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TATE COLLEGE -- Penn State football will continue on. Rather than
deliver the death penalty to the Nittany Lions, the NCAA instead
placed the program into a coma on Monday, one that will likely take
years to recover from. Penn State football will continue on. But
barely. Dismayed with what it called an unprecedented failure of
institutional integrity at the university in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky
scandal, the NCAA granted President Mark Emmert unique authority to im-
pose severe sanctions on Penn State, forgoing the usual enforcement process.
Citing the university-commissioned Freeh
report, which concluded that top university
officials were predominately to blame for not
bringing allegations of child sexual abuse
to light, Emmert unleashed some of the
harshest penalties in NCAA history.
These events were perverse and
unconscionable, Emmert said. No
penalties can repair the damage
done by Jerry Sandusky.
But the culture that led to
the actions and inactions
that allowed (children)
to be victimized will
not be tolerated in col-
lege athletics.
Emmert consulted
with the NCAAs executive board -- composed
of university presidents from across the nation
-- before issuing five separate penalties
against the Lions.
A fine of $60 million, which will
be paid out in five annual install-
ments of $12 million, according to
Penn State President Rodney Erick-
son. The money is forbidden from
coming at the expense of any
other program at the univer-
sity -- athletic or academic.
Gov. Tom Corbett said
in a statement that no tax-
PRICE TO PAY
SANCTIONS SLAM PENN STATE
AP FILE PHOTO
The Penn State football team gathers on the field before the September 2010 game against Temple at Beaver Stadium in State College. The NCAA slammed Penn State with an un-
precedented series of penalties Monday, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paternos victories from1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex
abuse scandal.
Facing uncertain future
$60 MILLION FINE FOUR-YEAR POSTSEASON BAN LOSS OF LEAGUE REVENUE
111 WINS VACATED CONSENT DECREE LOSS OF 20 SCHOLARSHIPS
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A failure of leadership
Paternos blast NCAA
Joyner looks to future
PAGE11A
Pride still strong
Sanctions shock students
Still game to go?
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Q&A on loss of wins
In their own words
A peachy proposition
SPORTS
Players ignore noise
One players commitment
Opinion: From pride to shame
W
hile the sanctions imposed
on Penn State on Monday
by the National Collegiate
Athletic Association may not affect
the victims of Jerry Sandusky, future
victims of sexual abuse can rest as-
sured steps have been taken to pro-
tect them, several local advocates
said Monday.
(The sanctions) were a good
message to the victims, Janet MacK-
ay, executive director of the countys
Victims Resource Center, said. It
shows them someone did hear what
they said. (The NCAA) took serious-
ly that they were impacted. It gave a
clear message that we need to pro-
tect children.
MacKay cited the $60 million fine,
to be paid over a five-year period into
an endowment for programs prevent-
ing child sexual abuse and/or assist-
ing victims of child sexual abuse, as
Message
to victims
Local advocates praise strong
action taken by NCAA.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
See VICTIMS, Page 2A
By DEREK LEVARSE dlevarse@timesleader.com
See PSU, Page 2A
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N E W S
SANCTIONS SLAMPENN STATE
The statement issuedby the family of
Joe Paterno in response to the sanc-
tions announced by the NCAA:
Sexual abuse is reprehensible, espe-
cially when it involves children, and no
one starting withJoe Paterno condones
or minimizes it. The horrific acts com-
mitted by Jerry Sandusky shock the
conscience of every decent human be-
ing. How Sandusky was able to get
away with his crimes for so long has yet
to be fully understood, despite the
claims and assertions of the Freeh re-
port.
The release of the Freeh report has
triggered an avalanche of vitriol, con-
demnation and posthumous puni-
shment on Joe Paterno. The NCAA has
now become the latest party to accept
the report as the final wordonthe Sand-
usky scandal. The sanctions announced
by the NCAA today defame the legacy
and contributions of a great coach and
educator without any input from our
family or those who knew him best.
That the President, the Athletic Di-
rector andthe Boardof Trustees accept-
ed this unprecedented action by the
NCAAwithout requiringafull dueproc-
ess hearingbeforetheCommitteeonIn-
fractions is an abdication of their re-
sponsibilities and a breach of their fidu-
ciary duties to the University and the
500,000 alumni. Punishing past, pre-
sent andfuturestudents of theUniversi-
ty because of Sanduskys crimes does
not serve justice. This is not a fair or
thoughtful action; it is a panicked re-
sponse to the publics understandable
revulsion at what Sandusky did.
The point of due process is to protect
against this sort of reflexive action. Joe
Paterno was never interviewed by the
University or the Freeh Group. His
counsel has not been able to interview
key witnesses as they are represented
by counsel relatedtoongoinglitigation.
We have hadno access to the records re-
viewed by the Freeh group. The NCAA
never contacted our family or our legal
counsel. And the fact that several par-
ties have pending trials that could pro-
duce evidence and testimony relevant
to this matter has beentotally discount-
ed.
Unfortunately all of these facts have
been ignored by the NCAA, the Freeh
Group and the University.
Family
blasts
NCAA
Relatives of the late coach Paterno
say the NCAAs sanctions defame
his legacy.
The Associated Press
Statement by Penn State acting
AD David Joyner:
The Freeh Report concluded that
individuals at Penn State University
entrusted to positions of authority
shunned their basic responsibility to
protect children, and innocent chil-
dren suffered as a result. Our hearts
goout tothevictims of this abuseand
their families.
Today Penn State takes another
step forward in changing the culture
at the institution as
we accept the pe-
nalties of theNCAA
for the failure of
leadership that oc-
curred on our cam-
pus. We are deeply
disappointed that
some of our leaders
could have turned a
blind eye to such
abuse, and agree that the culture at
Penn State must change. As we move
forward, todays student athletes
have a challenging road ahead. But
they will do the right thing, as they
have always done. I am confident all
of our head coaches will come to-
gether to make the change necessary
to drive our university forward. Penn
State will continue to fully support
its established athletic programs,
which provide opportunities for over
800 student athletes.
Working together, the path ahead
will not be easy. But it is necessary,
just, and will bring a better future.
Our faculty, staff, students, athletes,
and parents will work together as
Penn State begins this new chapter.
Though this cooperation and collab-
oration, Penn State will become a na-
tional model for compliance, ethics,
and embodiment of the student ath-
lete credo.
Joyner:
PSU focus
is now
on future
The Associated Press
Joyner
The Associated Press
Excerpt of NCAA statement on sanctions of Penn
State football:
By perpetuating a football first culture that ulti-
mately enabled serial child sexual abuse to occur, The
Pennsylvania State Universityleadershipfailedtovalue
and uphold institutional integrity, resulting in a breach
of the NCAA constitution and rules. The NCAA Divi-
sionI Boardof Directors andNCAAExecutive Commit-
tee directed Association President Mark Emmert to ex-
amine the circumstances and determine appropriate
action in consultation with these presidential bodies.
As we evaluated the situation, the victims affected
by Jerry Sandusky and the efforts by many to conceal
his crimes informed our actions, said Emmert. At our
core, we are educators. Penn State leadership lost sight
of that.
According to the NCAA conclusions and sanctions,
the Freeh Report presents an unprecedented failure of
institutional integrity leading to a culture in which a
football program was held in higher esteem than the
values of the institution, the values of the NCAA, the
values of higher education, and most disturbingly the
values of human decency.
The NCAA recognizes that student-athletes are not
responsible for these events and worked to minimize
the impact of its sanctions on current and incoming
football student-athletes. Any entering or returning
student-athlete will be allowed to immediately transfer
and compete at another school. Further, any football
student-athletes who remain at the university may re-
taintheir scholarships, regardless of whether they com-
pete on the team.
There has beenmuchspeculationonwhether or not
the NCAA has the authority to impose any type of pen-
altyrelatedtoPennState, saidEdRay, ExecutiveCom-
mittee chair and Oregon State president. This egre-
gious behavior not only goes against our rules and con-
stitution, but also against our values.
Because Penn State accepted the Freeh Report fac-
tual findings, whichthe university itself commissioned,
the NCAA determined traditional investigative pro-
ceedings would be redundant and unnecessary.
We cannot look to NCAA history to determine how
to handle circumstances so disturbing, shocking and
disappointing, said Emmert. As the individuals
charged with governing college sports, we have a re-
sponsibility to act. These events should serve as a call
to every single school and athletics department to take
anhonest lookat its campus environment anderadicate
the sports are king mindset that can so dramatically
cloud the judgment of educators.
Penn State fully cooperated with the NCAA on this
examination of the issues and took decisive action in
removing individuals in leadership who were culpable.
The actions already taken by the new Penn State
Board of Trustees chair Karen Peetz and Penn State
President Rodney Erickson have demonstrated a
strong desire and determination to take the steps nec-
essaryfor PennStatetoright theseseverewrongs, said
Emmert.
AP PHOTO
NCAA President Mark Emmert announces penalties against Penn State on Monday during a news confer-
ence in Indianapolis.
Leadership failed
NCAA: Football first culture enabled abuse
payer dollars will be involved in pay-
ing the fine, which will go toward pro-
grams for preventing child sexual
abuse and assisting victims.
From a football standpoint, the
most serious punishment is a massive
reduction in scholarships, the life-
blood of any program. Beginning
with the 2014 season, Penn State will
be able field only 65 scholarship play-
ers -- down from the NCAA cap of 85 --
for four years.
Starting with the upcoming recruit-
ing class of 2013, Penn State will also
only be allowed to sign15 scholarship
players in each of the next four years,
reduced from the usual limit of 25.
Similarly damaging is a four-year
postseason ban that will prevent the
Lions from playing in a bowl game or
the Big Ten championship until the
2016 season.
Those two will affect the pro-
grams future. The NCAA also struck
at Penn States past, vacating all wins
from 1998-2011, 112 in total -- 111 by
Joe Paterno and one by interim coach
Tom Bradley.
The decision removes the late Pa-
terno from the NCAA record books as
major college footballs all-time win-
ningest coach, dropping him from
409 career victories to 298. The 1998
date was cited in the Freeh report as
the first year Penn State officials were
made aware of allegations against
Sandusky, who was convicted last
month of 45 counts of child abuse.
The program and the university
will be on NCAA probation for five
years, and the school will be assigned
an independent athletics integrity
monitor for that span to help ensure
future compliance.
All of these penalties were agreed
to by Erickson, who was the lone
Penn State representative to sign off
on a consent decree drafted by Em-
mert and the NCAA. Erickson will
not be at the university during much
of the affected years, having an-
nounced he will step down from his
position in 2014.
Signing the consent decree means
that Penn State will not appeal any of
the sanctions handed down Monday.
It is important to know we are en-
tering a new chapter at Penn State
and making necessary changes, Er-
ickson said in a statement. We must
create a culture in which people are
not afraid to speak up, management
is not compartmentalized, all are ex-
pected to demonstrate the highest
ethical standards, and the operating
philosophy is open, collegial, and col-
laborative.
Later in the day, Erickson told the
Centre Daily Times that he and
school leaders had their backs to the
wall on this. We did what we thought
was necessary to save the program.
Erickson said the alternative would
have been the death penalty -- shut-
ting down football for a year or more
-- on top of other sanctions.
In addition to the NCAA puni-
shment, the Big Ten also announced
Monday that Penn State will be ineli-
gible to receive its share of the confer-
ences revenues from bowl games for
four years. The league estimated that
total to be $13 million, which will be
be donated to child abuse programs
in Big Ten communities.
Tasked with holding everything to-
gether is Bill OBrien, who has yet to
coach a game for the Lions.
OBrien, who was hired in January
to take over for the deposed Paterno,
affirmed his commitment to the pro-
gram despite the crippling sanctions.
I will do everything in my power
to not only comply, but help guide the
university forward to become a na-
tional leader in ethics, compliance
and operational excellence, OBrien
said in a statement. I knew when I
accepted the position that there
would be tough times ahead. But I am
committed for the long term to Penn
State and our student athletes.
I was then and I remain convinced
that our student athletes are the best
in the country. I could not be more
proud to lead this team and these
courageous and humble young men
into the upcoming 2012 season. To-
gether we are committed to building
a better athletic program and univer-
sity.
Released in January, OBriens con-
tract contained no sort of escape
clause -- language that would allow
him to leave his post in the event of
circumstances such as NCAA sanc-
tions.
As written, the contract would re-
quire OBrien to essentially buy out
the remaining four-and-a-half years
left on it, which would cost him more
than $4 million.
OBrien and players did not speak
publicly on Monday and declined
comment. OBrien is scheduled to ad-
dress the situation on Thursday in
Chicago at Big Ten media days.
Emmert said he hopes the swift
and historic message sent to Penn
State causes universities across the
country to evaluate the role of athlet-
ics at the collegiate level.
The gut-check message is do we
have the right balance in our cul-
ture?" Emmert said. "Or are we in a
position where hero worship and win-
ning at all costs has subordinated our
core values?
We have to make sure we have the
balance right.
