Letters to the Editor 11/30/2021 | Opinion | thetimes-tribune.com – Scranton Times-Tribune

Editor: Frank Scavo, vocal Trump minion and insurrectionist, figuratively has gone from driving the sedition express to riding in the back of a prisoner transport vehicle.

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