during the paid working day in order to allow a campaign to be conducted on school property.

The following information was provided to school personnel in California.

District staff and Board members should always bear in mind the potentially serious civil and criminal liability that may result from seemingly harmless actions. There is no “de minimus” level of public spending on a partisan campaign that would be acceptable under the applicable laws and rules. School districts should take steps to make clear to employees that they are not permitted to use any publicly funded, District-owned equipment for any political purposes in connection with the election, including District-issued cell phones, the District e-mail system, District-owned computers (including laptops issued to staff and used outside the office), phones, fax machines, etc. There are rare instances where the line is less than bright. However, a good guide may be that if the District prohibits or even discourages use of such resources for private purposes or conversations, it should definitely forbid any use for partisan campaigning.


The Commonwealth Procurement Code Contains Some General Ethics Guidelines in Commonwealth Agency Procurements.
Section 1103(a) of the Ethics Act similarly generally prohibits the use of government staff, time, equipment, facilities or property for non-governmental purposes -- including business, personal or political purposes. Confidential Opinion, 05-001. See, e.g. Neff, Order 1498; Maduka, Order 1273, Heck, Order 1251, Holt, Order 1153 (business purposes); Moore, Order 1317, Meduka, Order 1277, Sullivan, Order 1245, Dividio, Order 1202 (personal purposes); Habay, Order 1313,Version: August 2010 Pt I Ch 60 – Pg 3 of 17, Order 1030, Rockefeller, Order 1004, Freind, Order 800 (political purposes).

Isn't that what Bonusgate was all about? Look at this Order by the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission against Stephen Freind relative to conducting campaign activity using his state office.

Kanjorski's Desperation

Evidently his campaign isn't going too well.

Eachus Knew About Problems With Powell's Juvenile Facility In 2006- Casino Connection

In the Channel 13 debate between House Majority Leader Todd Eachus and formidable challenger Attorney Tarah Toohil, Eachus made the claim that he broke off ties with Robert Powell over the proposed cargo airport outside of Hazleton once he found out about the corruption. He also stated that "..not a penny of tax dollars went to that project."

Let's examine his claims and see if they pass the smell test.

First, the picture above is a scan of a disc/dvd presented to the press and attendees at the press conference held January 31, 2007 at 1:00P.M. to announce the proposed cargo airport by partner/now admitted felon Robert Powell. As you can see it was produced by the Legislative Communications Office and contains the "Seal of the House of Representatives". That proves Eachus lied about "not one penny of tax dollars went to that project."

Let's move on.

On October 14, 2009 the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice held a hearing at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg. Here is a link to the transcript of that hearing.

Todd Eachus's testimony begins on page 28 of that transcript.

He was asked "Are you aware of any complaints that have been filed wither with the Disciplinary Board, which regulates attorneys; the Judicial Conduct Board, which regulates judges,; or any other governmental investigative agencies?" Eachus's response was "No, I'm not. But to Mr.--one of the Commissioner's questions, asa a member of the Northeast delegation, it would have been around 2006, we were briefed by the Department of Public Welfare, and there were a number of people who came before the delegation to talk about the increased rates of incarceration at the juvenile level in Luzerne County."

"I think they would have been led by Mr. Cohn, who is the legislative liason for the Department, still is, for the Rendell Administration. I can't recollect exactly who the others were within the department, but there was a significant spike in incarceration which, you know, retrospectively today having conversations with the administration did not get through in a way that helped changed the system."

He goes onto state "It is troubling though that that kind of data from a state agency couldn't get through to the court system in order to help rearticulate a direction or review of the juvenile system in Luzerne County."

When asked if there was any follow up meeting Eachus conveys who the delegation was at the time. "It would have been Representative Phyllis Mundy; Kevin Blaum; who is now retired; a number of other members of Luzerne County and northeast delegation who would have been part of that briefing by the Department."

There wasn't much we could do about it legislatively because the interaction was administrative and they said not to worry, that they were going to handle it. But they wanted to raise the concern with the delegation.

There wasn't much we could do about it but they wanted to raise the concern with the delegation. I don't believe I took that paragraph out of context.

By Judge Gibbons:

Q: Mr. Leader, do you have constituents that came to your office registering complaints during the operative time frame regarding what was going on in the juvenile justice system in Luzerne County?