PSU
Continued from Page 1A
AP FILE PHOTO
Penn State President Rodney Er-
ickson addresses members of the
Penn State Board of Trustees in Ja-
nuary during its regularly scheduled
meeting in State College. Erickson
signed off on the sanctions that were
imposed Monday by the NCAA.
well as the adoption of recommen-
dations from the Freeh Report,
which include security measures,
compliance with the Clery Act and
abuse-awareness training.
MacKay, who said she read the
entire Freeh report, penned by
former judge and FBI director Louis
Freeh on behalf of Penn State, add-
ed that she hopes other universities
will examine their policies and
procedures.
Policies and procedures have
been kind of ignored (in regard to
sexual abuse), MacKay said. As
advocates, we werent being heard
until the realities were shown, un-
fortunately in a very dramatic way.
MacKay said that because of the
NCAA sanctions, Sanduskys convic-
tion and general media coverage of
the topic, hopefully more victims of
sexual abuse will feel comfortable
to come forward with their stories.
Luzerne County Detective Lt.
Gary Sworen, who works with the
countys Child Advocacy Center
that deals with children who are
victims of sexual abuse, agreed with
MacKay.
We need to be open (about child
sexual abuse). These things do
happen, Sworen said. We have to
try to protect our young people.
Sworen said he too believes the
sanctions will help future victims of
sexual assault. But as for the vic-
tims of Sandusky, Sworen said its
hard to say whether theyll get the
closure they want.
The sanctionsare a starting
point towards recovery and clo-
sure, he said. Education is impor-
tant. (Sexual abuse) has to be ad-
dressed.
Psychiatrist Richard Fischbein of
Kingston, who treats sexual offend-
ers and victims, said its hard to tell
how the NCAAs actions will affect
Sanduskys victims, as victims tend
to find it more helpful when the
offender is prosecuted.
How it helps individual (victims)
varies, Fischbein said. Some have
developed a lot of anger that the
school didnt help them, while oth-
ers may feel they wouldnt have
been a victim if the actions were
properly reported.
He said he believed the NCAA
was sending a message that no
football program or sports program
can become so important that the
school or powers that be lose hu-
man decency.
VICTIMS
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WILKES-BARRE Mayor
Tom Leighton said city attor-
neys will be made available to
answer any questions Depart-
ment of Public Works employ-
ees have regarding a criminal
probe into missing fuel, but the
attorneys will not represent the
employee.
Leighton said he made the of-
fer to DPW workers during a
meeting on Friday at which
time he also stressed the impor-
tance that they tell the truth if
questioned by Luzerne County
detectives.
I just wanted to let them
know the city administration
plans to cooperate 100 percent
in any investigation. We want
to make sure they answer ques-
tions truthfully and honestly,
Leighton said.
Frank Sorick, president of
the Wilkes-Barre Taxpayers As-
sociation, said he was con-
cerned by Leightons meeting
with the employees because
two DPW workers told him
Leighton said a city attorney
would accompany them to any
interview with detectives, if
they wished.
But Leight-
on said that is
not accurate.
Several DPW
employees
contacted him,
wanting to
know what
their rights were or if they
should have an attorney pre-
sent if they are contacted by de-
tectives.
I said if they had legal ques-
tions or concerns, we would
make a city attorney available
to answer those questions, but
they would not be available to
represent them because of a po-
tential conflict, Leighton said
Detectives are expected to in-
terview employees as part of
their probe into nearly 18,000
gallons of gasoline and diesel
fuel that a Times Leader inves-
tigation revealed are missing
from the citys tanks between
Dec. 1, 2011 and June 22.
Sorick acknowledged its pos-
sible the employees he spoke to
misunderstood Leightons com-
ments. He said his primary con-
cern was that city attorneys not
represent any employee.
If hes saying thats not what
happened and it was a misun-
derstanding, Im good with
that. As long as the city attor-
ney is not accompanying them,
Im happy, Sorick said.
Lawyers to address
DPW queries on probe
W-B mayor told workers to
tell truth to detectives
investigating missing fuel.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
Leighton
PRINGLE -- Teachers at West
Side Career & Technology Cen-
ter are very positive about two
new progressive education pro-
grams being introduced this
school year, the schools Joint
Operating Committee learned
Monday.
Administrative Director Nan-
cy Tkatch told the committee
that both the clustering and hy-
brid learning models are being
well received as they are rolled
out to teachers.
She said that in the clustering
model teams of academic core
subject teachers are partnered
with teachers froma group of re-
latedoccupational shops, sothat
all students in those shops are
taught their academic course-
workbythesamegroupof teach-
ers. This allows the teachers to
customize their academic core
worktobemorerelevant towhat
students in those shops will en-
counter in future employment,
Tkatch said, and allows the
teachers to work as an integrat-
edteamtodeal withthat specific
group of students.
Hybrid learning integrates
digital content into the class-
room through the use of laptop
computers and allows the stu-
dents to experience class mate-
rial in more than one way,
Tkatch said. The tech school is
one of three local high schools
using hybrid learning, Tkatch
said Crestwood and tech
school member district Dallas
aretheothers -- andtheonlytech
school in the commonwealth to
do so. The project is being fund-
ed by a $66,000 grant and will be
rolled out first in the health and
human services area, which in-
cludes health care technology
and law enforcement, she said.
Im so pleased with how our
teachers are responding to this,
said Tkatch, even our veteran
teachers are embracing this be-
cause they see what it can do.
In other business in the brief
meeting, the committee:
Appointed Daniel Berry as
HVAC instructor, effective Sept.
1.
Added Christopher Nice
(mathematics) and William
Gouger (English) to the profes-
sional staff substitute list.
Approved the purchase of a
point-of-sale systemfor the cafe-
teriaat acost of $8,304fromPCS
Revenue Control Systems, Inc.
The systemwill replace a home-
grown system and allow better
reporting of purchases and
speed student progress through
the cafeteria lines, the boardwas
told.
Approvedpurchaseof two3-
ton, 36,000 BTU air condition-
ing units fromJohnson Controls
in the amount of $12,183. The
bid was $100 higher than the
lowest bid, but the units include
heat pumps that were not in the
lower priced units, the board
was told, andweredeemedabet-
ter value. The units will be
placed in the computer lab and
library.
WSCTC programs praised
By JANINE UNGVARSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
KINGSTON The munici-
palitys Tax Office an-
nounced that 2012 school
taxes will be issued on Mon-
day. They will be due at the
discounted amount through
Sept.27.
Payments may be mailed
to 500 Wyoming Ave., King-
ston, PA 18704.
If a receipt is desired,
enclose a self-addressed
stamped envelope and the
entire bill.
Payments may also be
made at the tax office.
Office hours are from 8:30
a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Bring the entire bill to
speed up the payment proc-
ess.
Payments may be made by
cash, check or money order.
The Tax Office is not able
to accept debit or credit
cards.
Any property owner who
does not receive a tax bill
should contact the Munici-
pality of Kingston Tax Of-
fice at 570-288-4576, ext.
114.
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LUZERNE COUNTY
Settlement gets shared
Dozens of Pennsylvania munici-
palities and non-profit organiza-
tions will get a share of an $11.5
million settlement reached with
two banks accused of taking part
in a bid-rigging scheme, state
Attorney General Linda Kelly
announced Monday.
Locally, the Crestwood School
District and the Lackawanna
County Multipurpose Stadium
Authority are set to receive resti-
tution. The district will get
$9,659, while the stadium author-
ity is due $6,071.
The money comes from settle-
ments reached with Bank of
America and JP Morgan Chase.
In a press release, Kelly said the
banks took advantage of local
governments, school districts and
non-profit organizations that were
attempting to invest or protect
the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.
A number of banks, brokers
and financial service firms manip-
ulated the bidding process and
shared information, causing vic-
tims to pay higher fees and re-
ceive lower interest rates, Kelly
said.
The Bank of America settle-
ment will result in distribution of
$2.9 million to 70 local govern-
ments and organizations state-
wide, while the JP Morgan Chase
settlement will distribute $8.6
million.
WILKES-BARRE
Arc hosts family forum
The Arc of Luzerne County will
be hosting its second family fo-
rum on Monday from 10 a.m. to
noon at the Ramada Inn, 20 Pub-
lic Square, Wilkes-Barre.
The purpose is for self-advo-
cates and their families to share
their personal stories and con-
cerns for the future in an effort to
develop a plan for the future of
services within the DPW/ODP
system in the state. DPW Secre-
tary Gary D. Alexander and DPW
Deputy Secretary for Develop-
mental Programs Kevin Friel will
attend the forum.
Reservations are required. Call
970-7739 or email info@thear-
cofluzernecounty.org by Wednes-
day.
WILKES-BARRE TWP.
Store collects attire
Mens Warehouse will be partic-
ipating in its fifth annual National
Suit Drive through July 31.
The National Suit Drive is the
nations largest collection of gent-
ly used business attire for men.
Wilkes-Barre residents are en-
couraged to donate gently worn
professional attire to the orga-
nization that provides clothing
for unemployed workers in the
area.
All items donated to the Arena
Hub Plaza store will be given to
the nonprofit United Rehabil-
itation Services.
WILKES-BARRE
Y in backpack drive
This August, the Wilkes-Barre
Family YMCA is partnering with
Volunteers of America for Oper-
ation Backpack a program de-
signed to help underserved chil-
dren get ready for school.
Anyone
who do-
nates a
new back-
pack with
school
supplies to
the Wilkes-
Barre Y
from Aug. 1 to 25 will pay only
$20 to start their annual member-
ship a savings of more than
$120. If a current member do-
nates, he or she will receive $20
off his or her next months mem-
bership fee.
While an exciting time, getting
kids ready to go back to school
can prove to be a huge financial
burden for parents, said Meghan
Davis, marketing and communi-
cations director at the Y, adding
that Y officials hope the huge
membership savings will give
prospective and current members
of the Y an incentive to donate.
N E W S I N B R I E F
SCRANTON A class-action
lawsuit filed against First Com-
munity Bank and Trust alleges
the bank manipulated the order
in which it posted debit card
transactionstocauseconsumers
to overdraft their accounts, al-
lowing it to reap obscene prof-
its by increasing the number of
overdraft fees it imposed.
Thesuit, filedonbehalf of Wil-
liam and April Johnson of Clif-
ford Township in Lackawanna
County, claims the banks un-
conscionable practices caused
some consumers to overdraw
their accounts, even though
there were sufficient funds to
cover the charges.
It did so by grouping several
days of charges into a single
batch, then paying the highest
charge first, even when lesser
charges were incurred prior to
the highest charge.
That caused accounts to hit a
negative balance sooner.
If the charges hit in the order
they were made, or were paid
fromlowest tothehighest, there
would have been sufficient
funds tocover moreof thecharg-
es, leading to fewer overdraft
fees, according to the suit filed
byattorneyJeffreyOstrowof the
Kopelowitz Ostrow law firm in
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
They would sometimes hold
a transaction two or three days
then, all of a sudden, lump them
together, Ostrow said in a
phone interview Monday. It
makesit nearlyimpossibletofig-
ure out what was in the account
most of the time.
In the Johnsons case, they
oncemade13chargesonasingle
day and incurred three separate
overdraft fees of $32each, or $96
total. Had the bank posted the
charges from lowest to highest,
the couple would have had suffi-
cient fundstocoverall but oneof
the charges, which would have
reduced their overdraft fee to
$32.
The suit is among dozens of
lawsuits filed nationwide
against numerous banks that
have challenged policies relat-
ing to overdraft fees for debit
and automatic teller machine
cards, Ostrow said. It names
First Liberty and its parent com-
pany, Community Bank NA of
Canton, N.Y., as defendants.
Community Bank operates
175bankingcentersinNewYork
andPennsylvania, includingsev-
eral First Liberty branches locat-
ed in Wilkes-Barre, Kingston
and Trucksville.
Bank sued over debit card transactions
Suit alleges action caused
overdrawing of accounts.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
See BANK, Page 6A
WILKES-BARRE A former em-
ployee of the Luzerne County Trea-
surers Office who pleaded no contest
in April 2009 to taking more than
$14,000 in property-tax payments
should be held in contempt of court
for failing to pay restitution in the
case, the countys probation office
said in court papers Monday.
Jennifer Masulis, 37, of Pittston,
was sentenced in 2009 by former
Judge Michael Toole to two years pro-
bationafter prosecutors saidshe stole
money on 24 separate occasions from
April 17, 2006 to Feb. 9, 2007.
At the time of her sentencing, Ma-
sulis had already paid back $6,729 to-
ward the total $14,000 owed to the
county.
In a report dated July 13, the coun-
tys adult probationandparoledepart-
ment said Masulis still owes a total of
$7,260, which includes court costs
and supervision fees.
Masulis is on a payment plan of $75
per monthandhas defaultedto a total
of $850, court papers say.
Aphone number couldnot be locat-
ed to reach Masulis for comment
Monday. She hadpreviously beenrep-
resented by former defense attorney
and current county Judge Joseph
Sklarosky Jr.
Masulis had worked in the county
Treasurers Office for about five years
when prosecutors were alerted to the
missing money when another Trea-
surers Office employee, Laura Beers,
said she became alarmed when tax-
payers began complaining they re-
ceived delinquent tax notices when,
in fact, their taxes were paid.
