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Sometimes I wonder why the contestants on "Dancing with the Stars" work so hard when all that's at stake is the mirror ball trophy that looks as if it can be purchased at the local dollar store. And then I think about the Kegger Awards, my annual...

Just like the high school basketball teams they cover, Service Electric and RCN are gearing up for playoff runs. Both local cable crews will be out in force this weekend as the PIAA tournament begins. RCN will have at least eight games covered with...

If you've never seen an inflatable redneck nutcracker, I can tell you just where to find one. In fact, I can direct you to just about any inflatable character you've ever heard of, including a 25-foot Santa. They're all at the house I referred to in...

My longtime judge and friend Diana has acidly observed on occasion that I race past the elegant-looking displays that she favors, while lingering lovingly at the most outlandish ones. "I think you gave me whiplash!" she complained Monday night as I...

I've read that Michelangelo ruined his eyesight and put a tremendous strain on his back and neck as he painted the Sistine Chapel. Vincent Van Gogh couldn't find anyone but his brother to buy his paintings. So there's a long tradition of artists suffering...

Like most people in the media, Jim Wills realizes that he's lucky to get paid to talk about football. He also realizes that a lot of people would love to trade places with him. So, no, Wills will never complain about any assignment. But anybody who...

Jason Reph, whose synchronized musical display in Bushkill Township is one of the area's most amazing, emailed me last January about a family that drove from Palmerton to Allentown, began one of my tours and ended up at his house. I decided to hang onto...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, there was an outpouring of sympathy from places where you might least expect it. Banks waived fees and even the sticklers at the IRS lightened up and extended tax deadlines in the worst-hit places. But victims of...

In bringing back Indy cars to Pocono Raceway next summer after a 23-year absence, race officials are trying to turn back time to a more prominent era for open-wheel racing. And while they can't bring back the Unser brothers, A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford,...

At the end of a 162-game, six-month grind like the major league baseball season, some people might be looking forward to the finish line. Not Meredith Marakovits. Marakovits, the Northampton native and Central Catholic graduate, is completing her...

There's a special place in my heart for the big Christmas light decorators I write about every December. I've met some of them through the annual RCN TV shows I do with Wally Ely; others just through exchanging emails or meeting them on my tours. I can...

As the presidential election nears, expect your phone to ring or your email to ding with people seeking your money and your opinions. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. It should be the money part that worries you. As always, new scams are popping up to...