Bill O’Boyle
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Beyond the Byline: Celebrate, care, purge — but don’t paint the dog
WILKES-BARRE — Every day in this great Wyoming Valley, great things happen.
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Beyond the Byline: On Flag Day, celebrate the red, white, and blue
WILKES-BARRE — Today, June 14, is Flag Day, and my dear friend, Joe Barna, wants everyone to know why it is so important to celebrate our flag.
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Beyond the Byline: Summer dances, a trip down memory lane
WILKES-BARRE — It’s time to fire up the Way Back Machine and travel back to those good old days when the music was loud, the dance floor was packed — and we danced.
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Beyond the Byline: F.M. Kirby Center — a shining jewel for 40 years
WILKES-BARRE — At a meeting of the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association a few years ago at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, President John Maday offered a comment that has stayed with me since.
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Beyond the Byline: Ben Johnson lived a Hall of Fame life
WILKES-BARRE — Just like many of you, I grew up in the best of times, and I will never forget the people, the events, and the spirit of what living in a real small town was all about.
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Beyond the Byline: Celebrating in the most difficult of times
PLYMOUTH — My high school graduation was anything but a celebration.
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Beyond the Byline: UNICO does a lot that means a lot
The historic 75th UNICO All-Star Charity Football Game will be played on Thursday at the beautiful Wilkes-Barre Area High School Football Stadium.
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Beyond the Byline: Memorial Day a time for patriotism
WILKES-BARRE — On Memorial Day — and every day — we must never forget.
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Beyond the Byline: ‘The Vanishing Voters’ must reappear
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to witness a presentation by the late Shawn Murphy called “The Vanishing Voter.”
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Beyond the Byline: On Memorial Day, we pause to remember
WILKES-BARRE — On Memorial Day, we pause to honor our fallen heroes.