County Judge William Amesbury
scheduled a hearing for Aug. 9 to de-
termine if Masulis should be held in
contempt of court.
Masulis may also face a probation
violation and be scheduled to appear
at revocationhearingwhere she could
be resentenced in the case.
Ex-county
employee
may face
contempt
Jennifer Masulis, 37, failed to pay
restitution for taking over
$14,000.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth
man convicted by a Luzerne County
jury of sexually assaulting two girls
will have to wait to learn his puni-
shment.
Judge Tina Polachek Gartley said
Monday that Robert Caravella, 53,
will be sentenced after his trial on
charges he neglected a teen boy who,
investigators said, did not know how
to brush his teeth or
bathe.
A jury of four wom-
en and eight men on
April 25 convicted
Caravella of sexually
assaulting two girls
known to him in Ply-
mouth and Nanti-
coke from 2002 to 2005. Police al-
leged Caravella would make them
watch pornographic videos or look at
adult magazines.
Prosecutors said the girls were 3
and 7 when the assaults began.
Caravellas attorney, Andrew Kat-
His wife, Carol Hann, 44, is also
facing a trial on child endangerment
charges.
Plymouth police and county detec-
tives allege Caravella and Hann ne-
glected a 13-year-old boy in their care
for several years.
Investigators allege they found the
couples home on Gould Street in Ply-
mouth in deplorable condition with
garbage covering the floors and a
strong odor of urine when the boy
was removed in August 2010.
The boy did not know how to brush
his teeth, use utensils to eat or know
how to bathe, investigators said.
sock III, and prosecutors requested
the sentencing hearing be continued
for different reasons.
Katsock sought to have Caravella
sentenced after the trial next week
while prosecutors are waiting for a
report from the Sexual Offenders As-
sessment Board to determine if Cara-
vella is designated a sexual predator
under the states Megans Law.
A new sentencing date has not
been scheduled.
Caravellas trial on child endanger-
ment related charges is scheduled to
begin Aug. 1. A jury is expected to be
selected Monday.
Sentencing continued for man convicted of sex assault
Robert Caravella is also facing a
trial on child endangerment.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
Caravella
WILKES-BARRE Kings College
has been on an unsustainable financial
pathinrecent years,accordingtoanew
studybyBain&Company, whichdeter-
minedone-thirdof nearly1,700colleges
anduniversities reviewedarespending
more than they can afford.
The study has been criticized for us-
ing old data and for using only two fi-
nancial yardsticks.
Using data from 2005 through 2010,
Bain calculated an
equity ratio by
lookingat thechange
of value of an institu-
tions assets, includ-
ing endowments, rel-
ative to liability.
The company also
calculated an ex-
penseratio bylookingat changes inex-
penses as a percentage of revenue. If a
schools expense ratio increased by 5
percent and the equity ratio decreased
by 5 percent, it was deemed financially
unsustainable.
But Kings College President the Rev.
JackRyannotedthat lookingat dataon-
ly until 2010 skews the results because
endowment funds of most institutions
took big hits during the recession, then
began to rebound in 2011.
Ryan also said the larger the endow-
ment fund, themoreimpact adeclinein
that fund has on Bains calculation.
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
The campus of Kings College in Wilkes-Barre. The college been on an unsustainable financial path in recent
years, according to a new study by Bain & Company.
Spending criticized
Study finds Kings on unsustainable financial path
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
See KINGS, Page 6A
Ryan
K
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Obama defends record
P
resident Barack Obama is
defending his foreign policy
record and taking veiled shots
at Republican Mitt Romney over
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Speaking to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Obama said hes
delivered on his promise to end
Iraq responsibly and to wind
down the Afghan fight.
Not mentioning Romney by
name, he noted some critics have
opposed his Afghan timeline. But
Obama says he owes it to the
troops.
Romney addresses the VFW
today before leaving on a three-
country foreign trip.
WASHINGTON
AIDS progress touted
Secretary of State Hillary Rod-
ham Clinton says its possible to
virtually eliminate HIV-infected
births and the U.S. is donating
$80 million in new funding to
help poor countries reach that
goal.
Treating HIV-infected women
so that they protect their babies
is a key part of the Obama ad-
ministrations goal of an AIDS-
free generation.
Clinton told the International
AIDS Conference Monday that
the new money will help get
those life-saving drugs to women
who now slip through the cracks.
Clinton also says the U.S. is
investing millions more to study
what works best to protect the
highest-risk population in hard
hit countries gay and bisexual
men, sex workers and injecting
drug users.
BAGHDAD
Over 100 die in Iraq
A startling spasm of violence
shook more than a dozen Iraqi
cities Monday, killing more than
100 people in coordinated bomb-
ings and shootings and wound-
ing twice as many in the coun-
trys deadliest day in more than
two years.
The attacks came only days
after al-Qaida announced it
would attempt a comeback with
a new offensive against Iraqs
weakened government.
With the U.S. military gone
and the government mired in
infighting, the Iraqi wing of al-
Qaida has vowed to retake areas
it once controlled and push the
nation back toward civil war.
MCALLEN, TEXAS
Fourteen dead in crash
A pickup truck overloaded
with illegal immigrants veered
off a highway and crashed into
trees in rural South Texas, killing
at least 14 people and leaving
nine injured, authorities said
Monday.
Federal immigration agents
were looking into the human
smuggling aspect of the case,
while public safety authorities
investigated the cause of the
Sunday evening crash in Goliad
County, about 150 miles north-
east of the border with Mexico.
The pickup crammed with 23
immigrants from Mexico and
Central America crashed less
than an hours drive from the site
of the nations most deadly im-
migrant smuggling case.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Muddy aftermath from flood
A child plays on the mud Mon-
day in a village in a district of
Beijing, China. In the aftermath
of the heaviest rain in six dec-
ades and the deaths of 37, ques-
tions were being raised about
the citys push for modern-
ization and its affect on basic
infrastructure such as drainage
networks.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. His hair dyed
a shocking comic-book shade of orange-
red, the former doctoral student accused
of killing moviegoers at a showing of the
newBatman movie appeared in court for
the first time on Monday, but he didnt
seem to be there at all.
James Holmes shuffled into court in a
maroon jailhouse jumpsuit with his
hands cuffed the first look the world
got of the 24-year-old since the Friday
shooting that left 12 people dead and 58
others injured at a packed midnight
screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
Unshaven and appearing dazed,
Holmes sat virtually motionless during
the hearing. At one point, Holmes simply
closed his eyes. Prosecutors said they
didnt know if he was being medicated.
Throughout the hearing, he never said
a word. His attorneys did all the talking
when the judge asked him if he under-
stood his rights.
His demeanor, however, angered the
relatives of some of the victims of the
shooting. Some stared at him the entire
hearing, including Tom Teves, whose
son, Alex, was killed in the attack. Teves
watched Holmes intently, sizing him up.
I saw the coward in court today and
Alex couldhave wipedthe floor withhim
without breaking a sweat, said Teves,
whose son, a physical therapist, dove to
protect his girlfriend.
The hearing was the first confirmation
that Holmes hair was colored. OnFriday,
there were reports of his hair being red
and that he told arresting officers that he
was The Joker. Batmans nemesis in
thefictional Gothamhas brightlycolored
hair.
Investigators found a Batman mask in-
side his apartment after they finished
clearing it of booby traps, a law enforce-
ment official close to the investigation
said Sunday.
Holmes, whom police say donned
body armor and was armed with an as-
sault rifle, a shotgun and handguns dur-
ing the attack, was arrested shortly after-
ward. He is refusingtocooperate, author-
ities said. They said it could take months
to identify a motive.
Dazed movie shooting suspect in court
AP PHOTO
James E. Holmes appears Monday in
Arapahoe County District Court in
Centennial, Colo.
James E. Holmes appears for first
time since shooting that left 12 dead.
The Associated Press
BEIRUTSyria threatenedMon-
day to unleash its chemical and bio-
logical weapons if the countryfaces a
foreign attack, a desperate warning
froma regime that has failedtocrush
a powerful and strengthening rebel-
lion.
The statement Syrias first-ever
acknowledgement that the country
possesses weapons of mass destruc-
tion suggests President Bashar
Assad will continue the fight to stay
in power, regardless of the cost.
It would be reprehensible if any-
body in Syria is contemplating use of
such weapons of mass destruction
like chemical weapons, U.N. Secre-
tary-General Ban Ki-moon said dur-
ing a trip to Belgrade, Serbia. I sin-
cerely hope the international com-
munity will keep an eye on this so
that there will be no such things hap-
pening.
Syria is believed to have nerve
agents as well as mustard gas, Scud
missiles capable of delivering these
lethal chemicals and a variety of ad-
vancedconventional arms, including
anti-tank rockets andlate-model por-
table anti-aircraft missiles.
During a televised news confer-
ence Monday, Foreign Ministry
spokesman Jihad Makdissi stressed
that the weapons are secure and
would only be used in the case of an
external attack.
No chemical or biological weap-
ons will ever be used, and I repeat,
will never be used, during the crisis
in Syria no matter what the develop-
ments inside Syria, he said. All of
these types of weapons are instorage
and under security and the direct su-
pervision of the Syrian armed forces
andwill never be usedunless Syria is
exposed to external aggression.
The Syrian government later tried
to back off from the announcement,
sending journalists an amendment
to the prepared statement read out
by Makdissi. The amendment said
all of these types of weapons IF
ANY are in storage and under se-
curity. It was anattempt toreturnto
Damascus position of neither con-
firming nor denying the existence of
unconventional weapons.
Chemical
threat by
Syrians
Statement suggests president
will continue fight for power.
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY
and PAUL SCHEMM
Associated Press
TERRADES, Spain As a wildfire
closed in on them, five members of a va-
cationing French family abandoned
their car and stumbled through thick
smoke downa steephillside ina desper-
ate bid to reach the waters of the Medi-
terranean. Instead of a beach, they
found themselves at the edge of a cliff
with no choice but to jump or try to
climb down. Two plummeted to their
deaths.
The deaths of the father and daugh-
ter off the 65-foot high cliff were among
the most tragic tales from Spain as it
battles blazes during one of its driest
summers in decades. The fire involved
was likely sparked by someone throw-
ing a lit cigarette out of a car along a
small road inundated by vehicles head-
ing to France, police said.
The deaths occurred Sunday night in
Portbou, a Spanish town just three
miles from the French border. Because
wildfires elsewhere had forced the clo-
sure of the main highway linking Spain
to France, traffic was diverted to the
smaller road via Portbou.
The tossedcigarette apparently start-
ed a fire on the pavement which quickly
spread to woods along the road before
the cars couldescape andofficials could
shut the thoroughfare, Deputy Mayor
edgeof thecliff as thefireclosedin, Cor-
taba said.
The mother tried to scale down the
crumbly cliff-face, but lost her grip and
fell, said Tony Buixeda, the towns port
manager, who was at the scene in a
boat.
The 60-year-old father died instantly
when he hit submerged rocks, and his
15-year-old daughter drowned, Cortaba
said.
Elisabet Cortaba said Monday. Around
150 people were soon running from
their vehicles and down into the rocky
terrain toward the beach.
The deadly northern regional wind
phenomenon called Tramontana led
to intense gusts in the heavily forested
area, spreading the blaze quickly. Dur-
ing all this, the family of five became
separated from the rest of the group on
the way down and found itself at the
AP PHOTO
Firefighters work to control the fire as the flames are seen near a building in La Jonquera, Spain, near the border with
France on Sunday.
2 die in cliff plunge
Spanish wildfire forces French family to flee car
AP PHOTO
Flames ravage the forest near the highway in La Jonquera, Spain, near the
border with France on Sunday.
By ALAN CLENDENNING
and MANU FERNANDEZ
Associated Press
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Hal Wentworth, a senior vice
president for Community Bank,
declined to comment on the suit.
Thesuit relates todebit and/or
ATMcards that allowconsumers
towithdrawmoney fromtheir ac-
count and to make purchases di-
rectly frommerchants. The funds
are deducted automatically from
the purchasers account.
Banks, including First Liberty,
know instantaneously whether
an account has sufficient funds to
cover a charge. Rather than de-
cline a purchase when there are
insufficient funds, First Liberty
allowed the charge to go through
so that it could collect an over-
draft fee andmaximize its profits,
the suit says.
Ostrow sites a study that esti-
mated banks charged $37.1 bil-
lion in overdraft fees alone in
2009, up from$17 billion in 2007.
A spokesperson for First Liber-
ty Bank did not return a phone
message Monday seeking com-
ment on the suit.
The Johnsons suit notes First
Liberty changed its policy in May
2011 and now post charges from
lowest to highest. The suit seeks
damages for the banks past prac-
tices.
Thesuit allegesthebankviolat-
ed several consumer protection
statutes. It seeks an order direct-
ing the bank to forfeit profits it
made from the questioned over-
draft fees, as well as topayrestitu-
tion for affected persons and pu-
nitive damages.
BANK
Continued from Page 4A
According to Bains data, Kings
has the biggest endowment fund
perpupil amongtheareasfour-year
institutions: $19,359 per full-time-
equivalent student, more thandou-
bletherateof MisericordiaandMa-
rywood universities, and nearly
three times the rate at Wilkes Uni-
versity. University of Scranton has
the second-highest endowment
fund per pupil, $18,625.
