Scranton paper makes regrettheerror.com

Regret The Error, which tracks newspaper corrections and makes fun of especially stupid ones, took a shining to the Scranton Times-Tribune "we hate French Canadians" correction.

Oh, shit: Quite a correction in the Scranton Times-Tribune

>> Read the original story, by James Haggerty

Chris Kelly offers hugs to holiday shoppers

Regardless of what you think of Chris Kelly's work, watch the video of Kelly harassing Christmas shoppers in Dickson City Friday morning. It may not be journalism but it is funny, funny shit. Well done, Eric Toffey and Chris Kelly. Well done.

>> Read Kelly's column describing his hug-a-thon

Stacy Brown to chat online with Scranton Times-Tribune readers at noon

Stacy Brown, the paper's city hall reporter, will take questions at noon. Log on to see if the wingnuts are able to sneak their questions in about Brown's role in the ICN conspiracy, etc.

Letter writer: I miss Casey Jones, I wish the TL still had balls

At least this letter wasn't written by Iseman's mom and dad.

TL publisher Connor hearts Al Boscov, buys carts full of DVD players

Connor's strangest column yet, a mix of sweet nothings for his biggest advertiser, Al Boscov, and of ham-handed bragging about all the random shit -- "I bought a clock radio that illuminates the time on a wall and will also play an iPod... Actually, I bought two of those... Someone in the family needs them, I imagined" -- he bought for no particular reason.

Josh McAuliffe voted best reporter in NEPA

Voted by the "readers" of Electric City," that is.

PA paper to get lawyer's fees in FOI case with school board

Though not a NEPA story, it is an interesting case of how a Pa. school board spent almost as much in legal fees ($8,000+) to keep secret a settlement with students for $12,000 over a dress-code dispute.

Local radio goes balls to the wall with Christmas music

Motivation to get XM.

CV letter writer: TL should reveal names of owners

The author has a point.

Iseman under the knife

Iseman had neck surgery, which explains why he's been out of the newspaper, he writes in his column.

TL: Look how caring we are!

The TL published a lengthy article Thanksgiving detailing just how charitable it is when it comes to publishing stories about hard-luck characters. It quotes Joe Butkiewicz with his title of managing editor of the Times Leader Community Newspapers.

The TL is thankful for a two-newspaper town

That news comes out in the paper's Thanksgiving staff editorial.

Former CV city editor Keatley dies

Donald Keatley worked at the TL as sports editor, and retired from the Voice in 1993.

Farmer, McKenna, Matthews win big

Jason Farmer and Pat McKenna (Inland) and Jessica Matthews (PNA) brought home the trophies. Kudos.

Chat with Borys

Borys Krawczeniuk of the Times-Tribune goes online this afternoon to talk politics. Be sure to read it later even if you miss the live chat.

WTF? County PR lady gets photo in Scranton Times-Tribune

Jenine Ikeler's photo credit -- for a picture of her boss looking at an old newspaper -- was strange.

TL fighting to learn donors to Hazleton anti-immigrant legal defense fund

Steve Mocarsky writes that the city attorney in Hazleton who just learned to shave has denied the TL's request because naming the people paying the city's legal bills will get their asses kicked.

WBRE's Lyndall Stout ties the knot

Kudos.

CV to appeal $3.5m libel verdict against paper, Ed Lewis

This won't be the last you read of the verdict that Thomas Joseph won against the Voice for allegedly sloppy journalism.