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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: Allentown, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), John Callahan, Judges, Joseph F. Brennan
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Official approaches to spending the public's money seem to have a common thread
Samuel Horwitz is eagerly anticipating May 12, graduation day for those receiving master of business administration degrees from the Wharton School, the oh-so prestigious financial branch of Pennsylvania's only Ivy League university. He'll get an MBA in...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Allentown, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Finance, Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Do panhandlers have a right to be on Hamilton and Cedar Crest?
Q: Often when I drive eastbound on Hamilton Boulevard in the area of Cedar Crest Boulevard, there are people standing at the roadside collecting money. Once when I asked for information about who they were collecting for, I couldn't get a straight answer....
Tags: Allentown, Social Issues, Whitehall, Crime, Law and Justice, Macungie
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Welcome spring at the new Menchie's at Airport Center
When I started writing the Retail Watch column last fall, I worried that I'd never be able to dig up enough new information each week to pass along to Morning Call readers. Boy, was I wrong. I had no idea just how bustling the retail scene is here in...
Tags: Catasauqua, Whitehall, Foods and Beverages, Old Navy, Mother's Day
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Bridge work near Lehigh Valley Zoo takes the slow road
Q: As a covered bridge enthusiast, I enjoy visiting covered bridges throughout Pennsylvania. After driving by Schlicher Covered Bridge in June [2011] I was surprised to see it closed, and by chance a few days later I read a Morning Call article indicating...Tags: Allentown, Whitehall, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Transportation
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Contractor accused of not finishing jobs
The front of Naomi Schachter's scenic home is lined with sliding glass doors, which normally would provide an awesome view of her wooded property and access to her large deck. But for several months that view has been cluttered with yellow caution tape,...
Tags: Theft, Allentown, Litigation, Bankruptcy, Macungie
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Trout season opens Saturday in southeastern Pennsylvania
The smell of sizzling bacon and the taste of eggs over easy with buttered toast are as much a part of the opening day of fishing as casting that first line. Trout season kicks off in the 18-county Southeast Region of Pennsylvania at 8 a.m. Saturday, and...
Tags: Labor Day, Allentown, Whitehall, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Cabela's Inc.
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ROAD WARRIOR: Gas prices at nine-tenths of a cent: When, and why?
Q: Why is gasoline charged at $3.799 per gallon? I'm questioning the nine-tenths part. Who was responsible for this addition to the price? Probably some government agency. — Kathryn Thompson, Hanover Township, Lehigh County Q: Why does the...Tags: Allentown, Whitehall, PPL Corporation, National Government, Government
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Legislature aids Pa. Fish and Boat hatchery program
It's a temporary reprieve, but after meeting with the state Legislature, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has backed off its plan to close the trout hatcheries at Bellefonte in Centre County and Oswayo in Potter County. The PFBC announced the...
Tags: Wildlife, Health Insurance Cost, Hunting, Centre County, Walnutport
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It's time for a 'super conference' to stabilize the Lehigh Valley area's high school leagues
The news last week that the Colonial League made Moravian Academy and Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg full-time members and invited Lehighton and Pleasant Valley to join may signal a change for area leagues. The Colonial League, according to President Tom...
Tags: Pen Argyl, Whitehall, Catasauqua, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Mentored Youth get to fish for trout on Saturday
Saturday marks the first-ever Mentored Youth Trout Day and Contest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on 12 selected waters around the state. The idea for a mentored youth trout fishing day is simple enough, piggybacking off the popular mentored...
Tags: Freemansburg, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Fishing, Middletown
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Burkett named WCO in new game commission district
Those who have felt that the Lehigh Valley has been underserved by the number of Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officers stationed here can take a huge sigh of relief. Shawna Burkett, a 24-year-old fresh out of the 29th — and...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Environmental Issues, Coopersburg, Lehigh Valley Zoo, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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