An article in the Chronicle of
Higher Education points out the
sameconcerns withtheBainanaly-
sis, noting it put some of the na-
tions wealthiest schools includ-
ing Harvard and Notre Dame in
the financially unsustainable cate-
gory.
Ryan conceded that Bains calcu-
lations regarding the expense ratio
were accurate, but said it stems
from a deliberate decision to in-
creasestudent aidduringthereces-
sion.
In 2008, when the financial cri-
sis and recession hit hardest, we
made a purposeful decision to sub-
stantially increase financial aid,
Ryan said. As a result, net tuition
the amount students paid after fi-
nancial aid was factored in drop-
ped for three years at Kings, Ryan
added.
The Chronicle also noted that
Bain stands to profit from urging
colleges toscrutinize their finances
the company offers consulting
services to colleges and universi-
ties.
KINGS
Continued from Page 4A
NUANGOLA The sewer au-
thority acted Monday night to
advance the sewage system pro-
ject by adopting the recommen-
dation of engineer Rich Kresge
that notice to award construc-
tion contracts be forwarded to
Doli Construction of Chalfont.
and Wexcon Contractors Inc. of
Mooresville.
At a meetinginApril, Doli sub-
mitted the low bid of $1,139,200
for phase 2 of the project, which
entails work outside of the bor-
ough. Wexcon had the low bid
for phase 1, work within the bor-
ough limits, at $4,464,275.
The same notice will be pro-
vided to Site Specific Designs, E-
One Pumps of Niskayuana, N.Y.
on a procurement contract of
$961,592 for the purchase of
grinder pumps.
In turn, Kresge, with the
Quad3 Group of Wilkes-Barre,
said Wexcon, Doli and Site Spe-
cific must provide a certificate of
insurance and documentation of
a performance bond equal to100
percent of the contract before an
award becomes official..
Kresge said that construction
shouldbegininfour tosixweeks.
Documentation and legal work
with two major lenders, Fulton
Bank of Lancaster and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
must still be executed. A high-
way occupancy permit from Lu-
zerne County is still needed, said
David Pekar, authority chair-
man.
Pekar said that in county engi-
neer Joe Gibbons most recent
communicationhe is demanding
that Nuangola provide a seven-
year performance and mainte-
nance bond, or sustain $400,000
in an escrow account for seven
years, for that phase of the sewer
line that will parallel Blytheburn
Road.
Gibbons has said that because
Blytheburn Road has been re-
paved in the past year, he wants
assurances from the authority
that if any damage occurs, Nuan-
gola will fix it.
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ANNA E. MALEC, 91, of South
Market Street, Glen Lyon, passed
away on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal. She was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II. She was preceded in
deathby her husband, Frank J. Ma-
lec; granddaughter, Nichole Craw-
ford; sister Mary Samodel; broth-
ers, Louis, Chester, Albert and Jo-
seph Butka. Surviving are her
daughters, Felicia Domulevicz,
Francine Armstrong; sons, Ernest,
Frank and Mark Malec; 11 grand-
children; nine great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild;
sister Louise Esposito; numerous
nieces and nephews.
Military funeral services
will be held on Wednesday at
9:30a.m. fromtheGeorgeA. Strish
Inc. Funeral Home, 211 W. Main
St., GlenLyon. AMass of Christian
Burial is at 10 a.m. in Holy Spirit/
St. Adalberts Church. Family and
friends may call on Wednesday
from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
BACHMAN George, funeral 11 a.m.
today in St. Peters Lutheran
Church, 100 Rock St., Hugh-
estown. Friends may call 10 a.m.
until time of service in the
church.
CAPRARI Samuel, memorial
service 4 p.m. Thursday in Italian
Christian Church, 40 E. Oak St.,
Pittston.
HUNSINGER Judith, funeral 10
a.m. today in Mamary Durkin
Funeral Service, 59 Parrish St.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Marys
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Wilkes-Barre.
JONES David, funeral with mil-
itary honors 10:30 a.m. today in
the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral
Home Inc., 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-
Barre. Services at 11 a.m. in Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Wilkes-Barre.
KENGER Dwayne, friends may call
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. today in the
Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S.
Main St., Plains Township.
KOSCO Helen, funeral 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday in the Wroblewski
Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes St.,
Swoyersville. Friends may call 5
to 7 p.m. today in the funeral
home.
SCOTT Bertha, funeral 10 a.m.
today in the Howell-Lussi Funeral
Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West
Pittston.
SCUTT William Sr., funeral 10 a.m.
Wednesday in the Corcoran
Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St.
Plains Township. Friends may call
4 to 7 p.m. today in the funeral
home.
SONES Doris, services at 10 a.m.
Thursday in the Schellhaas Fu-
neral Home Ltd., 5864 Heckert
Road, Bakerstown. Friends may
call 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday in the funeral home.
STONIER Wallace G., memorial
service 10 a.m. Wednesday in
Calvary Baptist Church, Gibson,
N.Y.
WHALEN Dorothy, funeral 10 a.m.
today in Richard H. Disque Funer-
al Home Inc., 2940 Memorial
Highway, Dallas. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10:30 a.m. at Gate of
Heaven Church, Dallas.
WHITE - Neal, funeral 11 a.m.
Wednesday in Curtis L. Swanson
Funeral Home Inc., corner of
Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek.
Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today.
FUNERALS
T
heRev. Nicholas J. Dininni, aRo-
man Catholic priest of the Arch-
diocese of Philadelphia, died unex-
pectedly on Saturday, July 14, 2012,
while visiting in San Diego, Calif.
Father Dininni, a son of the late
Richard and Isabel (Mangas) Dinin-
ni, was born in Pottstown on July
27, 1959.
He was a high school graduate of
St. Pius X High School, Pottstown.
He enteredthe Oblates of St. Joseph
Seminary, Laflin, in 1984 and re-
ceived a bachelors degree in philos-
ophy in 1986 from Kings College.
He continued his theological
studies in Rome at the Pontifical Ur-
baniana University and made his
perpetual profession of vows as an
Oblate of Saint Joseph in 1993 and
was ordained to the priesthood on
October 16, 1993, at St. Anthony of
Padua Church, Exeter, by Most Rev-
erendJames C. Timlin, D.D., retired
Bishop of Scranton.
As an Oblate of St. Joseph priest,
he served Saint Roccos Parish, Pitt-
ston, as both assistant pastor and
pastor from 1993 to 1998, and then
joined the Archdiocese of Philadel-
phia.
As a priest of the archdiocese, he
served as assistant pastor at St. Ce-
cilias Parish, Coatesville, and St.
Patricks Parish, Malvern; and as
pastor for a brief time at Immacu-
late Conception Parish, Levittown.
Surviving, besides his mother,
are his brothers, Richard, Easton;
Henry, Pottstown; and Robert, Mor-
gantown.
The Receptionof the Cremated
Remains will be held at Saint Aloy-
sius Church, Pottstown, on Thurs-
day at 9:30 a.m., followed by visita-
tion with the family. The Most Rev-
erend John J. McIntyre, Auxiliary
Bishop of Philadelphia, will cele-
brate a Pontifical Mass of Christian
Burial at 11a.m. Homilist will be the
Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, O.S.J., rec-
tor of the Oblates of St. JosephSem-
inary, Laflin.
Interment will be in St. Aloysius
Cemetery, Pottstown.
The Rev. Nicholas Dininni
July 14, 2012
A
ndrew Dean Lafratta, 88, of
Plains Township, passed away
Friday, July 20, 2012, at the Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Plains
Township.
Born in Pittston, he was a son of
the late Giacomo (Jesse) and Car-
mella DaMario Lafratta and was
educated in Pittston schools.
Andrewwas a U.S. Merchant Ma-
rine having served from March 6,
1942, to August 1, 1972.
He delivered war materials to the
Armed Forces in the British Isles,
Europe, Mediterranean, East Afri-
ca, South Africa, West Africa, Per-
sian Gulf, Iran and Iraq, (1943) In-
dia, Pacific Islands and Japan, and
the KoreanandVietnamWar Zones.
In August 1972, Andrewretired as a
chief engineer. He was a member of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,
(St. Joseph Marello Parish), Pitt-
ston.
Some of Deans life pleasures
were gardening, golfing and bowl-
ing.
He was a beloved son, brother
and uncle who will be missed by all
who knew and loved him.
The family would like to thank
the dedicated doctors and staff of
both the Timber Ridge Health Care
Center and the VA Medical Center
for their compassionate care.
He was preceded in death by his
sister Teresa Fitzpatrick, and a
brother, Dominick.
Surviving are his brother Joseph
Lafratta, Falls; sister Rosella Mulca-
hy and husband Joseph, Minneapo-
lis, Minn.; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Fri-
day at 9 a.m. from Baloga Fu-
neral Home Inc., 1201Main St., Pitt-
ston (Port Griffith), with a Mass of
Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Joseph Marello Parish at Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Church, William
Street, Pittston. Interment will be
held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carv-
erton.
Relatives and friends may pay
their respects on Thursday, July 26,
2012, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the fu-
neral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to St. Jo-
seph Marello Parish at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Church Building
Fund, 237 William St., Pittston, PA
18640.
For directions or to send an on-
line condolence, please visit
www.balogafuneralhome.com.
Andrew Lafratta
July 20, 2012
H
elen Dougherty, R.N., 87, of
Penn Street, Wilkes-Barre,
passed away on Monday, July 23,
2012, at her home.
She was born in Larksville on Au-
gust 29, 1924, a daughter of the late
Joseph and Mary Anderson Cun-
ningham.
Helen was a graduate of St. Vin-
cents High School in Plymouth and
the Pittston Hospital School of
Nursing.
Prior to her retirement, she had
been employed for many years as a
registered nurse at the Mercy Hos-
pital in Wilkes-Barre.
Helen was a member of St. Andre
Bessette Parish at Holy Saviour
Church in Wilkes-Barre, where she
was a member of its Altar &Rosary
Society. She was also a member of
the Donegal Society.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Thomas Dougherty, in
1986; daughter-in-law, Linda
Dougherty; great-grandson, Tho-
mas Joseph Medici; brother, Joseph
Cunningham; sisters, Mary Curran,
Kay Perlis and Anna Naples.
Surviving are children, Thomas
Dougherty, Laurel Run; Helen Per-
luke andher husband, Clem; Joseph
Dougherty and his wife, Kathy;
Molly Mangan and her husband,
John; Maggie Corbett and her hus-
band, Ray; Ann Risko and her hus-
band, Jay, all of Wilkes-Barre; grand-
children, Megan Dougherty; Kevin
Perluke and his wife, Samantha; Er-
ic Perluke, Joseph Dougherty, Kelly
Medici and her husband, Tony;
Brian Dougherty; John, Jillian and
Caitlin Mangan; Kara and Lisa Ge-
orge; Amy, John and Thomas Risko;
great-grandchildren, Taylor Isaacs,
Mackenzie and Kyle Perluke, and
Skylar Munoz-Dougherty; nieces
and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on
Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Nat &
Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park
Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of
Christian Burial to follow at 9:30
a.m. in St. Andre Bessette Parish at
Holy Saviour Church, 54 HillardSt.,
Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be
held at St. Marys Cemetery, Hanov-
er Township.
Friends may call on Wednesday
from5 to8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the Alz-
heimers Association, 57N. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18701or to the
American Diabetes Association, 63
N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701.
Online condolences may be sent
by visiting Helens obituary at
www.natandgawlasfuneralhome-
.com.
Helen Dougherty
July 23, 2012
W
illiam Bill Franklin Sr., 88,
Vinita, Okla., passed away
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at Rose-
wood Terrace.
Williamwas born December 27,
1923, in Wilkes-Barre, to Thomas
Henry and Florence Katherine
(LaVelle) Franklin.
Serving in the U.S. Army from
March 1943 until January 1946,
William served with the 8th Ar-
mored Division in New Guinea as
well as the Pacific Theater during
World War II. William raised his
family in California, where he
worked as a mechanic in the auto
industry for 60 years before retir-
ing. He came to Vinita six years
ago.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his wife,
Winifred; brothers Tom, Dick,
Jack, Don and Al Franklin; sisters,
Claire Homnick and Jeannie Mo-
rey.
He is survived by children, Tho-
mas R. Franklin, Indio, Calif.; Wil-
liam Franklin Jr., Vinita, Okla.;
Bonnie Beltman, Sunnyside,
Wash.; Patricia Gullen and hus-
band Ralph, Azusa, Calif.; Kath-
leen Martinez, Upland, Calif.; Sha-
ron Franklin, Vinita, Okla.; son-in-
law, William Southern, Vinita, Ok-
la.; Robert Franklin and wife Patri-
cia, La Verine, Calif.; brother
Benjamin Franklin, Shavertown;
sister-in-law, Marcella Franklin of
Chalfont, Pa.; nine grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial graveside ser-
vices were held Monday at
Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Ok-
la., with Pastor Justin Turner offi-
ciating.
William Franklin
Sr.
