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Casino dealer fine lopsided
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been getting mighty tough on casinos that violate the law. In March, the board slapped a $68,000 fine on Bethlehem's Sands Casino for six separate incidents in which the casino allowed underage individuals to...Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Crimes, Casino and Gambling Industry, Theft, Monroe County (Pennsylvania)
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PPL tree cutting is electrifying, but there's a good motive
When it comes to a choice between forestry industry profits and bats, it makes sense to go with the bats. That was my position just 11 days ago, while discussing the "white-nose syndrome" that has wiped out millions of hibernating bats in the eastern...
Tags: Monroe County (Pennsylvania), Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Statewide trout season opens Saturday
This week, just in time for the statewide trout opener in Pennsylvania, we're welcoming Sportsman's Outlet near Stroudsburg as the newest contributor to our Fish Report. The store is at Route 611 and Applegate Road in Stroud Township and offers a...
Tags: Butter, Hokendauqua, Lakes and Ponds, Cabela's Inc., Weather
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End-of-life views are lopsided in support of the right to choose 'death with dignity'
There does not seem to be any middle ground on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. In fact, going by the reactions to Friday's column on that topic, there is no support for any ground other than that for the right of individuals to make end-of-life...
Tags: Suicide, Nazareth, Cherryville, Assisted Suicide, Jack Kevorkian
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Buy used threads when losing weight
Joanne Jackson has lost 80 pounds over the past two years. That alone is an incredible accomplishment, and she looks great. But that's not why the Allentown resident called the On The Cheap hotline. On her weight-loss journey, the retired teacher...
Tags: Fashion Trends, Media Industry, Allentown
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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: Lehigh County, International Organizations, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Northampton County (Pennsylvania)
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In Hellertown, the American Legion rises again
When the Edward H. Ackerman American Legion Post 397 in Hellertown closed in 2008, the public story was that the aging building had become too expensive to maintain. In a sense, that was true, but one of the reasons it had become too expensive was...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Auction Service, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, American Legion
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Power outage doesn't dim the charm at Emmaus shops
Wow! What a crazy week it has been for retail — a week of feast and famine. Last weekend, as people throughout the Valley made their way from store to store to pick up items they needed to survive an extended power outage, supermarkets,...
Tags: Pen Argyl, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business, Macungie, Gaming Industry
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New life for former Circuit City building
The bankruptcy and closing of several hundred Circuit City stores in late 2008 dealt a serious blow to the nation's already weak retail scene. The Great Recession had forced the extinction of several chains in the Lehigh Valley, including Tweeter and...
Tags: Lehigh County, Property, General Motors Corp., Restaurant and Catering Industry, Services and Shopping
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Painting parties brighten Bethlehem's retail canvas
Bethlehem keeps me busy with its retail churn and prospects. Its downtown already houses an interesting mosh of retail from cafes to boutiques and hotels. The newbie in the crowd is Roey's Paintbox Parties in the lower level of 453 Main Street. The...
Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Restaurant and Catering Industry, DKNY, Walmart, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Fish Report: Dog days are coming soon
Last Friday the temperature was in the 60s, this Friday it's supposed to be in the 90s. Wednesday was gorgeous with no humidity; Thursday was stifling with widespread storms. The water levels are still low locally, but the Lehigh River should get some...
Tags: Jim Thorpe, Cabela's Inc., Weather, Weather Reports, Cementon
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Budding boxer Kelleher gives Allentown kids a boost
Jimmy Kelleher lives in Coopersburg, goes to school at Palisades High School in Bucks County, but spends most of his time on Ridge Avenue in Allentown.
The 17-year-old Kelleher, who will be a senior at Palisades in the fall, is a promising young...Tags: Human Interest, Cancer, Health, Ed Pawlowski, Schools
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