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Facebook sites help families find wayward pets
Have you ever had beloved pets disappear? It's incredibly stressful. You find yourself imagining their terror, their confusion, all the dangers they're facing. You picture them hungry, thirsty, cold, injured. You search by car, on foot, by telephone,...
Tags: Social Media, Allentown, Whitehall, Pets, Craigslist, Inc.
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Memorial Day restoration should forsake three-day weekends
The primary purpose of Memorial Day is no longer to honor Americans killed in battle while serving their country. It's to cater to clucks who want a three-day weekend to better facilitate fun. There. I hope that satisfies Gloria Martin of Slatington,...
Tags: Human Interest, American Legion, Korean War (1950-1953), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Presidents' Day
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Feds sue to stop text message gift card scam
Some of my columns spark more outrage than others and, to my surprise, a brief report several years ago about random text messages supposedly awarding $1,000 Best Buy gift cards continues to rank near the top. More than 150 people from all over the...Tags: Trials, Walmart, Federal Trade Commission, Business, Marketing
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Signs would signal new traffic light ahead on Route 100
Q: I was wondering if there were plans to post signs or some type of signal cautioning drivers of the new traffic signal ahead on Route 100 south when approaching the Kernsville/Claussville roads intersection. The signal was in 'flash' mode for a while,...
Tags: Traffic, Science and Technology, Technology, Motorvehicle Accidents, Allentown
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Macungie Brittany wins national dog title
A local male Brittany spaniel officiallly named "Hits All Jack'd Up" completed a rare repeat last month. The dog, owned by Joe Sikorski and Claire Ricci of Macungie, became just the fourth dog in history to win consecutive ABC National Gun Dog...Tags: Endangered Species, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Environmental Issues, Zionsville, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Lehigh County commissioners deliver right vote, wrong message
For me, the low point of last Wednesday's Lehigh County commissioners meeting came as Commissioner Lisa Scheller was lecturing area nonprofits that they need to start tapping individual donors instead of just looking for government handouts. Scheller was...
Tags: Don Cunningham, Tom Corbett, Voting, Elections, Politics
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Temporary pedestrian bridge takes shape over Route 22
A narrow pedestrian bridge over Route 22, complete with hefty concrete abutments and the framework for an overhead chain-link "roof," is taking shape adjacent to the vehicular bridge that takes MacArthur Road over the highway in Whitehall Township....Tags: South Whitehall Township, Transportation, Travel, Allentown, Road Transportation
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Charles Barnes, lost in Vietnam, was a young man full of promise
Whitehall High School's 1960 yearbook contains several photographs of a handsome and relatively mature-looking senior, who was on the baseball and basketball teams and was a member of the Boys Glee Club and the Concert Choir.
In the choir picture, he...Tags: U.S. Army, Museums, Afghanistan, South Whitehall Township, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Child seats required, front or back
Q: In regards to child car seats, we purchased a car seat for our 1-year-old granddaughter. Do we have to install the seat even though my wife will hold the child in the rear seat? Our vehicle is a 2002 Chrysler.
— John Sabo
A: Absolutely,...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Hospitals and Clinics, Parenting, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Automotive Equipment
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Fish for Free on Memorial Day in Pennsylvania
Memorial Day is Fish For Free Day in Pennsylvania. On Monday, both residents and non-residents of Pennsylvania can take advantage of fishing on Pennsylvania's waterways without needing a license to catch or harvest fish. If you've got relatives coming in...
Tags: Bowmanstown, Weather Reports, Lakes and Ponds, Trout, Orefield
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National Get Outdoors Day events at Blue Marsh, Nockamixon, L.V. Zoo
No matter what the weather is this coming Sunday, it's National Get Outdoors Day, and Blue Marsh Lake is hosting its first America's Get Outdoors Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with at least 45 confirmed exhibitors at the Dry Brook Day Use Area next to the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, State Parks
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State probing sales practices of electric supplier
The state is investigating the door-to-door sales practices of a Connecticut company competing for electricity customers in the Allentown area. The Public Utility Commission alleges MXenergy Electric improperly switched about 22 customers to its service,...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Facebook, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Volleyball
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