Eachus: I had one couple, and I'm happy to do some research to provide the information. I looked back at it. It would have been somewhere in 2006. A young couple came to me relating to incarceration of their daughter. It would have been a young girl in high school age.

Q: Could you tell us what you did?

Eachus: Well, I reached out to the court administrator....The family expressed to me that -- that the young lady was incarcerated for this theft, that she did not have any jewelry in her possession.

They were unaware that she stole anything, but the terms of the incarceration wre that if she did not return the jewelry, that she would stay in the detention center, the juvenile detention center in Luzerne County, for an indeterminate period, which I thought was a strange practice as related to how young people in the juvenile system would be incarcerated."

"I inquired. And I can't tell you whether my inquiry helped or didn't, but I can check back on my records."

I inquired but can't tell you whether it helped or not. Shesh.

That testimony is some of the most inculpatory words regarding knowledge of plain old "something ain't right here" that should spark the offensive flames in any father's mind.

Let's get to the timeline here.

2006- Eachus is told about problems at the juvenile detention facility owned in part by now admitted felon Robert Powell.

He accepts this donation from Powell.
Contributor Date Amount
Robert Powell
Drums , PA 18222 6/12/2006 $340.00
Occupation: lawyer
Employer: PA
Description: Monetary Contribution-
Recipient: Friends of Todd Eachus
Report: 2006 Cycle 4

January 31, 2007- At 1:00P.M. there is a press conference to announce a proposed cargo airport outside of Hazleton. Representative Todd Eachus, Robert Powell, and Greg Skrepenak attended that conference among others.

January 31, 2007- Eachus accepts a ride on Robert Powell's jet from and to Harrisburg.

Then he accepts the following donation six days later from admitted felon Robert Powell's PAC.

February 6, 2007-
Contributor Date Amount
Conservatives for Good Government
Sugarloaf, PA 18249 2/8/2007 $5,000.00
Occupation: -
Employer: PA
Description: Monetary Contribution-
Recipient: Friends of Todd Eachus
Report: 2007 Cycle 2

On Jun 18, 2007 Representative Dwight Evans introduces a budget bill in the House. On June 28, 2007 Representative Todd Eachus offers an amendment to that bill inserting $250 million worth of funding for Powell's proposed cargo airport outside of Hazleton.

Eachus's claim that he broke off ties with Robert Powell once he found out about the corruption is classic misdirection to the public about his real knowledge. According to his sworn testimony he knew "things weren't right in Denmark" in 2006. His platitudes are incomprehensible and incompatible with common sense and basic values. He continued to accept contributions and rides on Powell's jet.

The following is flight activity for Robert Powell's jet, N69WU. Maybe Mr. Eachus could explain to the public whether he was on any of these flights. In particular did he fly to the Bahamas, San Salvador, or the trip to the Final Four in St. Louis or Las Vegas that occured the same trip in March, 2007?  Start from the bottom of the list up to follow the flights.

