GOP Grassroots events in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

[Kathy Dobash]

Photo by Artist Kathy Dobash


The Committee to Elect Richard Hughes Judge 345 Pierce Street Kingston, PA 18704 570-574-7451 Contact Richard Hughes

Dick Hughes' Polka Party event at the Ramada Inn, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre tonight (Friday, April 3 from 6 - 9 p.m. with Stanky and the Coal Miners).

http://www.Hughesforjudge2009.com

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2020777&id=1265283334&l=d13df8c9de


Some local "GRASSROOTS" political items from NE Pennsylvania in Luzerne County:

I borrowed this from the Luzerne County GOP website and 6th District Republican Committee - Luzerne County, PA.

This is taken from Taxpayer Advocates: Fighting City Hall
Walter Griffith, a Republican candidate for Controller, passed along a link to the following article concerning Taxpayer Advocates:

Taxpayer Advocates Are Improving American Democracy


Taxpayer Advocates Are Improving American Democracy
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Taxpayer Advocates Are Holding Public Officials Accountable
They say, "You can't fight City Hall!" Tax payer advocates across the country are defying the odds, fighting city hall and very often winning. Tax payer advocates stand up and fight for the little guy, the common person in the street, the average tax payer. They are the self appointed representatives of the powerless and the voiceless who have no idea how to fight city hall, but wind up paying the bill every time politicians squander their money. They are changing the course of history and improving American Democracy by holding politicians accountable and making then less likely to foolishly spend money.

Walter Griffith of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is one of the best in the nation. Walter has gone to bat for the local tax payers on numerous occasions. Griffith completed an exhaustive study of the city of Wilkes-Barre a couple of years ago. Griffith found plenty to reform and change for the better. Walter discovered that the Mayor of Wilkes-Barre pay raises were based on the contracts which the city negotiated with the unions. The mayor received the same raise as the union contracts with the lowest increase in pay. The problem was that the Mayor represented the city in the negotiations and had an obvious conflict of interests. In essence, the mayor negotiated his own pay raise. Despite coverage in the press and serious complaints from the public, nothing was ever done about this.