July 12, 2012
RUSSELL C. HERBERT III, Ed-
wardsville, passed away Friday, Ju-
ly 20, 2012 at Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center. He was a
son of the late Russell and Kathe-
rine Herbert. Surviving are sisters,
Lisa, Louisiana; Chrissy and her
husband, Joe, Kingston; niece, Ti-
na; great-niece, Ainsley; nephews,
Lester, Andrew, Christopher and
Joey.
Funeral arrangements are by
Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home,
Swoyersville, with a private ser-
vice for the family. There will be no
calling hours.
T
anya Cecelia Yavorski, 63, of
Pringle, died Monday, July 23,
2012 in Hospice Community Care
Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
She was born in Los Angeles,
Calif., a daughter of the late Anto-
nio and Christina Sarabia Hernan-
dez. Tanya was of the Bah Faith.
She attended Los Angeles schools,
Los Angeles City College and John
Hancock Community College in
Santa Maria, Calif. She worked for
most of her life as a certified nurs-
ingassistant inbothCalifornia and
Pennsylvania, and lovingly cared
for all of her patients.
She married Robert Yavorski in
Los Angeles in October 1973.
Besides her husband, she is sur-
vived by her children, Rose Orlan-
do, Keith Corbin, Darius Yavorski,
Michael Yavorski and Anthony Ya-
vorski; grandson, Joseph Yavorski;
sister, Louisa Jones.
A graveside service will be
held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in St.
Marys Annunciation Cemetery,
North Street, Pringle. Arrange-
ments are provided by the Kopicki
Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave.,
Kingston.
Tanya Yavorski
July 23, 2012
C
orey A. Ehret, 18, of Dallas, en-
tered into eternal rest on Sun-
day, July 22, 2012 at the Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township after fighting a
courageous 3-year battle with em-
bryonal rhabdomyo sarcoma.
He was born in Kingston on De-
cember 13, 1993, and was a son of
Douglas J. and Mary Reistetter Eh-
ret of Dallas.
Corey graduated from Dallas
High School on June 15, 2012. He
was a 4HCamp Counselor at Hicko-
ry Run State Park, a motivator for
Kids with Cancer Senior Project, a
volunteer Leader for the Deutsch
Institute for Misericordia Universi-
ty for adults with special needs. He
received the Dallas High School
Student of the Quarter Spirit
Award in 2010 and 2011 and the
Dallas High School Cross Country
Corey Ehret Award for determina-
tion and perseverance. He was also
a member of St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, where he belonged to the
youth group, served as an acolyte
and volunteered for roast beef sup-
pers, and was also a volunteer for
the Luzerne County Recreation De-
partment Summer Camp for spe-
cial-needs adults.
Corey enjoyed sports and was a
member of the Dallas High School
cross country, track and middle
school soccer team. He was a mem-
ber of the Dallas Middle School Jazz
Band in 2008.
Corey was employed by the Irem
Temple Country Club Golf Pro
Shop. He had been accepted into
the College of Engineering at Penn
State, Wilkes-Barre campus. He was
also an avid skier, hunter and fisher-
man.
Due to the rarity of Coreys can-
cer, he is a pioneer of immunothera-
pyfor sarcomatreatment, evenafter
his death. His family would like to
extend a sincere thank you to the
staff of the Henry Cancer Center at
Geisinger, Dr. Ehrlich and Dr. Sala-
zar for the compassionate care they
gave to Corey.
Surviving, in addition to his par-
ents, are brothers, his twin, Chris-
topher J., and Brenden C., both at
home.
Coreys celebration of life ser-
vice will be held Thursday at 11a.m.
from St. Pauls Lutheran Church,
route 118, Dallas, with the Rev.
Charles Grube officiating. Friends
may call at the church on Wednes-
day from 4 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
quests that memorial contributions
be sent to St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, RR4, Box627-A, Dallas, PA
18612-0802 or the Corey Ehret
Award Cross Country Booster Club
at Dallas High School, 2000 Co-
nyngham Ave., Dallas, PA18612.
Arrangements are by the Curtis
L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., cor-
ner of routes 29 &118, Pikes Creek.
Online condolences can be made at
clswansonfuneralhome.com.
Corey Ehret
July 22, 2012
C
linton A. McMullen, 88, of
Mountain Top, passed away
Saturday evening, July 21, 2012 at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in Toronto, Canada, on Ja-
nuary 8, 1924, he was a son of the
late Harry andPhyllis (DeClinton)
McMullen. He was educatedinTo-
ronto schools.
He was a World War II veteran
serving in the Coast Guard and the
Merchant Marines who was later
recognized by the U.S. Navy, serv-
ing from 1941 until his retirement
in 1989.
He was a member and past pres-
ident of the Wyoming Rod and
Gun Club in Springbrook Town-
ship. He was an avid hunter and
sportsman. There was a hidden
kindness about Clinton that few
knew, helping the elderly and dis-
abled as a volunteer for the Dial a
Driver program, providing trans-
portation for their daily needs.
He is preceded in death, in addi-
tionto his parents, by his first wife,
Olga Bianchi; son, Robert; and a
brother, Marvin.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife of 21 years, the former June
Stemrich, are sisters, Norma, Pa-
tricia and Barbara; brother Ken
McMullen, all of Ontario, Canada;
step-son, Paul Schwartz, and wife
Kimberly, Oneida, Pa.; stepdaugh-
ters, Valerie (Schwartz), Thomas,
Ashley; JoAnn and husband Pa-
trick Black, Mountain Top; grand-
sons, Robert R. Thomas, Brian
Schwartz and James P. Black;
granddaughters, Jenell Black and
Tiffany Pelayo.
Funeral services will be
held Thursday at 11 a.m. at
the Desiderio Funeral Home Inc.,
436 S. Mountain Blvd., Mountain
Top. Interment will be held at Al-
bert Cemetery, Mountain Top.
Friends may call Wednesday from
5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial do-
nations may be made to the Amer-
ican Heart Association. Online
condolences may be expressed at
www.desideriofh.com.
Clinton McMullen
July 21, 2012
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. More
than 1,000 turtles made a slow-
speed escape from their turtle
farm in northwest Georgia.
Turtle farmer David Driver
told sheriffs officials he suspects
vandals might be to blame for
tearing down fences around his
turtle ponds in Summerville.
Authorities said that allowed
theturtles includingsnappers,
Eastern paints and yellow-bellied
sliders to leave the farm and
make a beeline to nearby ponds
and creeks.
Driver told The Chattanooga
Times FreePress that about1,600
of the 2,200 turtles escaped. He
said his business involves selling
some turtles to pet-growing oper-
ations and others to China.
Sheriffs officials are contin-
uing to search for the turtles.
Summerville, known more as
the home of folk artist Howard
Finster than it is for turtles, is
about 90 miles northwest of At-
lanta.
Turtles bolt
to freedom
The Associated Press
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Brandi Balasavage, 26, of Scott
Street, wasfoundlyingonher back
inwoodsnearthelegionjustbefore
2:30 a.m. A back pack and a crow-
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police said.
Police allege Balasavage pried
open a cash register, a music ma-
chine and a money change ma-
chine, according to arrest records.
Its not the first time Balasavage
has been accused of forcing her
way into a business and prying
open machines containing money.
Court records indicate Balasav-
age was sentenced in November
2010onchargessheforcedher way
into the Anthracite Caf on Scott
Street, Wilkes-Barre, on Dec. 7,
2009, and Dukus Caf on Pringle
Street, Kingston, on April 8, 2010,
pryingopenjukeboxes, videogame
machines and an ATM.
A county judge issued an arrest
warrant for Balasavage on July 12
charging her withfailing to appear
in court on a contempt hearing re-
lated to the burglaries in 2009 and
2010, court records say.
According to the latest criminal
complaint:
Police investigated a burglar
alarmat the American Legion and
heard people running from the
building into woods. Officers
chased and arrested Balasavage,
who claimed she fell down an em-
bankment.
Police filed charges of burglary,
criminal trespass, conspiracy and
possessing instruments of crime
againstRyanPatrickShanahan, 20,
of Nanticoke, in connection with
the incident. He has not been ar-
raigned.
The burglary at the legion was
recorded by video, police said.
Balasavage is scheduled for a
preliminary hearing on Aug. 1 be-
fore District Judge AndrewBarilla
in Pittston.
Woman is arrested
in Pittston burglary
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARREAnattorney
for Wilkes-Barre Township Fire
Chief John Yuknavich has asked
prosecutors to outline exactly
when his client allegedly took
moneyor madepersonal purchas-
es withfire company money.
Arguinghis client is innocent of
thecharges, attorneyBarryDyller
said he cannot prove who did
what if (prosecutors) wont tell
me the specifics.
The arguments were made at a
pre-trial hearing for Yuknavich,
48, whowaschargedinDecember
with taking $11,865 from the de-
partments bankaccount between
October 2008 and August 2010
and using the
departments
credit card at
Sams Club for
$3,706 in per-
sonal purchas-
es.
Dyller argued
it is impossible
that all transactions between Oc-
tober 2008 and August 2010 were
donecriminally, andthat multiple
creditcardswerebeingusedatthe
same time.
Dyller said, for example, two
purchasesweremadeonthesame
daybut at twolocationstwohours
apart one in Pennsylvania the
other inNewJersey.
Am I supposed to guess what
items purchasedbreakany laws?
Dyller asked Judge Joseph Skla-
roskyJr. I needtoknowwhat pur-
chases were legitimate andwhich
were illegitimate.
Assistant District Attorney Mi-
chael Melnick said all of informa-
tion prosecutors have has been
given to Dyller, and prosecutors
are alleging each transaction be-
tween October 2008 and August
2010 was done criminally.
Sklarosky said he would accept
court papers fromMelnick before
issuing a ruling onthe request.
Dyller also said he did not re-
ceivesomecourtpapersregarding
the case in the evidence provided
byprosecutors, but Sklaroskytold
the attorneys to work out that as-
pect among themselves.
Last week Yuknavich was con-
victedof drunken-drivingcharges
relating to a November incident
and was sentenced to 48-hours in
the county prison.
Yuknavich was found guilty of
the charges after a non-jury trial
beforeSeniorJudgeJosephAugel-
lo. Yuknavichwasorderedtoserve
his sentence beginning Aug. 10.
He was charged in November
with two counts of driving under
the influence and one count of
reckless driving after a police offi-
cer stopped him near the Plains
Township home of Denise Pav-
lick, who had obtained a protec-
tion-from-abuse order against
him.
Yuknavichs attorney wants full outline of money allegations
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Yuknavich
SCRANTON A federal judge
has granted early release to Char-
les Costanzo, who was convicted
of stealing more than $600,000
from Lackawanna County, after
being advised Costanzo suffers
from terminal cancer.
U.S. District Judge Edwin Ko-
sik granted the motion, filed by
the U.S. Attorneys Office, to im-
mediately release Costanzo
basedonmedical reports that say
he has less than a year to live.
After receiving credit for good
conduct, Costanzo would be eli-
gible for home detention as of
Feb. 28, 2014, and would have
concludedhis prisonsentence on
Aug. 29, 2014. Kosiks order
grants him permission to be re-
leased to the home of his mother,
Joan, in Dunmore.
Costanzo, 51, was convicted in
2009 of stealing $647,260 from
Lackawanna Countys workers
compensation fund. He was sen-
tenced in August 2009 to 70
months in prison.
Costanzo was a partner in Ex-
ecutive Claims Administration,
which was hired in 2004 by for-
mer Lackawanna County com-
missioners Robert Cordaro and
A.J. Munchak to administer the
workers compensation fund.
Cordaro and Munchak were
convicted in June 2011 of taking
bribes from companies that did
business with the county. Prose-
cutors had planned to call Cos-
tanzo to testify, but he refused.
In the motion seeking early re-
lease, U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith
saidCostanzowas diagnosedwith
gastric cancer inApril after a large
tumor was discovered blocking
the entrance of the esophagus to
his stomach. His conditionis inop-
erable.
He is currently hospitalized at
the Hershey Medical Center.
Smith notes that federal law al-
lows a judge to reduce a sentence
for extraordinary and compelling
reasons.
The defendants terminal
medical condition and limited
life expectancy constitute ex-
traordinary and compelling rea-
sons, Smith said.
Kosiks order directs Costanzo
havenocontact withanywitness-
es fromhis trial or the trial of Cor-
daro or Munchak. Hes also pro-
hibited from any conduct with
Cordaro and Munchak.
Costanzo to be freed
Man convicted of stealing
from Lackawanna County to
get out of jail due to illness.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
RIDING FOR THE CHILDREN
AMANDA HRYCYNA/ FOR THE TIMES LEADER
R
iders participating in the Christmas in July motorcycle run hosted by the Salvation Army to benefit its toy give-
away program in December get ready to take off on the hour-long ride Sunday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. The ride
was planned to end at Konefals Grove in the Chase section of Jackson Township with a picnic, live music and other
activities.
KINGSTON The head of the
Luzerne County Transportation
Authority and its solicitor on
Monday responded to allega-
tions of a cover-up of sexual ha-
rassment of a bus driver andpad-
ding ridership numbers to in-
crease government funding.
