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Pennsylvania voters need longer memories
A friend sent me the photo that accompanies this column, along with a couple of similar shots. The politician being hung in effigy, complete with "Return the Pay Raise" signs, is state Sen. DAVID ARGALL, R-Schuylkill. The photos were taken just north...
Tags: Government, Voting, Political Fundraising, Lehigh County, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Iraqi man, once marked for death, reunited with family at LVIA
Have you ever tried to put yourself in someone else's head, imagining what he's thinking, what he's feeling? That's what I found myself doing late Tuesday night as Iraqi refugee Abbas Hameed Khalaf paced the sidewalk outside Lehigh Valley International...
Tags: Islam, Washington, DC, Baghdad (Iraq), Israel, Human Interest
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Recommendation Letter
Here is a portion of the Aug. 10 letter, slightly abridged and edited, written to U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent by Will Miller, then Catholic Charities refugee resettlement director, to urge Dent's support for helping getting Abbas Hameed Khalaf's family out...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Christianity, Baghdad (Iraq), Religion and Belief, Israel
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Alburtis campaign sign caper warrants jury nullification
Fittingly, the most serious charge facing Alburtis Borough's most famous politician involves an allegation that he assaulted some soybeans. The "crop destruction" beef against Councilman Kyle Bower is a felony, it was reported, which could carry up to 10...Tags: Prosecution, Theft, Elections, Henry Fonda, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dent airs TV ad in new part of district
Call Washington BureauIncumbent Charlie Dent began airing a campaign TV ad in the new areas of the 15th congressional district in part to introduce himself to new voters and in part to define his opponent, Democrat Rick Daugherty. The 30-second spot is airing in Berks,...Tags: Elections, Politics, Democratic Party
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Local Libyan man weighs in on US embassy attacks
Call Washington BureauMohamed Bugaighis, the Bethlehem man who returned home to Libya last year to witness firsthand the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, spoke to The Morning Call Wednesday morning about the violence at the American embassy in Libya that included the death of a U.S....Tags: Government, Islam, Religion and Belief, National Government, Muammar Gaddafi
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British MP spends week shadowing Dent
Call Washington BureauU.S. Rep. Charlie Dent had some advice for his British guest: Don't create a Senate. “Over here we have a saying, both Republicans and Democrats use it, we’re in charge so we Republicans will say, ‘Democrats are the opposition but the...Tags: Government, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Aurora, the Amish school and other rampages had one thing in common
The mysterious building at Lowry Air Force Base was surrounded by fortifications and barbed wire, with no-nonsense air police carrying machine guns and holding the leashes of ferocious German shepherds. The base no longer exists and that building,...
Tags: Mexico, Massacres, Lancaster County (Virginia), Elections, Firearms
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Musikfest opening ceremonies signify a change? And honor a constant supporter
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGLittle attention was paid to the fact Friday that when Musikfest held the opening ceremonies for the 29th run of the 10-day Bethlehem festival, it wasn’t held where it’s been for the first 28 years. Musikfest opening ceremonies were at...... -
With cigars, politicians protect Americans from getting the best
No one can deny that the American cigar industry leads a charmed life, especially in Pennsylvania. First came the Cuban trade embargo half a century ago, leaving Americans as the only people in the world who cannot legally obtain the world's best cigars,...
Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Tobacco Products, Fidel Castro, Elections, Republican Party
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2010 health care law upheld, Pennsylvania politicians react
Call Washington BureauOne man wore a Barack Obama mask and doctor's scrubs and held a sign that said, "Thank You for Subsidizing my Poor Life Choices." Tea Party faithful, flanked by massive yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flags sang, "Let's have a party, a Constitution party."...Tags: Labor Legislation, Allyson Y Schwartz, Elections, Health, Healthcare Policies
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Another vote to repeal, but not replace, healthcare law
Call Washington BureauThe Republican-led House of Representatives cast its 30th odd vote to repeal all or parts of the Democrats’ health care law with no chance of it being anything other than political showmanship. Predictably, all of Pennsylvania's Republicans voted to...Tags: Steny Hoyer, U.S. House of Representatives, Muhlenberg College, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
Oct 23, 2012
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Oct 20, 2012
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Oct 20, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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Sep 21, 2012
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Sep 12, 2012
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Jul 26, 2012
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Jul 31, 2012
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Aug 4, 2012
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Aug 9, 2012
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Jun 28, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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