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Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Mark Guydish

Education Reporter

mguydish@timesleader.com

(570) 970-7161

A West Hazleton native, I worked as a service technician repairing electronic mailing and shipping systems, a bike shop owner and an Emergency Medical Technician (among other jobs) before landing a reporter job at the Times Leader Hazleton Bureau in 1995. I started by covering primarily politics in Hazleton City and outlying municipalities, eventually became "social issues" team leader in the Wilkes-Barre office with the accent on education, and headed the Hazleton Bureau for a spell before returning to full-time reporting, my preferred position. I'm an avid cyclist and rode across the country in 1990, a trip of more than 5,000 miles from New Jersey to Seattle and down the coast to San Francisco. Years in the Boy Scouts made me a life long backpacker and camper, and I've yet to find a better way to enjoy the quiet lure of winter snow than cross country skiing.

Mark also writes a regular blog for timesleader.com.

Latest Columns by Mark Guydish

September 8, 2011

Taxpayers deserve transparent superintendent contracts

STATE AUDITOR General Jack Wagner took long-overdue action when he announced the audit of superintendent contract buyouts.

August 24, 2011

Computer glitch hits LCCC students

NANTICOKE – A double-whammy computer problem at a bad time of the year left online students at Luzerne County Community College scrambling to resubmit work and retake final exams earlier this month.

August 24, 2011

Market St. project: Let’s hope this train leaves the station MARK GUYDISH Commentary

WITH THE eyes of an outsider scrutinizing one of our region’s most imperiled treasures, Jon Haeber glommed onto two fundamental facts:

August 24, 2011

NEWS BRIEFS

The annual Lithuanian Heritage Festival held July 31 at the Anthracite Heritage Museum at McDade Park celebrated the influence of the ethnic group on local culture and industry.

August 24, 2011

Science should be bedrock of Marcellus Shale debate Mark Guydish Commentary

FOR A fuel that burns clean enough to use in your kitchen, natural gas has produced smoke you can choke on in public debate.

August 24, 2011

Yet another sad lesson on how to milk the taxpayers Mark Guydish Commentary

A GROUP of college students majoring in education recently asked me why there is so much anti-teacher sentiment in the country these days. A public school advocacy group recently posed the question: When did teachers become public enemy No. 1?

August 24, 2011

NEWS BRIEFS

A congressional spat over a bill extending the Federal Aviation Administration’s operating authority has at least temporarily stopped work on a new $18 million air traffic control tower at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.

August 24, 2011

WBA School Board Meeting wasn't advertised, is reset for 8:30 a.m. Friday

A much anticipated Wilkes-Barre Area School Board meeting set for noon today was canceled after the board realized it had not been advertised as required by law.

August 24, 2011

Drop the juggling acts and really balance those budgets Mark Guydish Commentary

A FEW words about the push for a national “balanced budget” amendment: Psst, it’s a joke, pass it on …

August 24, 2011

Endless denial sends judge to near eternity in prison Mark Guydish Commentary

IN THE end, Mark Ciavarella learned the exact cost of his convictions: 20 years, 9 months.

Latest Articles by Mark Guydish

February 7, 2012

Corbett proposal sets $161 million for basic education in Luzerne County

Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed education budget reshapes the funding system in a way that makes comparisons difficult, but his new formula puts $161 million into local school districts for transportation and basic education.