Activity Log
History Search for N69WU
Date Type Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
28-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
08:37AM EST 09:00AM EST 0:23
20-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
11:27AM EST 11:36AM EST 0:09
20-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
11:27AM EST Diverted
11-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Manchester (KMHT)
07:14PM EST 07:50PM EST 0:36
11-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Palm Beach Intl (KPBI)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
04:13PM EST 06:22PM EST 2:09
11-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Palm Beach Intl (KPBI)
12:20PM EST 02:32PM EST 2:12
10-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Minot Intl (KMOT)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
04:50PM CST 08:13PM EST 2:23
10-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Saskatoon J G Diefenbaker Int'l (CYXE)
Minot Intl (KMOT)
09:22PM GMT 04:08PM CST 0:46
10-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Saskatoon J G Diefenbaker Int'l (CYXE)
11:17AM EST 08:15PM GMT 3:58
08-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Manchester (KMHT)
02:52PM EST 03:33PM EST 0:41
06-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Palm Beach Intl (KPBI)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
09:29PM EST 11:28PM EST 1:59
06-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Palm Beach Intl (KPBI)
05:37PM EST 08:49PM EST 3:12
06-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
04:12PM EST 04:43PM EST 0:31
06-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
10:52AM EST 11:33AM EST 0:41
05-Nov-2007
SBR1/W Saskatoon J G Diefenbaker Int'l (CYXE)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
03:44PM GMT 01:49PM EST 3:05
05-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Saskatoon J G Diefenbaker Int'l (CYXE)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
03:44PM GMT result unknown (?)
n/a
04-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Saskatoon J G Diefenbaker Int'l (CYXE)
05:20PM EST 02:10AM GMT (+1) 3:50
04-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
03:50PM EST 04:43PM EST 0:53
04-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED)
02:06PM EST 02:58PM EST 0:52
02-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED)
Allegheny County (KAGC)
03:28PM EDT 04:35PM EDT 1:07
02-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED)
01:26PM EDT 02:59PM EDT 1:33
02-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Norwood Memorial (KOWD)
01:26PM EDT Diverted
01-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Allegheny County (KAGC)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
11:09AM EDT 11:39AM EDT 0:30
01-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Allegheny County (KAGC)
09:50AM EDT 10:44AM EDT 0:54
01-Nov-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
09:00AM EDT 09:16AM EDT 0:16
17-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
04:35PM EDT 04:41PM EDT 0:06
17-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
03:30PM EDT 03:57PM EDT 0:27
17-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Capital City (KCXY)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
03:02PM EDT 03:23PM EDT 0:21
17-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Capital City (KCXY)
10:02AM EDT 10:43AM EDT 0:41
17-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
08:51AM EDT 09:08AM EDT 0:17
13-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Yampa Valley (KHDN)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
02:40PM MDT 07:41PM EDT 3:01
08-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Fort Dodge Rgnl (KFOD)
Yampa Valley (KHDN)
11:00AM CDT 10:30AM MDT 0:30
08-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Sidney Muni/Lloyd W. Carr Field (KSNY)
06:58AM EDT 08:19AM MDT 3:21
08-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Fort Dodge Rgnl (KFOD)
06:58AM EDT Diverted
02-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
09:20AM EDT 09:28AM EDT 0:08
02-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
08:27AM EDT 08:50AM EDT 0:23
02-Oct-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
07:31AM EDT 07:55AM EDT 0:24
21-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Cincinnati Muni Airport Lunken Field (KLUK)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
06:26PM EDT 07:34PM EDT 1:08
21-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
Cincinnati Muni Airport Lunken Field (KLUK)
04:32PM EDT 05:47PM EDT 1:15
21-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Cincinnati Muni Airport Lunken Field (KLUK)
Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
09:34AM EDT 10:56AM EDT 1:22
21-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Cincinnati Muni Airport Lunken Field (KLUK)
06:58AM EDT 08:08AM EDT 1:10
15-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Norwood Memorial (KOWD)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
01:36PM EDT 01:48PM EDT 0:12
15-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Norwood Memorial (KOWD)
12:26PM EDT 01:14PM EDT 0:48
15-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
11:22AM EDT 11:29AM EDT 0:07
