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Hall of Fame nominees are an impressive group
I waited until after the primary election so I wouldn't be blamed for making anyone lose, but now it's time to unveil this year's nominees to my Hall of Fame of the area's most colorful characters. They're an impressive group, but remember that...
Tags: Justice System, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Local Government, Judges, Lehigh County
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Morning Call takes first in Sandusky coverage
The Morning Call was recognized by the Associated Press this weekend with a first-place award for its coverage of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse trial in June. The award for general news reporting was presented to The Morning Call staff at the annual...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Abusive Behavior, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Should the county undergo a reassessment?
Editor's note: Reassessments are about restoring equity to property values that are no longer uniform. Property values change over time, and properties and neighborhoods don't all appreciate or depreciate at the same rate. So the tax burden, which is...Tags: Values, Lehigh County, Religion and Belief
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Removing dams: Are shad worth it?
It's an age-old feud which money, technology and even sex failed to mute – dams and American Shad just don't get along. For decades on the Lehigh River, men have hauled shad over the dams, coaxed them to spawn in hatcheries and released their...
Tags: Conservation, Natural Resource Industry, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Lafayette College, Science and Technology
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Stroudsburg borough council votes to remove some street lights
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.In addition to purchasing their streetlights in order to get a better electricity rate, Stroudsburg officials also plan to remove some of the lights. They identified nine lights that could be taken down because they require extensive renovations...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Criminal Laws, Elections, Politics, Laws
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Callahan campaign boasts 40 endorsements
Valley 610Mayor John Callahan's campaign, which is already winning the money race for Northampton County executive, has indicated it's leading in endorsements. The campaign announced Callahan has received 41 endorsements, including a former governor, a U.S.... -
Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Justice and Rights, Politics, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Abraham Lincoln
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Army National Guard, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Heart Attack
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Hansell resigns as Lehigh County executive
Lehigh County Executive Bill Hansell resigned suddenly Friday, citing serious health concerns, after having served less than one year in office. Hansell announced Friday that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and would resign effectively...
Tags: Don Cunningham, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Catasauqua, University of Pennsylvania, Local Government
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Transportation chief says infrastructure is at risk
The federal government must invest in the country's transportation infrastructure because aging highways, waterways and railroads are "at the tipping point," U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster told an audience in Allentown Tuesday. "There are some in Washington who...
Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Travel, Transportation, Bill Shuster, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Upcoming business events in the Lehigh Valley
FRIDAYMAY 17 THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT will hold a half-day diversity seminar, "Diverseforce IV: Facing the Newest Challenges of the 21st Century," 8 a.m. to noon, at the Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel and...Tags: Sales, Corporate Officers, Ethics, Values, Religion and Belief
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Inmate changes plea in shank case
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.Moments before he was scheduled to go to trial on attempted homicide charges, a state inmate pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to aggravated assault and possessing a prohibitive offensive weapon and was sentenced to 8 1/2 to 17 years in state prison....Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Judges, Coal, Crime, Law and Justice
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