Justin J. Simmons

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...

LEHIGH COUNTY AMERICA ON WHEELS, 5 North Front Street, Allentown, will offer AARP Safe Driving Classes from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 and 22 at the museum. Registration is required. Limit to 25 participants. Info: 610-432-4200 or http://www....

Residents in parts of the greater Lehigh Valley are going to need a new score card to keep track of who their state lawmakers are. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld new legislative boundaries for the House and Senate as more geographically...

As you watch old movies on television about the kid who wants a BB gun, or the way George Bailey finds out how wonderful life is, or how an adorable little girl is won over by the Macy's Santa, take a moment to think about former state Rep. Brett Feese....

Here's the new campaign commercial from state Rep. Justin Simmons, R-Lehigh. The freshman Republican is facing what we understand to be a serious threat from Democrat Kevin Deely, a teacher. In a post to his campaign web page, Simmons appeals......

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Even as the state spar-over-case-1.1385891">House spars over a non-binding resolution calling for a federal probe of then-Attorney General Tom Corbett's handling of the Sandusky case, there's some additional...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're even more pressed for time and behind the eight ball than usual, so we'll dispense with the customary pleasantries and just dive right into the countdown of the Top Five Stories making news on......

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. This ones for all the Luddites out there. You know who you are. You proudly proclaim to your friends that you've never Tweeted, Facebooked, Four-Squared, Tumblred or even once downloaded music to your laptop. You......

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. In yet another reminder that Republicans are smelling blood in the water in the race between U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Tom Smith, a GOP-friendly super PAC will start airing a TV ad hitting......

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...

Legislation carving Easton out of the Lehigh Valley's congressional district now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature to become law. The state House passed a new congressional map Tuesday; the Senate passed it last week. The new map shifts the city......

Forget the heat and the hoopla surrounding the race for the White House this spring. Pennsylvania voters in a half-dozen special elections Tuesday could provide inklings into their intentions this fall. This year the special state House races will be........