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Tough decisions….
Jessica D. Matthews,Metro Editor Chaos broke yesterday when we heard reports of two bodies found – one in Archbald; the other, Mayfield. Thinking it was a double homicide and unable to get more...
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No magic word…
Chris Kelly, Assistant Metro Editor/Columnist If you’ve ever read a police or courts story in The Times-Tribune, you have stumbled across the word, “alleged,” or its rude cousin, “allegedly.” For...
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Writing about candidates with arrest records/warrants
Jessica Matthews, Metro Editor You will see a story in today’s paper and on our website about Scranton School Board candidate Doug Miller. Read the story here. Two magisterial judges issued warrants...
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Balancing the good with the bad…
Chris Kelly, Assistant Metro Editor/Columnist We get a lot of feedback from readers who complain that there’s never any good news in the paper. All we ever seem to publish is crime, corruption and...
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The story behind the elder abuse…
Jessica Matthews, Metro Editor We get a lot of crazy calls in the newsroom. Sometimes callers rant about things that have nothing to do with us – like the person who called last week to complain about...
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Scanning for news…
Erin Nissley, Assistant Metro Editor In a world full of technological wonders that makes reporters’ and editors’ lives easier, the police scanner has changed little in the dozen or so years I’ve been...
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The new newsroom
Erin Nissley, Assistant Metro Editor Earlier this week, I received a phone call from a longtime subscriber who wondered why she would ever need to check out our website. She and her husband read the...
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