Executive Director Stanley
StrelishandSolicitor JosephBla-
zosek said in a joint written
statement that the authority ful-
ly investigated the alleged inci-
dent of sexual harassment and
concluded the employee who
reported the incident requested
that the Executive Director not
take any personnel action.
County Councilman Edward
Brominski said at a July17 coun-
cil meeting that he spoke with
two bus drivers, a passenger and
a present and former authority
boardmember about drivers log-
ging ghost riders.
On Thursday, board member
Patrick Conway confirmed he
spoke with Brominski and driv-
ers about the alleged number
padding. He also said former
board members told him a fe-
male driver was groped by a su-
pervisor last year and the super-
visor received two suspensions.
He said the incident should have
been reported to the police.
Strelish and Blazosek said
Conwaydidnot raiseeither issue
at any board meeting. But before
one meeting began, Conway
made some reference to sexual
harassment but was told by staff
and board members who heard
his comment that there was a full
and complete investigation
and appropriate actions were
taken. They said Conway never
requested related documents or
more information.
Strelish and Blazosek said a
federal official in June told them
Conway had made accusations
directed at the authority claim-
ing that he needed to investigate
his accusations.
They recommended to board
Chairman Paul Maher that the
entire board and staff fully ad-
dress the accusations with Con-
way at the June 26 meeting, but
Conway did not attend it.
Strelish and Blazosek said the
incident occurred three years
ago and, until Conway made his
statements, no one, including
the alleged victim, brought any
further issues, concerns or com-
plaint to the executive director
or board. They also said a union
provides eachemployee withfull
representation and the alleged
victim had full access to the re-
sources of the union.
They said they hope the mat-
ter can be fully addressed at the
next board meeting and Con-
ways concerns placed in proper
focus and perspective to assure
the public that the authority
has acted properly with person-
nel matters and continues to
provide safe and effective mass
transit bus service without the
need for ghost passengers.
Conway did not immediately
return a call seeking comment.
LCTA replies to harassment, padding claims
A groping accusation was
dealt with properly at the
time, officials say.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
The next LCTA board meeting is
at 4 p.m. today at the LCTA offic-
es, 315 Northampton St., Kingston.
It is preceded by a 3 p.m. work
session.
W H AT S N E X T
The hotter the fire, the stronger
the steel.
Matt McGloin
Penn State Universitys quarterback, a graduate of
West Scranton High School, sent this message via
Twitter the day before Mondays announcement by
the NCAA detailing the $60 million fine and other sanctions it will
impose on the university for the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Writer wants fewer guns
in the hands of citizens
I
recently received a letter from Con-
gressman Lou Barletta telling me of his
support for the National Right-to-Carry
Reciprocity Act, which would enable con-
cealed-weapon permit holders to travel
with a concealed weapon outside their
home states. This is just what the country
needs: more guns on the streets and more
stand-your-ground laws.
Then we can have real Western shoo-
touts after fender benders when drivers get
into an argument over who caused the
accident and one of them feels threatened.
Lou, we need fewer guns on the street,
not more.
Daniel Gelbert Flannery
Pringle
Property tax legislation
seen as fair and sensible
A
s many taxpayers might have heard or
read, there is a movement afoot in
Pennsylvania to eliminate the ultra-
regressive school property tax in favor of
an increase in the personal income tax and
the sales tax.
The legislation being strongly consid-
ered, known as the Property Tax Independ-
ence Act (House Bill 1776/Senate Bill
1400), was recently voted down in commit-
tee. But it has a strong chance of reappear-
ing in the near future and possibly making
it to the floor of the House for a full up-
down vote.
In its current form, this bill would elim-
inate the local school property tax, which
funds about 57 percent of education, in
favor of increasing the personal income tax
from 3 percent to 4 percent, as well as
raising the state sales tax from 6 percent to
7 percent. It also would expand the goods
and services on which sales tax is collect-
ed.
How would this affect the average prop-
erty owner?
Since property owners pay a dispropor-
tionately large share to fund education, the
vast majority would end up with a lot more
money in their pockets to spend as they
see fit and to help stimulate the economy.
Paying the cost of education would be
more evenly spread out among all the
commonwealths residents. First-time
homebuyers would not be burdened with
exorbitant escrow payments, and senior
citizens would not fear losing their homes
to foreclosure because they cant afford
spiraling school tax bills.
Most important, schools across the state
would be funded by a single source (the
state itself) and therefore all schools would
be guaranteed an equal share of funding
based on student population. No more
disparities based on stagnant tax bases or
rural areas.
Also, this new method of funding is
fairer to everyone because its based direct-
ly on a persons ability to pay based on
their family income, unlike the property
tax.
There is a website you can visit to calcu-
late exactly how much you would save
under this plan: www.ptcc.us/
pfpfcalc.htm.
I encourage all property owners to visit
it, do the math and then get busy contact-
ing your legislators, urging them to enact
this fair and sensible law. The future of our
states education system and economic
well-being are hanging in the balance.
David L. Chaump
Duryea
Residents reminded
of voting requirements
I
am writing to inform the soon-to-be
voters in Luzerne County that the elec-
tion in November is coming up quickly.
There are important deadlines soon if you
just turned 18 and want to vote, or if you
will be out of town on Election Day and
cant make it to your poll to cast your vote.
To register to vote in the November
election you must have your registration
application to the Bureau of Elections by
early October. If you are going to be out of
town, the latest the paperwork can be in is
by 5 p.m. Nov. 3.
This information can be found at the
county website (www.luzernecounty.org)
or by contacting the Luzerne County Bu-
reau of Elections via mail (20 N. Penn-
sylvania Ave., Suite 207, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18711) or telephone (825-1715).
Also, as a reminder for this election in
November, have your state or government-
issued identification with you to vote.
Barry Kresge Jr.
Member, Republican County Committee
Representing Plains Township Ward 01
Pet lover welcomes
new hospital in Kingston
A
blessing is on the way. The report
about a state-of-the-art pet hospital
opening in Kingston couldnt be better
news.
I dont know all the hospitals and vets in
the area; I am sure there are some very
goods ones and some that are in it only for
financial gain. I had an experience with the
latter. In the last six months I have talked
to several dozen broken-hearted and dis-
illusioned pet lovers with horror stories.
On advice of counsel, we have to tempo-
rarily postpone the protest.
Like people who have to go to Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, our pets should not
have to leave the area to be treated. God
bless all of our pets.
Jack Gallagher
Shavertown
Hispanics shouldnt get
affirmative action status
A
ffirmative action is inappropriately
granted to Hispanics, to women and to
the children of successful black people.
Likewise, that same status is inappropri-
ately denied to single, healthy, white hete-
rosexual American males who dont have
children.
The original purpose of affirmative ac-
tion was to compensate black people for
the cumulative negative socioeconomic
effects of having been born to an ancestry
of slaves. The intent was to compensate
Americans for having been denied the
American dream. It was never the purpose
of affirmative action to give Hispanics and
other immigrants from Latin America a
helping hand in attaining the American
dream.
What is more, it is doubtful that most
Hispanics can even trace their bio-political
lineage back to ancestors who were held as
black American slaves.
Most Hispanics and other Latin Amer-
icans can likely trace their bio-political
lineage back to the Spanish empire, the
other European empires that established
colonies in Central and South America, or
to the indigenous peoples of South Amer-
ica. All of those empires held slaves. The
Spanish empire in particular traveled
around South America hunting for slaves,
gold and political power over others.
The descendants of those European
empires later fought against the U.S. mil-
itary in the Spanish-American War, the
Mexican-American War and the proxy
wars. Throughout the entirety of this histo-
ry, Hispanics and other Latin Americans
shot at and killed U.S. soldiers.
It is therefore a lie and a financial fraud
for the biological descendants of enemy
soldiers who fought against U.S. regiments
to come to the United States and claim
affirmative action status.
Finally, organizations such as the Amer-
ican Civil Liberties Union and the South-
ern Poverty Law Center, as well as our
own would-be (if they could be) liberal
sociopolitical experts and talking heads
of Northeastern Pennsylvania news, will
claim that there is no such thing as a bio-
political lineage. They will assert that to
even suggest such a thing is both wrong
and racist.
Yet, if their truly is no such thing as a
predetermined bio-political circumstance,
then why are Hispanics and other Latin
Americans granted affirmative action sta-
tus for everything from U.S. social ser-
vices, to U.S. education, to U.S. employ-
ment? Isnt it racist and wrong to cate-
gorize people based on their biological
lineage?
Sean M. Donahue
Hazleton
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FTER FEELING the
horror and grief of 12
murders in a darkened
Colorado movie thea-
ter, we felt tired: tiredof the argu-
ment we already could hear
about the issue of guns in this
country. Weve heard the argu-
ment endlessly, prompted by
both everyday violence and
spectacular mass shootings at
least 20 major events
since 2007. We wont
grace it with the term
debate because
there is no debate;
there are just sides.
Maybe the two
presidential candi-
datesfelt thetiredness
when they failed to
talk about guns in the
Coloradoslayings thoughwere
disappointedinbothfor not find-
inga waytoslamhomethepoint
that however derangedthisshoo-
ter was, his deadly mission was
aided by his ability to stockpile
an arsenal in a short amount of
time, an arsenal including the
type of assault weaponthat is de-
signedtodonothingbut kill a lot
of people quickly.
Were not against guns or the
Second Amendment. But we are
against howthegunlobbyandits
supporters have distorted the
Second Amendment not as a
freedom for a citizen to own a
gun, but as permission to own as
many guns as he or she wants.
Reasonable limits or controls on
stockpiling firearms, for whatev-
er reason, become curtailments
of precious rights and free-
doms.
So James Holmes reportedly
was abletobuyfour guns, includ-
ing an assault rifle, in two
months. No one batted an eye.
He was able to order 6,000
rounds of ammuni-
tion, some withex-
pedited delivery.
No one batted an
eye. He bought
high-capacity mag-
azines that would
let him get off 60
shots a minute. No
one batted an eye.
It is clear we
have to stop thinking of the gun
issue in such monolithic terms
and get more specific.
For example, banningthe type
of assault rifle AR-15 and
high-capacity magazine that
Holmes allegedly used. Such a
weapon ban was enacted in1994
andexpiredin2004. Congresslet
it expire.
Also, a one-gun-a-month law,
now current in just three states,
could slow down the rapid accu-
mulation of deadly weapons. It
might not make a difference in
the end, but it could.
Philadelphia Daily News
OTHER OPINION: MASS SHOOTINGS
Put sensible limits
on gun ownership
So James Holmes
reportedly was able
to buy four guns,
including an assault
rifle, in two
months. No one
batted an eye.
U
H-OH, THERES big
trouble here in May-
berry, and the good,
God-fearing, hard-
working people say they wont
stand for it much longer.
Not in their wholesome com-
munity.
The police chief, whom the
children idolized and the adults
admired for decades, seemingly
turned out to be a flawed guy
who did not apply the lawto his
own life. The chief reportedly
decided his small-town neigh-
borsdidnt payhimabigenough
salary to serve and protect, so
he would scam and collect to
boost his income. Nowthe good
people are out a lot of tax dol-
lars.
Andas for their trust, well, its
nearly shot.
The longtime judges who
presided over Mayberrys cases
eventually tossed ethics out the
courthousewindow; it got inthe
way of their pursuit of wealth
and the lifestyles to which they
felt entitled: yachts and man-
sions and family members who
knew only instant gratification.
Justice was just another victim
of their scheming.
Mayberrys mayor, mean-
while, did as he pleased for
years. He helped himself to the
peoples property and thumbed
his nose at those outside his in-
ner circle, engendering disbelief
among many, disdain from
some.
The woman at Mayberrys
charity, where sick and dying
children revealed their wishes,
connived to make her own
dreams come true. She stole the
cash and went to Disney. The
treasurer of Mayberrys youth
sports league helped himself to
donations, too. As for Mayber-
rys fire chief, that fellow is per-
petually in hot water.
Yes, wholesome Mayberry
definitelyisnt thesametodayas
many of the good, God-fearing,
hardworking people remember
it. Theres been a breakdown of
values. Ariseinunrulykids. Ille-
gal drugs. Lawlessness.
And the old-time residents,
who say they wont stand for it
much longer, think they know
where to pinpoint the blame for
all their communitys troubles:
Too many newcomers.
OUR OPINION: COMMUNITY
Small minds spoil
our small town
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N E W S
SANCTIONS SLAMPENN STATE
Tom Pugh will still wear his
Penn State class ring proudly.
It is a sad day for Penn State
football and a sadder day for the
university, Pugh, of Hunlock
Creek, said. But I have nothing
but pride for my education and
the education of my four chil-
dren.
Pugh, his three daughters and
son graduated from Penn State.
Pugh says its difficult to accept
what has happened in Happy Val-
ley.
We all do not want to believe
that about Joe (Paterno), but it is
what it is, Pugh said. We all
should consider what we would
have done in the same situation.
Ive seen the online comments,
and its good to knowthat we live
in a community of righteous,
morally perfect people.
Penn State fans are trying to
come to grips with the devasta-
tion of not just their beloved Nit-
tany Lions and the reputation of
their iconic coach Paterno, but
the university and all of its stu-
dents and athletes.
