[Stentor]

The owner of recently closed Brannigan’s Restaurant referred to Scranton area as “...a disaster economically.”

Has anything changed much since 1951 when my family had to leave the area or go hungry. They probably have better welfare now.

[donozark]

And for the 40 years that Dems ran Congress, nothing got down. The areas only saving grace was Joe McDade. A Republican Congressman! A “mini-Murtha” if you would, in terms of bringing home the pork. Yet, area still declined, and still is. Now turning to Casinos...