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Beth Steel facility shut after plant floods
Sun StaffThe Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point mill has not made any steel since Hurricane Isabel sent an unprecedented 10-foot storm surge into its power plant last week - possibly the longest unplanned outage in the plant's history. The repairs and lost...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Floods, Career and Workplace
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A better way to track a bomber
The mayhem in Boston the week of April 15 was a reminder of how an American city can be paralyzed by a homemade bomb. The same kinds of improvised explosive devices that menaced U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan can easily be deployed by freelance...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Justice System
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Two Valley companies on Fortune 500 list
Both of the two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Lehigh Valley dropped in Fortune magazine's latest ranking of American companies published this week. With annual revenues of $12 billion in 2012, PPL Corp. of Allentown was No. 224, down from...
Tags: Allentown, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Trexlertown, Volvo AB, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Veteran Bethlehem councilman Robert Donchez runs for mayor
In politics, it's not easy to develop a reputation as a nice guy, but somehow Bethlehem mayoral candidate Robert Donchez has managed. An even-tempered parliamentarian, the seasoned councilman has helped guide council through difficult debates, from...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Teachers, Government, Parties and Movements, Safety of Citizens
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Reynolds runs for Bethlehem mayor
Years before he became Bethlehem's youngest city councilman, J. William Reynolds found his inspiration in music. A Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan fan, Reynolds first learned to play the clarinet, and then picked up the guitar at Moravian College,...Tags: Culture, Minority Groups, Ronald Reagan, Arts and Culture, Parties and Movements
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NCC course offers no-fret way to make a guitar
In the eighth grade, Jeffrey Boerner made his first guitar out of construction lumber he scrounged from a nearby housing development in Chicago. At age 59, he now oversees a substantially more sophisticated method of guitar-making at Northampton...
Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Nazareth, OWN (tv network), Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Colleges and Universities
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No fire found at Martin Tower's smoke; fire officials unsure of cause
The Bethlehem Fire Department investigated black smoke rising from the roof of the vacant 23-story Martin Tower on Thursday night, but found no fire. "The crews went in and on the way up they had a floor-by-floor search," Assistant Fire Chief Richard...Tags: Fires, Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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Bethlehem mayor candidates debate, trade few barbs
The candidates for Bethlehem mayor danced close to each other on the issues, but swayed far apart on style. In their debate Thursday, Robert Donchez and J. William Reynolds parried barbs and accusations, then often agreed with each other on matters of...Tags: Moravian College, Elections, Primaries, John Callahan, Politics
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National Museum of Industrial History names new chairman
The National Museum of Industrial History has announced that builder L. Charles Marcon will be replacing the late philanthropist Priscilla Payne Hurd as chairman of the board. Marcon, who is CEO of Duggan and Marcon Inc. and a trustee of the Harry C....Tags: Smithsonian Institution, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Northampton County executive race getting nasty
My Hall of Fame — for which I am seeking nominations over the next few weeks — includes several exhibits involving wild campaign fliers. Tony Rybak's amazing "Diamond Johnny Callahan" flier, for example, featuring Rybak's mayoral opponent...Tags: Edward G. Rendell, Primaries, Charlie Dent, John Callahan
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Donald J. Lohr, 89, of Hooversville
Donald J. Lohr, 89, of Hooversville, died April 20, 2013 at Windber Hospice. Born Aug. 12, 1923 in Pretoria, the son of Herbert M. and Evalyn M. (Custer) Lohr. Preceded in death by parents; first wife Charlotte (Caldwell); two infant brothers; sisters...
Tags: Tampa, Human Interest, American Red Cross, U.S. Army, Shriners Hospitals for Children
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Martin Tower: save or demolish?
Valley 610Martin Tower, the 21-story skyscraper that once served as world headquarters for Bethlehem Steel, has been vacant for years. While developers got the 1972 structure listed on the National Historic Register, Bethlehem City Council removed from a proposed...
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