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Lehigh Valley low turnout thwarts democracy
I was a William F. Buckley Jr. devotee, not a hippie, as a high school student of the '60s. Still, even we young conservatives took note of the era's peace/love posters and their message, "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" Tuesday offered us a...Tags: Republican Party, Primaries, Elections, Lehigh County, Voting
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Vietnam veteran to get his benefits
I've shown repeatedly how the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't move swiftly to process veterans' claims for benefits. Maybe veterans would accept that pace if they knew the agency made up for it with accuracy. Vietnam veteran Matthew Ford had...Tags: Justice System, Northampton County (Virginia), Allentown, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Symptoms
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In Hanover Township, farming for St. Francis
You can't have too much of St. Francis. The new pope is named for him, Christians across the spectrum revere him and now the School Sisters of St. Francis are embarking on a project to bring people ever closer to his singular spirit. The sisters, part...
Tags: Farms, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)
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Hall of Fame nominees are an impressive group
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...
Tags: Trials, Primaries, Lehigh County, Joseph F. Brennan, Carbon County
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Trout season opens Saturday in southeastern Pennsylvania
The smell of sizzling bacon and the taste of eggs over easy with buttered toast are as much a part of the opening day of fishing as casting that first line. Trout season kicks off in the 18-county Southeast Region of Pennsylvania at 8 a.m. Saturday, and...
Tags: Cementon, Whitehall, Natural Disasters, Lehigh County, Orefield
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Casimir Pulaski, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Whitehall, Army National Guard
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VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: Northampton County (Virginia), Southeast Asia, Eric Shinseki, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Veterans Affairs
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Mentored Youth get to fish for trout on Saturday
Saturday marks the first-ever Mentored Youth Trout Day and Contest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on 12 selected waters around the state. The idea for a mentored youth trout fishing day is simple enough, piggybacking off the popular mentored...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Lehigh County, Freemansburg, Lifestyle and Leisure, Middletown
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Burkett named WCO in new game commission district
Those who have felt that the Lehigh Valley has been underserved by the number of Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officers stationed here can take a huge sigh of relief. Shawna Burkett, a 24-year-old fresh out of the 29th — and...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Wildfires, Coopersburg, Lehigh County, International Organizations
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Market Café at Wegmans will open Thursday
Some things seem to take forever in the retail world, like the opening of the new Weis Markets in Fogelsville or the Golden Corral at Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township. Eager shoppers and diners couldn't wait for either of those places to be up and...
Tags: Hamburgers, Renovation, Media Industry, Fogelsville, The Home Depot
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Trout stockings begin in Lehigh County
Last weekend marked the first official sign of spring for outdoorsmen in the area — the annual beginning of trout stocking in Southeastern Pennsylvania waters. Trout fishing season in Pennsylvania kicks off 8 a.m. Saturday, March 30, two full...
Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Allentown, Lehigh County, Wildlife, Hokendauqua
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Arway goes in front of House committee
John Arway, executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, will present the agency's annual report to the House Game and Fisheries Committee at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Room 60 of the East Wing of the Capitol in Harrisburg. Arway is expected...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Aquaculture, Ecosystems, York (York, Pennsylvania), Seafood and Fishing Industry
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