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Bonus Political Update

If you have a moment, I urge to read this article in Salon about Scranton, Pa. and the election. My mother was born there, I've got a lot of family up there, and though I've never lived there, I consider myself an honorary son of Scranton. And like the article's author, Geraldine Sealey, I'm pretty well sick of all the jokes. It's fitting that the city's a presidential battleground; Scranton's been sliding downhill for awhile, although it's better than it was. It's a city that could badly use an infusion of hope. Just read the article. And next time you feel like making fun of Scranton, maybe you could do me a favor and lay off, okay? Thanks.