I wasn't off by much

My Predictions for 2018 post wasn't off by much.

Jan Klein retired. Craig Grella's next door neighbor came to the rescue.

Timmy is finally working for a change, without a bonus this year.

The School District has become more transparent which translates to less Right To Knows filed. The municipality? Well, they are less transparent than ever. No contract/proposal was ever posted for Tony DeNicola's "sharpshooting."

Ethics complaint finalized - guilty but not enough to issue fines.

Capital Campaign was shut down.

News that Susan Morgans is retiring in three months.

I'm not making any more predictions, because Mt. Lebanon is cleaning house. Here is to a transparent and accountable Mt. Lebanon in 2019.

Happy New Year.

Predictions for 2018

I see some major changes in 2018. Here are my predictions:

Jan Klein will retire. Finally. See Goal #10. http://www.mtlsd.org/page.cfm?p=703

The Stormwater Fee will be challenged. Small uprising in a local Facebook group.

Commissioner Grella's case for Public Drunkenness and Similar Misconduct will be closed. I hope.

Timmy will start working for a change since the Board majority has higher expectations of him.

Less Right To Knows will be needed for School District information requests. Municipality - not so much.

One Ethics Complaint will be finalized with more complaints filed in 2018.

Mt. Lebanon Residents will realize that they have been duped by Tony DeNicola.

The Capital Campaign will be shut down.

The Municipality will pay for more artificial turf.

Susan Morgans will retire. No, that will never happen.

Here is to a transparent and accountable Mt. Lebanon government in 2018.

Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus...PLUS New Holiday Video

I'm taking a much needed break, so Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus and Happy New Year!

I saw Straight No Chaser a couple of weeks ago. These guys are great!





Update December 20, 2016 6:31 PM So much for taking that break. A few folks sent me several versions of this new video and asked me to post it. Fox Business channel (Fios 617) interviewed the creator of this video thirty minutes ago.

Courtesy of Richard Gideon:

Here's a suggestion for your "Christmas Video" posts from my favorite On-Line comedian: REMY!

Short bio: "Remy Munasifi (born June 16, 1980) is an Arab-American stand-up comedian,[2] parody musician and video artist who became anInternet celebrity after his production of comedic sketches based on Arabs under the name "GoRemy" on YouTube. His videos have gained over 89 million views as of March 2016." (Wikipedia)