Jim Brozena said he and his
wife, Jackie, of West Pittston, will
continue to attend Penn State
games.
Imsure it will be much differ-
ent for God knows how many
years, he said. But we all have
to move forward.
And Brozena quickly noted
that Penn State football had not
committed any NCAA recruiting
violations.
The sad part is this will not
just adversely affect the football
team, but all other programs es-
pecially womens sports. Football
made a lot of money andfinanced
a lot of the other sports on cam-
pus.
Jackie Brozena, a Penn State
alumna, said Nittany Lion fans
are first concerned with the vic-
tims of Sandusky. With that said,
some punishments were in order
for those responsible.
Two of the principals in the
case administrators TimCurley
and Gary Schultz have yet to be
tried. Many Penn State fans feel
theentirestoryof what happened
and who was most responsible
for the cover-up is yet to be told.
This was more a failure of ad-
ministration than it was of the
football program, Jackie Broze-
na said.
Punishment a bit heavy
Willard Kresge of Bear Creek
Township and a graduate of Penn
State Class of 1966 ran unsuc-
cessfully for the Penn State
Board of Trustees.
Kresge said what the NCAA
didto chastise the university is a
bit heavy. He doesnt deny there
was a cover-up, and he says Penn
State must pay for its faults. He
agrees it is appropriate to bar
Penn State from future bowl
game appearances for a time to
penalize the school financially.
Andhe agrees the fine imposedis
appropriate, but a bit high.
The football program sup-
ports almost exclusively over 800
student athletes in 30 sport
teams fromfencingtobadminton
Pride remains strong among Penn Staters
Opinions on NCAA sanctions
vary, but local PSU grads and
fans are as enthused as ever.
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Pugh Jim Brozena Jackie Brozena
See PROUD, Page 12A
Penn State Wilkes-Barre students said
theNCAAs sanctions announcedMonday
disappointed and angered them.
Junior psychology major Fred Orlando,
20, of Swoyersville, said he is outraged
over the universitys complacent attitude
over NCAAs harsh punishment.
I thinkwecouldvedonealot morebar-
gaining, but the administration just wants
toget past this, thinkingit couldbeworse.
But we are just shy of
the worst, he said.
They think theyre
hurting the players, but
theyre hurting past,
present and prospective
students.
I think for a while
people will want to es-
trange themselves from
Penn State, but we will
come back stronger
than ever, he added.
Junior Laura Mann,
20, of Middletown, N.Y.,
agrees.
I think the board of
trustees should have
had more say instead of
just signing off on it
without anydiscussionsaidMann, whois
majoring in administration of justice.
I think theyre punishing the wrong
people. Theygot ridof thepeoplewhodid
the harm. Face it: Sanduskys inprison, he
is not getting out, she added.
Added civil engineering student Ray
DeArmitt, 20, of Harding: I dont really
see howNCAAcan demand all that.
While disappointed, senior Kate Lewis,
of Canadensis, anadministrationof justice
major, said the terms of the sanction were
fair, given the crime.
Honestly, as a student I amdisappoint-
ed in our football team being stunted for
the next five years, but I agree with the
monetary intentions because it will insure
that this never happens again. This is
something that we as Penn State culture
need to understand and move forward, so
that it doesnt just sweep under the rug,
she said.
Accounting major Meghan Langan, of
Trucksville, said what bothers her the
most are sanctions on the football pro-
gram.
I get that they want to help kids to
makeit seemlikeweresupportingabused
kids, but to make the whole football team
pay is ridiculous. Those wins happened
back then, and for themto take that away
from us is unreasonable. Those players
probably feel so devastated right now.
While Langan chose Penn State for its
academics as opposedtothefootball repu-
tation, she admits that if she were a senior
in high school now, Penn State probably
would not be her first pick.
The scandal kind of gives it a bad
name, but its one man, not the entire
school. Either way, Ill still gotoPennstate
loud and proud, said Langan.
Sanctions
shock to
students
Some local young people object to
NCAA action against Penn State.
By SHANTELLE JOHNSON
Times Leader Intern
Mann
SHANTELLE JOHNSON attended Penn
State Wilkes-Barre for two years and will be
attending University Park as a junior in the
fall. She can be contacted at
suj5003@psu.edu.
Orlando
NEW YORK The $60 million
fine levied on Penn State by the
NCAA doesnt look so big next to the
scale of the athletic departments fi-
nances.
Penn State plans to pay the fine,
part of sanctions announced Monday
over the child sexual abuse scandal,
in five annual installments of $12 mil-
lion.
The Penn State athletic depart-
ment had more than $116 million in
revenue to more than $84 million in
expenses for the 2010-11 school year,
according to data reported by the
school totheU.S. Department of Edu-
cation. The expenses dont include
debt service or capital expenditures.
Penn State wont be able to save
money by making cuts in other
sports. The NCAA specifically pro-
hibited that as part of the puni-
shment.
Instead of simply cutting costs, the
athletic department can make up for
any shortfalls in another way: raising
money.
Major college athletic departments
receive significant financial support
frombooster clubs. The Nittany Lion
Club took in more than $82 million
for the 2011 fiscal year, according to
its annual report. That includes $34
million in special gifts for facilities.
Its annual fund brought in $17 mil-
lion, and donations for suites and
club seats at Beaver Stadium totaled
$12 million.
There were 50 contributors who
gave at least $20,000 each.
Bob Harrison, Class of 1962, has
donated more than $250,000 to Penn
State in his life. Frustrated that the
NCAAbased its sanctions on what he
considers a deeply flawed Freeh re-
port, Harrisons support for the
school and the athletic department
has not wavered. And he believes hes
not the only booster who feels that
way.
I would say a high percentage sup-
porting the athletic programwill con-
tinue to, said Harrison, who worked
for Goldman Sachs for 28 years.
The reduction in football scholar-
ships handed down by the NCAAwill
save the athletic program some. The
accompanying bowl ban could also
reduce costs, because schools often
lose money on lower-level bowls.
At Penn State, the mens basketball
team had profits of nearly $5 million
in 2010-11, according to the Depart-
ment of Educationreport. Teams oth-
er than football and mens basketball
had about $23 million in expenses,
and the athletic department spent an-
other $36.5 million on expenses not
allocated to a particular sport. Foot-
ball cost $19.5 million.
Of course, football revenue could
lag if the team struggles badly on the
field as a result of the sanctions, and
ticket sales decrease.
Penn State received more than
$208 million in donations for the fis-
cal year that just ended, the second-
highest total in school history.
PSU fine
not really
that steep
Athletic department had more
than $116 million in revenue.
By RACHEL COHEN
AP Sports Writer
E
dDeetsrememberswhenNittanyLionsfanswouldfill four or fiveof hisAuto-Bus
Tours charters to travel to any given Penn State football home game.
This year, withthe vauntedprogramsanctionedwithNCAApenalties that will
hamper it for years tocome, Deets believes it will bea goodSaturdayif onebus is
chartered per game.
Acombinationof the sour economyandthe sexual abuse scandal ledtoDeets, 84, down-
sizing his bus complement from16 to six andhoping some fans will still charter buses and
go to games.
Im not counting on it, Deets,
who owns the Mountain Top bus
charter company, said Monday. Its
gonna take some time, he added.
Ted Patton at Martz Trailways in
Wilkes-Barre said Penn State bus
trips have been declining the last
several years, but he attributed it to
rising ticket prices. Patton said the
Sanduskyscandal andtheNCAApe-
nalties will only make Nittany Lions
fans mad and more determined to
showtheir support.
The fan support will remain,
Patton said. The sad part is that so
many kids will be hurt by this and
they had nothing to do with the
scandal or the cover-up.
Patton said he doesnt know how
many Penn State bus trips Martz
will make this year. He said it de-
pends on the ticket prices.
Loyal Lion fans
But one local season ticketholder
says the penalties levied against
Penn State will not stop him from
being in Beaver Stadiumthis fall.
Bill Hottenstein, of Plains Town-
ship, has beena seasonticket holder
since 1984 and has eight tickets for
each home game this season. He
said that to punish the young men
now on the team, who had nothing
todowiththesexabusescandal that
occurred in the late 1990s and over
the past decade, is not fair.
Theres nobody there that had
anything to do with what Sandusky
did, Hottenstein said, mentioning
the former football assistant coach
found guilty last month by a Centre
Countyjuryon45sexual abuserelat-
ed charges.
What Joe Paterno did or didnt
dois betweenJoe andGod, Hotten-
steinsaid. He saidthe players onthe
team today were boys, some as
young as 4, when the abuse for
which Sandusky was convicted was
taking place.
The team, the program, and espe-
ciallythoseplayers andcoaches who
played no role in the abuse or the
cover-up, need to be supported Hot-
tensteinsaid, andhewill continueto
do just that.
Will I be as proud? No, Ill be sad
of everything that they say hap-
pened, Hottenstein said. But he be-
lieves there are thousands of others
like himwhowill not turntheir back
ontheteam, thoughheacknowledg-
es there will always be detractors.
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Ed Deets, owner of Auto-Bus in Mountain Top, expects the part of his business transporting fans to Penn
State games will be affected by the NCAA sanctions announced Monday.
Still game to go?
Economy, scandal may impact ticket sales
By ANDREWM. SEDER and BILL OBOYLE
aseder@timesleader.com boboyle@timesleader.com
The fan support will remain. The sad part is that so many kids will be hurt
by this, and they had nothing to do with the scandal or the cover-up.
Ted Patton
Martz Trailways in Wilkes-Barre
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Lenny Naunczek, of Shickshinny Lake, and his daughter Mandy, of
Scranton, don their Penn State gear and pose with plenty of other
Blue and White items at the family homestead in Union Township.
See TICKETS, Page 12A
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N E W S
SANCTIONS SLAMPENN STATE
Reaction to the NCAA
penalties against Penn State
It is important to knowwe are
entering a new chapter at Penn
State and making necessary
changes. We must create a cul-
ture in which people are not
afraid to speak up, management
is not compartmentalized, all are
expected to demonstrate the
highest ethical standards, and
the operating philosophy is open,
collegial, and collaborative.
Rodney Erickson
Penn State president
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IN BRIEF
See BRIEFS, Page 2C
Reinhart
Q: My mother was
prescribed prednisone
for a bout of bronchi-
tis, but it made her go
crazy. She stayed up
all night watching a
shopping channel,
spending more than
$15,000. Shes never had any mental
illness in the past. Why does this sort of
thing happen?
P.C., Lima, Ohio
A: Like a double-edged sword, ste-
roids like prednisone are among the
best and the worst drugs available.
More than10 million prescriptions for
steroids like prednisone are filled each
year. Psychiatric adverse effects like
your mother experienced are not as rare
as you might think. Two large studies
which analyzed many past studies
found that severe psychiatric reactions
occur in nearly 6 percent of folks, and
mild to moderate
reactions can occur in
approximately 28
percent of folks pre-
scribed steroids like
prednisone. While
some have attempted
to explain these psy-
chiatric adverse ef-
fects to a prior history
of mental illness, the
vast majority of those
affected had no such
prior history. Re-
search suggests that
the dose and duration
of the steroid are much greater risk
factors for a psychiatric adverse effect.
Doses of prednisone above 40mg/day
or methylprednisolone (Solumedrol)
above 32mg/day greatly raise the risk
of an adverse psychiatric event.
Symptoms of steroid-induced psychi-
atric illness range fromsubtle mood
changes, insomnia and memory deficits
to frank mania, delusional behavior or
depression. The exact cause isnt clear,
but its generally accepted that anything
that affects the hormonal interplay
between the hypothalamic, pituitary
and adrenal glands can result in mood
disorders. For example, syndromes
involving excess (e.g. Cushings
syndrome may be associated with anx-
iety, euphoria and psychosis) or inade-
quate cortisol production (e.g. Addi-
sons disease can produce fatigue, low
energy and symptoms consistent with
the vegetative symptoms of depression)
can have psychiatric manifestations.
Fortunately, in more than 90 percent
of cases, the adverse reaction resolves
upon a tapered discontinuation of the
steroid. For those who do not tolerate
steroid cessation and must remain on
it, mood stabilizers (e.g., Prozac, Zo-
loft, and Depakote) and antipsychotic
drugs (e.g., Seroquel) may be neces-
sary.
ASK DR. H
M I T C H E L L H E C H T
Many steroids
cause adverse
mental effects
Dr. Mitchell Hecht is a physician specializing
in internal medicine. Send questions to him
at: "Ask Dr. H," P.O. Box 767787, Atlanta, Ga.
30076. Due to the large volume of mail
received, personal replies are not possible.
Fortunately,
in more than
90 percent of
cases, the
adverse reac-
tion resolves
upon a taper-
ed discontin-
uation of the
steroid.
duce the hormone insulin. Type 2
diabetes a condition of insulin
resistance was mostly seen in
adults who became older, heavier
and less active. Today as children
have become heavier and less
active, more and more are diag-
nosed with type 2 diabetes.
Genetics is partly responsible,
says Kaufman. Moms and dads can
pass on a genetic propensity for
type 2 diabetes to their children.