14-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Butler County/K W Scholter Field (KBTP)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
01:58PM EDT result unknown (?)
n/a
14-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Butler County/K W Scholter Field (KBTP)
12:48PM EDT 01:36PM EDT 0:48
07-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
09:30AM EDT 09:38AM EDT 0:08
07-Sep-2007 SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
08:39AM EDT 08:42AM EDT n/a
07-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
08:30AM EDT 08:31AM EDT 0:01
06-Sep-2007
SBR1/L Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
07:06PM EDT 09:25PM EDT 2:19
29-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE)
06:16AM EDT 08:38AM EDT 2:22
28-Aug-2007
SBR1/G Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
10:30AM EDT 11:24AM EDT 0:54
20-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
05:36PM EDT 06:16PM EDT 0:40
20-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
04:29PM EDT 04:39PM EDT 0:10
20-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
03:46PM EDT 04:03PM EDT 0:17
20-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
12:04PM EDT 12:36PM EDT 0:32
20-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
11:37AM EDT 11:49AM EDT 0:12
20-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
09:59AM EDT 10:16AM EDT 0:17
19-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Manchester (KMHT)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
07:46PM EDT 08:36PM EDT 0:50
19-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Charleston Afb/Intl (KCHS)
Manchester (KMHT)
05:21PM EDT 07:20PM EDT 1:59
19-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Charleston Afb/Intl (KCHS)
02:42PM EDT 04:13PM EDT 1:31
17-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Charleston Afb/Intl (KCHS)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
01:44PM EDT 03:10PM EDT 1:26
17-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Charleston Afb/Intl (KCHS)
11:25AM EDT 12:48PM EDT 1:23
16-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
05:04PM EDT result unknown (?)
n/a
16-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Manchester (KMHT)
05:04PM EDT Diverted
13-Aug-2007
N265/A Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Manchester (KMHT)
03:20PM EDT 03:33PM EDT 0:13
10-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
02:00PM EDT 02:51PM EDT 0:51
10-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Laurence G Hanscom Fld (KBED)
12:24PM EDT 01:07PM EDT 0:43
09-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
09:44AM MDT 02:34PM EDT 2:50
06-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF)
Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP)
10:10AM EDT 11:04AM MDT 2:54
06-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF)
08:47AM EDT 09:37AM EDT 0:50
06-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
07:50AM EDT 08:14AM EDT 0:24
02-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Republic (KFRG)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
12:43PM EDT 01:15PM EDT 0:32
02-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Republic (KFRG)
11:39AM EDT 12:14PM EDT 0:35
01-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Republic (KFRG)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
05:31PM EDT 06:07PM EDT 0:36
01-Aug-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Republic (KFRG)
04:41PM EDT 05:19PM EDT 0:38
28-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
01:07PM EDT 01:26PM EDT 0:19
28-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Cape May County (KWWD)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
12:01PM EDT 12:37PM EDT 0:36
28-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Cape May County (KWWD)
10:03AM EDT 10:45AM EDT 0:42
23-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Capital City (KLAN)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
04:04PM EDT 05:13PM EDT 1:09
23-Jul-2007
SBR1/L St Paul Downtown Holman Fld (KSTP)
Capital City (KLAN)
10:12AM CDT 12:14PM EDT 1:02
23-Jul-2007
SBR1/L St Paul Downtown Holman Fld (KSTP)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
10:12AM CDT Diverted
23-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
St Paul Downtown Holman Fld (KSTP)
08:25AM EDT 09:27AM CDT 2:02
19-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Cape May County (KWWD)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
09:27AM EDT 09:58AM EDT 0:31
19-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Cape May County (KWWD)
08:46AM EDT 09:14AM EDT 0:28
18-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
07:19PM EDT 07:45PM EDT 0:26
16-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Cincinnati Muni Airport Lunken Field (KLUK)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
04:46PM EDT 05:43PM EDT 0:57
16-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Cincinnati Muni Airport Lunken Field (KLUK)
03:13PM EDT 04:28PM EDT 1:15
14-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Newport News/Williamsburg Intl (KPHF)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
03:37PM EDT 04:33PM EDT 0:56
14-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Newport News/Williamsburg Intl (KPHF)
11:35AM EDT 12:20PM EDT 0:45
