When asking questions gets action.
Sometimes we do stories, and problems are solved, people do the right thing. Sometimes, we just simply ask questions, and fixes get made. This week, Action 16 Investigates responded to a tip that more than 100 people living in a subsidized housing high-rise in Tamaqua were doing without air conditioning. We had the story of 67-year-old Leo McGrath, who on his limited income bought two fans, and kept his window shades shut to keep out the afternoon sun. And it was still a sweltering 83-degrees inside. Why no AC? Because the unit broke down in November, it was supposed to be fixed by May, now it looks like a new unit will come on line in mid-July. The current unit may be a lemon as it lasted just nine years and had a 20-year warrantee. As we put together the story Friday, Johnson Controls, the company that bought the company that made the AC unit, and therefore had to honor the warrantee called to tell us a temporary fix was made. Would this action be taking place Friday if Newswatch 16's Investigative Unit did not show up, making a major presence in a small town, while running promos during the news throughout the day? I don't know. And I credit the ABC housing and Johnson Controls to getting something done. But I wonder if these people would get relief here in early June if we weren't there.
Here's the story:
Politics
The Rasmussen poll shows that in the Pennsylvania Senate Race, Republican Pat Toomey has a 45% to 38% lead over Democrat Joe Sestak. Just days after the May primary, Sestak had a four point lead, and was crowing over his win over Senator Arlen Specter (fueled by an effective, but very misleading ad in the final days.) I don't think Sestak's people are too worried about these latest poll numbers, in fact with the flap over whether he was offered a job in the Obama administration hanging over him, I'm mildly surprised he's that close. And remember, this is June, lots can happen. I was also surprised Toomey and Sestak both ran a lot of ads in the days following the May 18th primary. But the ads have stopped as the candidates stock up for the fall. I know this, because we're seeing more ads for restaurants (is the economy coming back) and those ads promoting Investigative Reporter Dave Bohman are running with more frequently. I expect the Bohman ads to taper off in the fall as the races for the US Senate, Governor, and two potentially hard-fought Congressional races will claim the lions share of paid air time, about week three of the NFL.
Sports
Count me among those who agrees with Commissioner Bud Selig in not changing a call that would have overturned a blown call on the second to last play of the game so Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Gallaraga would get credit for the perfect game he just completed. Human error has always been a part of the game. Kudos to Jim Joyce, who has always been regarded as a great umpire for owning up to the blown call at the worst time, and props to Gallaraga for moving on. Other than Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series in the 1950's, Gallaraga's game will be remembered more than the other two thrown this year, more than any other thrown in major league history.
I'd also love to see the old-school franchise Chicago Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup, and of course go for the Celtics against the Lakers. The Lakers are on a par with the New York Yankees as perennial easy to hate bad guys. The difference? The Yankees leader is Derek Jeter, classy guy. The Lakers leader is Kobe Bryant, who is, well, Kobe Bryant.
It's odd to see the Belmont Stakes with no Kentucky Derby or Preakness winner in the field. My money's on Dave in Dixie.
Here's the story:
Politics
The Rasmussen poll shows that in the Pennsylvania Senate Race, Republican Pat Toomey has a 45% to 38% lead over Democrat Joe Sestak. Just days after the May primary, Sestak had a four point lead, and was crowing over his win over Senator Arlen Specter (fueled by an effective, but very misleading ad in the final days.) I don't think Sestak's people are too worried about these latest poll numbers, in fact with the flap over whether he was offered a job in the Obama administration hanging over him, I'm mildly surprised he's that close. And remember, this is June, lots can happen. I was also surprised Toomey and Sestak both ran a lot of ads in the days following the May 18th primary. But the ads have stopped as the candidates stock up for the fall. I know this, because we're seeing more ads for restaurants (is the economy coming back) and those ads promoting Investigative Reporter Dave Bohman are running with more frequently. I expect the Bohman ads to taper off in the fall as the races for the US Senate, Governor, and two potentially hard-fought Congressional races will claim the lions share of paid air time, about week three of the NFL.
Sports
Count me among those who agrees with Commissioner Bud Selig in not changing a call that would have overturned a blown call on the second to last play of the game so Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Gallaraga would get credit for the perfect game he just completed. Human error has always been a part of the game. Kudos to Jim Joyce, who has always been regarded as a great umpire for owning up to the blown call at the worst time, and props to Gallaraga for moving on. Other than Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series in the 1950's, Gallaraga's game will be remembered more than the other two thrown this year, more than any other thrown in major league history.
I'd also love to see the old-school franchise Chicago Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup, and of course go for the Celtics against the Lakers. The Lakers are on a par with the New York Yankees as perennial easy to hate bad guys. The difference? The Yankees leader is Derek Jeter, classy guy. The Lakers leader is Kobe Bryant, who is, well, Kobe Bryant.
It's odd to see the Belmont Stakes with no Kentucky Derby or Preakness winner in the field. My money's on Dave in Dixie.
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