On the Mark from Newsradio 1070 WKOK

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host ‘big controversies’ Monday and talk about the biggest disputes in the country. Recreational marijuana, the Oscars, the Red/Blue/Better Angels Saturday, Hilde Lysiak in Arizona, media bias, presidents who lie, and other topics fuel a discussion which included wind related road and school announcements.

Lynn Pierson, Assistant Director for Community Service, Bucknell University, and Kyle Bray, Assistant Director for Service-Learning at Bucknell, on the upcoming Empty Bowls fundraiser for the hot meal program, Community Harvest in Milton. The meal is March 7, from 11:30am to 2pm and again 4pm to 7:30pm in the Elaine Langone Center at Buckell. We talk about the growing problem of food insecurity in The Valley, the many works of Bucknell students and staff, and how Empty Bowls brings together multiple communities to end hunger.

Movie Mike McGranaghan, Professional movie critic, author and ‘women in cinema’ advocate, with his review of ‘Happy Death Day 2U’ and he’ll have words about new movies. He’ll discuss entertainment news, including a preview of this weekend’s Oscars and he’ll have his predictions. Also, Captain Marvel already has bad reviews—and it’s not even out yet!

Mark Lawrence and guest co-host Billy Allred talked about Billy’s views on Social Security, reducing government overreach and re-argued socialism again.

Mark Lawrence and guest co-host John Shipman of Sunbury discuss the Jussie Smollett criminal case, the Adam Catlin debacle, a substantial pay raise for federal workers, and the thorny issue of — socialism in the US, socialized medicine, Sweden’s high tax rates, and related topics.

Karla Bohmbach, Professor the Religious Studies, Susquehanna University, department head Religious Studies, on the upcoming visit by retired US Senator and former vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. We’ll discuss the senators message when he presents the Alice Pope Shade lecture next Monday 2/25.

Art Thomas, President, Meck-Tech, and Diversified Construction, Inc., and Melissa Bottorf, Lead Link Coordinator, Aging and Disability Resource Center, Pennsylvania Link, on the River Valley Senior Providers Group, their mission and work, their awards to students, the Resources Guide and more.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan argue about the political correctness of Hogan’s Heroes, a Gettysburg College board member who resigned because of his Nazi costume during a Hogans Heroes themed frat party in 1980.  We also talked about the Medicaid for All proposal.

Shari Jacobson and Samantha Pearson of the local Moms group (Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America) as we discuss the mission and work of the Moms group, February is Gun Violence Survivor Month, and we’ll talk about the Everytown Survivor Network. The survivors initiatives involves supporting individuals affected by gun violence, and we’ll discuss a recent vigil in Scranton.

Rick Blair, State Police Trooper, Community Services Officer, Pennsylvania State Police, Troop F, Milton, and Jen Skelly, Selinsgrove Applebee’s Manager, on the upcoming Applebee’s Celebrity Service Night fundraiser for Camp Cadet.  The event is scheduled for Wednesday in Selinsgrove. This is a change of location so we’ll emphasize that change. We’ll discuss Camp Cadet and the many benefits of the program. We’ll talk about how good the food is at Applebee’s!