14-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Waukegan Rgnl (KUGN)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
08:49AM CDT 11:05AM EDT 1:16
14-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Waukegan Rgnl (KUGN)
07:34AM EDT 08:16AM CDT 1:42
02-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Columbus Muni (KBAK)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
11:46AM EDT 12:54PM EDT 1:08
02-Jul-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Columbus Muni (KBAK)
06:42AM EDT 09:08AM EDT 2:26
27-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Martin State (KMTN)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
07:31AM EDT 07:54AM EDT 0:23
27-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Martin State (KMTN)
06:43AM EDT 07:03AM EDT 0:20
26-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
02:13PM EDT 02:42PM EDT 0:29
26-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
10:24AM EDT 10:58AM EDT 0:34
19-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Wilmington Intl (KILM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
04:23PM EDT 05:32PM EDT 1:09
19-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
06:30PM GMT result unknown (?)
n/a
19-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
10:48AM EDT 04:53PM GMT 2:05
15-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Wilmington Intl (KILM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
05:50PM EDT 06:55PM EDT 1:05
15-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
08:04PM GMT 05:11PM EDT 1:07
15-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
12:25PM EDT 07:14PM GMT 2:49
13-Jun-2007
N265/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
03:55PM EDT 04:57PM EDT 1:02
13-Jun-2007
N265/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
03:20PM EDT 03:45PM EDT 0:25
13-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
09:57AM EDT 10:36AM EDT 0:39
13-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
07:23AM EDT 08:29AM EDT 1:06
13-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
06:19AM EDT 06:56AM EDT 0:37
10-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
06:31PM EDT 07:02PM EDT 0:31
10-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
04:42PM EDT 05:14PM EDT 0:32
09-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
11:08AM EDT result unknown (?)
n/a
09-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
11:08AM EDT Diverted
09-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Monmouth Executive (KBLM)
10:03AM EDT 10:27AM EDT 0:24
04-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
12:36PM EDT 01:02PM EDT 0:26
04-Jun-2007
SBR1/L New Castle (KILG)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
11:30AM EDT 12:01PM EDT 0:31
04-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Allegheny County (KAGC)
New Castle (KILG)
10:05AM EDT 10:44AM EDT 0:39
04-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF)
Allegheny County (KAGC)
09:13AM EDT 09:46AM EDT 0:33
04-Jun-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF)
07:45AM EDT 08:17AM EDT 0:32
03-Jun-2007
SBR/L Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
01:27PM EDT 01:57PM EDT 0:30
03-Jun-2007
SBR/L New Castle (KILG)
Buffalo Niagara Intl (KBUF)
12:18PM EDT 01:02PM EDT 0:44
23-May-2007
SBR1/L Wilmington Intl (KILM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
07:20PM EDT 08:12PM EDT 0:52
23-May-2007
SBR1/L Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
09:21PM GMT 06:45PM EDT 1:24
23-May-2007
SBR1/A San Salvador (MYSM)
Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
08:05PM GMT 09:43PM GMT 1:38
23-May-2007
SBR1/G Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
San Salvador (MYSM)
07:21PM GMT 07:48PM GMT 0:27
23-May-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
12:13PM EDT 06:27PM GMT 2:14
21-May-2007
SBR1/L Wilmington Intl (KILM)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
03:57PM EDT 05:04PM EDT 1:07
21-May-2007
SBR1/G Nassau Int'l (MYNN)   <----------Bahamas
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
05:54PM GMT 03:20PM EDT 1:26
21-May-2007
SBR1/L Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
02:28PM GMT result unknown (?)
n/a
21-May-2007
SBR1/L Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
San Salvador (MYSM)
02:28PM GMT Diverted
20-May-2007
SBR1/L San Salvador (MYSM)
Nassau Int'l (MYNN)
11:05PM GMT 12:13AM GMT (+1) 1:08
20-May-2007
SBR1/L Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
10:28PM GMT 06:32PM EDT 0:04
20-May-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Marsh Harbour (MYAM)
02:31PM EDT 09:35PM GMT 3:04
16-May-2007
SBR1/L Allegheny County (KAGC)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
08:56PM EDT 08:59PM EDT 0:03
16-May-2007
SBR1/L Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD)
Allegheny County (KAGC)
07:59PM EDT 08:36PM EDT 0:37
16-May-2007
SBR1/L Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
07:59PM EDT Diverted
16-May-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD)
05:38PM EDT 06:08PM EDT 0:30
16-May-2007
SBR1/F Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
11:48AM EDT 12:16PM EDT 0:28
16-May-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD)
10:32AM EDT 11:13AM EDT 0:41
11-May-2007
SBR1/L Atlantic City Intl (KACY)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
