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	     	<title><![CDATA[Judge: Ciavarella, Conahan immune from civil suits for in-court actions]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ruled that former judges Michael T. Conahan and Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. are immune from damages in civil suits stemming from the kids-for-cash scandal for actions they took in court, but not for their out-of-court actions.]]></description>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Local serviceman killed in Kuwait]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Navy sailor from Nanticoke died Thursday in Kuwait as a result of a vehicle accident, the military and family members have confirmed.
The serviceman was identified as U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, 37.
Patton's body is expecte]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:49 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Meeting in Wayne County about
natural gas drilling descends into argument]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[HONESDALE - Arguments flew back and forth across a Wayne County Chamber of Commerce room Thursday, where about 40 people gathered to discuss natural gas drilling.
"Bring it on"  was the response from several people when Northern Wayne Property Owners All]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:48:25 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Veterans promise to fight closure of outreach centers]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Think of them as Ruth's Army.
The veterans who love Ruth Gonzalez are organizing to battle for her the way she fought for them. Their new war is for the woman who did right by them when no one else would or could.
In 22 years as regional representative/]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:36:01 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Giving stuns United Way]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[DICKSON CITY - Gary Drapek knew Tuesday the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties would meet its fundraising goal.
Two days before the formal conclusion of the 2009 campaign, the president of the local United Way even knew this year's goal had been]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:31:37 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Scranton, police/fire unions both claim victory in judge's ruling]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Both sides are claiming victories after a judge's ruling on arbitration awards granted to Scranton's police and fire unions in the past year.
For the unions, the decision by visiting Monroe County Judge Peter O'Brien brings their members another step clo]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:09:03 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Woman accused of using stolen debit card in Scranton]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON - A 30-year-old woman was charged with forgery Thursday for using a stolen debit card at two Keyser Avenue businesses in the summer, city police said.
Latasha Wilson, no address listed, admitted using the card a]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:37 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[District 2 and Eastern Conference football finals tonight]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Eight District 2 football teams will be in action this weekend to decide championships.
In addition to tonight's District 2 Class AA championship game between Dunmore and Lakeland, the Class A title will be decided at Wyoming Valley West's Spartan Stadiu]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:28:36 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Area boasts a number of great football coaches]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[In this weekend's District 2 football championship games, the coaches involved will feature legendary and cagey veterans, and some up-and-comers ready to take their place among the next generation of leaders.
Dunmore's Jack Henzes, who still coaches with]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:27:52 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dunmore loses money to busted parking meters]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The unintentionally free parking at some Dunmore meters has come to an abrupt end.
After parking at the same broken meter three weeks in a row, council Vice President Paul Nardozzi took a walk through the borough and said he found 47 of the 67 parking me]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:17:09 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Lackawanna County Court Notes 11-20-2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES
Marriage Licenses
- Raymond Daniel Chippa and Christine Hendricks, both of Scranton.
- Patrick Joseph Sheridan and Jennifer Lyn Kaempfer, both of Archbald.
- Billie Williams III and Amy Antoinette Mattson, both of Scranton.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:47 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[PPL fined $450,000 for improper power shut-off]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The state Public Utility Commission slapped PPL Electric Utilities with nearly half a million dollars in penalties for violating state rules on shutting off customers' power.
The settlement between PPL, regulators and interested parties allows the utilit]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:26 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor - 11/20/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Day of reckoning
Editor: Missing from the Times-Tribune's recent coverage of school employee pensions is the perspective of the employees themselves.
Funding for the Public School Employees' Retirement System is supposed to be a partnership - the employe]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:36 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Couple face arson charges in Susquehanna County fires]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Couple accused in pair of arsons
GIBSON TWP. - A Wilkes- Barre couple has been charged with arson in separate fires at a home and bathhouse at Shady Rest Campground in Susquehanna County, state police at Gibson said Thursday.
Tamara C. Santarelli, 40, is]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:18:44 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Police: Mall robbery story was made up]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A city woman who told police she was assaulted and robbed of $600 in a Mall at Steamtown parking garage last weekend fabricated the story, investigators said Thursday.
Lisa Marie Pascucci, 40, confessed during an interview with Detectives Michael Schultz]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:39:13 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Man arrested for assaulting girlfriend in South Side]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON - A city man faces charges of criminal trespass, simple assault and harassment for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Thursday after breaking into her home at Skyview Park Apartments in South Scranton.
Jeffrey A]]></description>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dimock families sue natural gas driller]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Fifteen families in Susquehanna County filed a federal lawsuit against Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. on Thursday, saying the Texas-based natural gas operator damaged their property and health while drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale.  
The families, who l]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:04:30 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Coroner seeks man's next of kin]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON - The coroner's office is looking for the next of kin of John Rinzuella, 75, whose last known address was 824 Capouse Ave., Scranton.
If anyone who has information on the man's next of kin is asked to call  the co]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Traffic stop in North Scranton leads to drug charges]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[SCRANTON - A North Scranton man was arrested Tuesday after police allegedly found 18 packets of heroin at his home.
Richard Timlin, 38, of 1222 Diamond Ave., was stopped in the 1200 block of Harrington Avenue for driving]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:28:24 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Rep. Smith, still behind on taxes, says latest lien was a mistake]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A local state representative who has been chronically delinquent on taxes for his Scranton restaurant says a recent state tax lien against him was an error.
The state Department of Revenue mistakenly filed a $24,762 lien last week against state Rep. Ken]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:05 -0500</pubDate>
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