From Crystal Club Soda to Gertrude Hawk Chocolate

Local pariah Joseph Pilchesky is in the news again. According to the Scranton Times-Tribune, in a message on his website, Mr Pilchesky recommended public hangings for the mayor, two council members, a state senator, a Times-Tribune reporter and two of the paper’s publishers. Mr Pilchesky also referred to Times-Tribune staff writer Stacy Brown as “a black nigger” and suggested that Mr Brown “be dropped off in Mississippi in the ’30s as a reminder of what the people of his color have risen from.” As a resident of Scranton I am embarrassed not only for our city but for Mr Pilchesky and his family. Dr Martin Luthur King Jr once said “nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” I couldn’t agree more.