05:33PM EDT 06:03PM EDT 0:30
11-May-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Atlantic City Intl (KACY)
04:42PM EDT 07:00PM EDT 2:18
10-May-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
01:56PM EDT 02:22PM EDT 0:26
18-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Northeast Philadelphia (KPNE)
11:46AM EDT 12:09PM EDT 0:23
14-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field (KBGM)
08:56AM EDT 08:55AM EDT n/a
10-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Orlando Intl (KMCO)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
01:51PM EDT result unknown (?)
n/a
10-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Orlando Intl (KMCO)
09:50AM EDT 12:15PM EDT 2:25
09-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
02:53PM EDT 04:48PM EDT 1:55
09-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Reina Beatrix Int'l (TNCA)
Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB)
03:24PM GMT 02:23PM EDT 2:59
09-Apr-2007
SBR1/G Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE)
Reina Beatrix Int'l (TNCA)      <----------------------Aruba
07:22AM EDT result unknown (?)
n/a
01-Apr-2007
SBR1/I Reina Beatrix Int'l (TNCA)
Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE)
08:44PM GMT 06:45PM EDT 2:01
01-Apr-2007
SBR1/G Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB)
Reina Beatrix Int'l (TNCA)
11:19AM EDT result unknown (?)
n/a
01-Apr-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB)
08:31AM EDT 10:39AM EDT 2:08
25-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
07:42PM CDT 10:37PM EDT 1:55
25-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL)
06:21PM EDT 07:14PM CDT 1:53
25-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Mc Carran Intl (KLAS)     <-----------Las Vegas
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
10:07AM PDT 05:20PM EDT 4:13
23-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL)   <---------Final Four
Mc Carran Intl (KLAS)
01:12PM CDT 02:28PM PDT 3:16
23-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Muni (KMMU)
Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL)     <-----------Final Four
10:48AM EDT 12:10PM CDT 2:22
23-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
09:52AM EDT 10:17AM EDT 0:25
22-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Mc Carran Intl (KLAS)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
09:54AM PDT 04:48PM EDT 3:54
21-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Garden City Rgnl (KGCK)
Mc Carran Intl (KLAS)
11:32AM CDT 11:37AM PDT 2:05
21-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Garden City Rgnl (KGCK)
09:03AM EDT 11:06AM CDT 3:03
14-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Allegheny County (KAGC)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
06:45PM EDT 07:14PM EDT 0:29
14-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Allegheny County (KAGC)
05:56PM EDT 06:37PM EDT 0:41
09-Mar-2007
SBR1/F Wilmington Intl (KILM)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
01:49PM EST 02:36PM EST 0:47
09-Mar-2007
SBR1/Q Princess Juliana Int'l (TNCM)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
02:41PM GMT 01:08PM EST 3:27
06-Mar-2007
SBR1/W Wilmington Intl (KILM)
Princess Juliana Int'l (TNCM)
09:08AM EST 05:10PM GMT 3:02
06-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
Wilmington Intl (KILM)
07:19AM EST 08:24AM EST 1:05
06-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl (KAVP)
06:29AM EST 06:36AM EST 0:07
02-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
05:49PM EST result unknown (?)
n/a
02-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
Morristown Muni (KMMU)
05:49PM EST Diverted
02-Mar-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Muni (KHZL)
Pittsburgh Intl (KPIT)
04:50PM EST 05:31PM EST 0:41
28-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl (KATL)
Allegheny County (KAGC)
04:19PM EST 05:36PM EST 1:17
28-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Morristown Municipal (KMMU)
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Int'l (KATL)
08:39AM EST 10:34AM EST 1:55
28-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
Morristown Municipal (KMMU)
07:50AM EST 08:12AM EST 0:22
07-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Wiley Post (KPWA)
Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
06:05PM CST 09:17PM EST 2:12
07-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Austin Bergstrom Int'l (KAUS)
Wiley Post (KPWA)
04:19PM CST 05:21PM CST 1:02
06-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
Austin Bergstrom Int'l (KAUS)
05:30PM EST 08:03PM CST 3:33
02-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Capital City (KCXY)    <---------Harrisburg
Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
10:34AM EST 10:48AM EST 0:14
02-Feb-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
Capital City (KCXY)                 <----------Harriburg
08:35AM EST 08:56AM EST 0:21
31-Jan-2007
SBR1/L Capital City (KCXY)   <------Harrisburg
Allegheny Co (KAGC)
04:15PM EST 05:10PM EST 0:55
26-Jan-2007
SBR1/L Allegheny Co (KAGC)
Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
01:59PM EST 02:29PM EST 0:30
26-Jan-2007
SBR1/L Hazleton Municipal (KHZL)
Allegheny Co (KAGC)
12:43PM EST 01:26PM EST 0:43