But even when family history loads
the gun for diabetes, changes in
lifestyle can keep the trigger from
being pulled. Here are some ideas:
Mommas, dont let your preg-
nancies be complicated by exces-
sive weight gain. Evidence is
mounting that this can be a risk for
type 2 diabetes even before a child
is born. Breastfeed until at least 6
months of age. Breastfed babies
have a lower risk for obesity as well
as type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Daddies, do all you can to keep
your kids active. Physical activity
helps prevent excess weight gain
and the insulin resistance that
can lead to type 2 diabetes.
Dont let them gulp sodas and
sugary drinks. Little bodies re-
spond to big doses of liquid sugar
with a robust insulin response, says
Kaufman. Over time, this can put
strain on the pancreas the organ
that makes insulin. Kaufman ad-
vises no drinking sugar, including
juice for most children. If juice is
given to toddlers, it should be dilut-
ed with water.
Let em eat salads and whole
grains and fruit. You too, Mom and
Dad. Because the stirrings of type 2
diabetes can start as early as preg-
nancy, it can hit kids much more
aggressively than type 2 in adults.
Reasonable eating and exercise
habits started early in families can
keep little cowpokes from becoming
excessively heavy. And when kids
dodge obesity, they are likely to
dodge type 2 diabetes as well.
MCT Information Services
O N N U T R I T I O N Help little cowpokes dodge diabetes
Theres a global epidemic of type 2
diabetes occurring in children a
phenomenom that did not even
exist 20 or 30 years ago, says
diabetes expert Dr. Francine
Kaufman. In the old days, a
child diagnosed with
diabetes most often had
type 1 an autoimmune
disorder in which the
body is unable to pro-
ST. LOUIS Heat, like the
recent heat wave, can change
the effectiveness of medica-
tions for people and
their pets. People need
to check the instruc-
tions about tem-
perature and
storage, says
Jill Sailors, as-
sistant professor
of pharmacy practice
at St. Louis College of
Pharmacy.
Make sure that medica-
tions are kept away fromdirect
sunlight at home and do not
store medication in the bath-
room where the temperature
varies with bathing and
showering. Also, make sure
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Drurys terrible habits, as she
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lions who bring their phones, tab-
lets, e-readers and laptops to bed
each night, according to consum-
er research. The trend is causing
increasingconcerninthe medical
community based on mounting
evidencethat thetypeof light pro-
duced by our portable electronic
screens can contribute to sleep
loss.
Last monththe AmericanMed-
ical Association issued a policy
recognizing that exposure to ex-
cessive light at night, including
extended use of various electron-
ic media, candisrupt sleepor exa-
cerbate sleep disorders, especial-
ly in children and adolescents.
Any light at night can be dis-
ruptive, researchers say, but in re-
cent years studies have zeroed in
on the particularly potent blue
light emitted abundantly from
the energy-efficient screens of
smartphones and computers as
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light can make us more alert and
improve our response times. It al-
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melatonin, a hormone that helps
regulatesleepandisnot produced
during the day.
In May 2011, Swiss researchers
at theUniversityof Basel reported
that subjects who spent time at
night infront of anLEDcomputer
screen, as opposed to a screen
emitting a variety of colors but lit-
tle blue light, experienced a sig-
nificant suppression of the eve-
ning rise in endogenous melato-
nin and sleepiness.
Over the last decade, neuros-
cientists have discovered novel
light-sensitive cells in the eye that
detect light. These cells are sepa-
rate from those we use for vision
and contain a photopigment
called melanopsin that is particu-
larly sensitive to blue light. Scien-
tists think this light-detecting
mechanism, which regulates our
sense of night andday andtime of
year, evolved before the ability to
see.
Blue light preferentially alerts
the brain, suppresses the melato-
nin and shifts your body clock all
at the same time, said Harvard
Medical School sleep researcher
Steven Lockley. Your brain is
morealert nowandthinks its day-
time because we have evolved to
only see bright light during the
day.
Compounding the problem,
Lockley and others said, is that
unlike TV (which also emits blue
light), these newer electronic
screens are positioned close to
our faces, increasing the intensity
andeffects of the blue light onour
brains.
The closer you have a light
source to the face, the more in-
tense it is, said Lockley, co-au-
thor of Sleep: AVery Short Intro-
duction. And the further you go
away, it falls off quite quickly. So
having things close to the face is
much worse than having a TV
thats 10 feet away.
The researcher stressed that
these types of screens are not all
bad. When used during the day,
they can help stabilize circadian
rhythms and increase alertness
and reaction time.
Increasingly, however, consum-
ers are using devices that emit
blue light well intothe night. Are-
cent poll by Rosetta marketing
consultants indicated that today
almost 1 in 3 Americans who use
the Internet own a tablet and that
68 percent of them report taking
the device to bed.
While tablet manufacturers re-
main generally quiet about the
blue light issue neither Barnes
& Noble, which makes the Nook
Simple Touch with GlowLight,
nor Amazon, maker of the Kindle
Fire, responded to requests for in-
terviews industry watchers
and scientists confirm that some
manufacturers are already devel-
oping new features to automati-
cally modulate or remove blue
light emissions at night.
Representatives of Apple note
that blue light emissions can be
reduced on the iPad by adjusting
brightness andswitchingtowhite
on black mode at night through
the settings feature.
Other companies alsoarework-
ing on technical solutions. In
2005, after conducting early stud-
ies on the effects of blue light on
sleep, researchers at John Carroll
University in Ohio formed a spi-
noff company calledPhotonic De-
velopments to market products
that can mitigate blue light expo-
sure. These include orange-tinted
glasses, screen filters and blue-
light-free bulbs, all sold at Low-
BlueLights.com.
We have many people talking
about the problem, said Richard
Hansler, one of the scientists who
developed the products, but Im
surprised that so few have come
up with solutions for it.
There is also a free computer
program called f.lux down-
loadable at stereopsis.com/flux
that reduces the levels of blue
light coming from a computer
screen later in the day.
Many people who use electron-
ic media in bed told the Chicago
Tribunetheyhadtroublesleeping
or suffered from insomnia, but
others felt that streaming a sit-
com, reading an e-book (especial-
ly in white letters on a black
screen) or perusing Facebook re-
laxed them and could even put
them to sleep.
Sheri Jacobs, who runs a mar-
keting firm in Deerfield, is in the
second group. Jacobs said she us-
es electronic devices mostly for
entertainment and reading later
in the evening, leaving email and
other work-related tasks for the
morning.
Im a great sleeper, probably
becauseI runintheearlymorning
and Im exhausted by bedtime,
Jacobs said. Ive heard about
(concerns over electronic light at
night) and so my approach has
beentodisconnect fromtheemail
at a certainpoint anduse it for fun
things like reading or watching
videos.
Dr. Alon Avidan, who directs
the Neurology Clinic at UCLA,
recommends goodsleephabits
bright days, dark nights to ev-
eryone but says some people are
genetically much more sensitive
than others to the effects of light
exposure.
Some patients will watch TV
and do computer work late at
night and not suffer from insom-
nia or other problems, he said.
But other people have whats
called hyperarousal. They cant
go to bed without reading email,
and then they have a hard time
shutting their mind off. Those are
the patients for whomlight expo-
sure is having a greater impact
andwhoaregeneticallymorelike-
ly to be affected.
He also notes that electronic
media exposure is rarely the sole
culprit in sleep problems.
There are often many other
factors involved such as stress,
anxiety and sometimes restless
leg syndrome, Avidan said. So
its hardtosay that the electronics
are purely at fault, but they cer-
tainly arent making things any
better.
While its clear that light expo-
sure can delay sleep initiation, its
still unclear whether it can con-
tribute to sleeplessness in the
middle of the night. Also unclear
are the exact light intensities that
will trigger sleep disruption and
whether adolescents respond to
light exposure in the same way
that adults do. The AMAand oth-
ers haverecommendedfurther re-
search into this still-young field.
DEVICES
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center.
Classes begin at 12:45 p.m.
on Aug. 14. Anyone 55 years of
age and older is invited to join
the free class. For more in-
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MOUNTAIN TOP: The
Mountain Top Social Club will
meet at 1 p.m. today at St. Jude
Church in the Father Nolan
Hall day room. Doors will open
at noon. New members are
welcome.
Scheduled trips are: Aug. 10,
Hunterdon Hills Playhouse,
New Jersey; Sept. 16, Woodloch
Pines, Hawley; October 18,
Hunts Landing, Matamoras;
and Nov. 7, American Music
Theatre, Lancaster. For reserva-
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Otto at 474-0641.
PLAINS TWP.: At the Plains
Senior Citizens Project Head
meeting fire Chief Carl Baker
gave information to all mem-
bers regarding ISO and urged
them to call their home insur-
ance company and ask about
the ISO rating that is only for
Plains Township residents.
They may be eligible for a re-
bate and lower premiums.
The Plains Township crime
watch is holding a night out on
Aug. 7 at Plains/Solomon
School, Abbott Street. Project
Head will be hosting a basket
table at the event.
The next meeting will be
held on Wednesday at SS. Peter
& Paul cafeteria. Plans will be
finalized for the Crime Watch
Night Out baskets. Hostesses
and hosts are Donald Emerick,
Alice Jendrejeski, Josephine
Kline, Hank Kabowski, Bernar-
dine Kulp and Anna Mae Levin.
Hostesses and hosts should
arrive by 11:30 a.m. Food
should be brought for the SS.
Peter & Paul Food Pantry.
PLYMOUTH: The Senior
Citizens Friendship Club of St.
Marys welcomed back Florence
Shaw after a long illness at the
last meeting. Fifty-fifty winners
were Janice Perfetto, Ed Wit-
koski and Leona Roskowski.
A trip to Wildwood, N.J. is
scheduled for Sept. 16- 20 for
five days and four nights. It
includes breakfasts, dinners,
tours and shows. If interested,
call Ann at 779-3203.
The clubs annual picnic will
take place at noon on Aug. 2 at
the Checkerboard Inn picnic
grove.
The next meeting will be
held at 1 p.m. on Monday at the
Holy Child School Building,
Willow Street. Servers are Ber-
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Frank Forlin. New members are
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Complete Health Care Resources recently recognized outstand-
ing employees from Timber Ridge Health Care Center during its
annual business conference. Award winners, from left: Daniel Ko-
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tor, Shining Star Award; Virginia Hunisch, Excellence in Sales Initia-
tives and Outstanding Mentor in Business Development Award;
Richard Rutkowski, administrator; and Ann Marie Letinsky, Excel-
lence in Sales Initiatives and Outstanding Mentor in Business De-
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Parishioners of Saint Marys Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, are preparing
for their annual summer festival, which is scheduled from Aug.3-5. The festival, which will be held
indoors and outdoors, will feature ethnic foods, live entertainment, games and a giant flea market.
There will also be free blood pressure screenings from Personal Home Health Care. Tickets for the
Giant Cash raffle are available by calling the parish office at 822-6028. Chairpersons for this years
festival are Kathy Hall, Michelle Bridgland and Joe Bealla and honorary co-chairmen are Joseph Ya-
chim and the Rev. James Hayer. Seated, from left, are Joan Slawich and Buddy, Jenny Budzinski, Ann
Kosmach, Joe Yachim, Celestine Yachim, Marge Dorsinsky and the Rev. Hayer with Euro. Standing:
Eugenia Jenkins, Vera Carr, Margaret Evans, Charlotte Linker, Cathy Krugel, Dolores Evans and Kathy
Hall.
Saint Marys Byzantine Catholic Church prepares for summer festival
Planning is underway for the 59th annual St. Jude Parish Picnic
in the Grove, which will be held the weekend of Aug. 10-12. There
will be games, ethnic foods, regular bingo and instant bingo and a
huge theme basket raffle. There will also be an open pit barbecue
chicken dinner at noon on Aug. 12. Entertainment will be provided
7-11 p.m. Friday by Flaxy Morgan; 7-11 p.m. Saturday by Better with
Beer; and 1-4 p.m. Sunday by Band of Brothers and 5-8 p.m. by
Strawberry Jam Duo. A grand prize raffle will be conducted and
the lucky winner will have the choice of a 2012 Suzuki Crossover
SUV, a $15,000 voucher toward a Harley Davidson motorcycle or
$13,500 cash. Prizes will be awarded at 1 1 p.m. on Aug. 12. Raffle
tickets are available at the Parish Center, 420 South Mountain
Blvd., Mountain Top. Picnic chairpersons, from left: Theresa Kline;
Theresa Smith; the Rev. Jerry Shantillo, assistant pastor; and Dale
and Karen Dessoye.
St. Jude Parish Picnic in the Grove set
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Peter
A. Feinstein recently spoke at
Heinz Rehab Hospital about the
advantages of using assistive
devices such as canes, walkers,
braces and wheelchairs as viable
options for those with back, hip,
knee and foot pain prior to treat-
ments such as surgery. Kevin
Szychowski, a physical therapist
at Heinz Rehab Hospital, also
stressed the importance of using
the equipment properly. A ques-
tion and answer session was held
after the lecture. Participants,
from left: Jane Brennan, business
development coordinator, Heinz
Rehab Hospital; Feinstein; and
Szychowski.
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