If you are still with this article there is more. As part of the House Democratic Caucus Mr. Eachus and Company hired the law firm of Sprague and Sprague, the same firm that represented admitted felon Robert Powell in 2008. He not only hired Richard Sprague but also sat in audience with him as Sprague "educated" him on the casino industry.

Sprague said his own outreach to legislators was limited to personal visits in 2008 with eight senators and representatives, including House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D., Luzerne) and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R., Delaware).

"When I went to each of them," Sprague said, "my opening statement was 'I am here, and I don't want you to do a thing for me. . . . I'm here to introduce myself.' "

You may also recall the connection between Sprague, Powell, and other judges in the Luzerne County courthouse who testified against former Judge Ann Lokuta.

Betty Roccograndi of the Times Leader wrote December 7,2008 The links between Sprague, Powell, Conahan and other Powell pals who testified against Lokuta is disturbing, and any fair-minded person has to wonder whether Sprague’s objectivity was clouded even a little bit.

The Citizen's Voice printed this observation in May, 2010.

Richard A. Sprague, a prominent Philadelphia case, remained on the case despite representing former Drums attorney Robert J. Powell, who has pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to two former Luzerne County judges.

That relationship has compromised Sprague's ability to conduct a fair and impartial hearing, Lokuta's attorneys, George A. Michak and Ronald V. Santora, said in an appeal filed today with the state Supreme Court.

The depth of the connections continue. Mark Sheppard, formerly of Sprauge and Sprague representing Robert Powell on former Judge Michael Toole.

When asked if Toole had taken a payoff from Powell, one of Powell's attorneys, Mark B. Sheppard, formerly of Sprague & Sprague and now a partner at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, said he could not comment.

"It would be inappropriate for our client or I to comment at this time, except to say that Mr. Powell continues to cooperate fully with any investigation," Sheppard said.

Sheppard, along with other attorneys from Sprague & Sprague, had previously authored a letter released to the media in February disputing the notion that the money Powell paid to Conahan and Ciavarella amounted to kickbacks, and instead said that Powell was the victim of a judicial shakedown.

"First, it is grossly inaccurate to suggest that our client ever sought or had any influence in the sentencing of any juvenile offender. In fact, Bob Powell never offered to pay a single penny to these former judges. Instead, Bob Powell was a victim of their demands for payment," the letter said.

Got off the beaten path so back to the casino business.  Look how Eachus helped one particular casino.  Although Foxwoods is not part of the association where Sprague is involved this story may point to the reason tavern owners are having such a hard time getting small games of chance legislation passed in Harrisburg that would help save their industry and jobs.

How Foxwoods got a leg up

Time was not on the casino's side. Access to heavy hitters was.
By Jennifer Lin, Mario F. Cattabiani, and Amy Worden

Inquirer Staff Writers

Autumn was make-or-break time for the Foxwoods Casino in Philadelphia.

Opposition in neighborhoods and City Hall had stalled the project. Lenders had grown wary as casinos elsewhere struggled. State regulators set a final deadline: Foxwoods had to open by May 2011, or lose its license.

Foxwoods needed help in Harrisburg.

So its lawyer and lobbyist, Stephen A. Cozen, turned to an old friend whose campaigns he had generously supported: Gov. Rendell.

Then Cozen called on legislative leaders - Democrats Todd Eachus and Dwight Evans in the House, Republican Dominic Pileggi in the Senate. It was as if someone had drawn Cozen a map. Indeed, someone had.

"I advised him to talk to everyone in leadership, on both sides of the aisle," Rendell remembered.

By December, a 42-word sentence appeared on Page 55 of the 230-page bill to legalize poker and other table games at Pennsylvania casinos.

It said the state Gaming Control Board could extend a casino's license for "36 months . . . or December 31, 2012."

Those words spelled hope for Foxwoods' future.

Cozen said Gerber had suggested he talk to the House majority leader, Eachus (D., Luzerne). Later, Gerber began checking in with negotiators about the Foxwoods extension - not to lobby, Gerber said, but just to get progress reports.

An anxious Cozen phoned the House majority leader.

Eachus said Cozen had voiced concern about rising resistance from local lawmakers. (In a recent interview, Eachus defended the bill, saying casinos unbuilt meant state revenue uncollected. "It's a balance-sheet issue.")

He assured Cozen the Foxwoods language would stay..

I will end this post by returning to the open ended contract let out by the House Democratic Caucus to Sprague and Sprague in the amount not to exceed $100,000.00. It commenced on November 03, 2008 with no end date. The HDC was to inform the firm when it no longer needed its services.

Guess it didn't pass the smell test did it?