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Friday's heat shattered records all over the place
Maryland WeatherHere are some of the high temperature records broken and set on Friday, from the National Weather Service:Newark, NJ: 108 degrees, breaking the 101-degree record for the date, and the 105-degree all-time high set Aug. 9, 2001. Records began in......Tags: New York City, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Washington (U.S. state), Central Park, Weather
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Obama threat jails armed man in Miami
The Swampby Mark Silva Raymond Hunter Geisel was packing weapons and military gear in his hotel room and car in Miami, and, according to a classmate in a training class for bail bondsmen, he had made a threat about Sen. Barack......Tags: Florida, Elections, George W. Bush, Marathon, Barack Obama
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Stylin' Sarah pix: Piper has a Louis Vuitton bag
Spin CycleThe Sarah Palin $150,000 party-financed wardrobe careens around the news cycle like an Alaskan version of the Beverly Hillbillies. The Republican spin is that she plans to give the clothes to charity or -- from those with more candor --......Tags: Neiman Marcus, Sarah Palin, Republican Party, Alaska
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Obama: Healthcare 'ticking time bomb'
The Swampby John McCormick and Bruce Japsen President Barack Obama today is calling the cost of health care a "ticking time-bomb" that threatens to slow the nation's economic recovery. "We are spending over $2 trillion a year on health care --......Tags: Pat Quinn, University of Chicago, Barack Obama, Wisconsin, Hillary Clinton
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Pennridge boys track coach Bob Hosier pushing all right buttons
Colby Trauger recalls leading off a relay race at an invitational meet his freshman season. He stretched out the baton in search of his teammate's hand. His teammate reached back to find it. The baton found the foot of Trauger's teammate and then...
Tags: Christianity, Emmaus, J.J. Johnson, Penn Relays, Track and Field
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Tom Moyer is Salisbury boys basketball's Father Time
In a society of constant change and in an era when more and more people bemoan the fact that "things aren't what they used to be," it's nice to know that at least one thing hasn't changed in local high school boys basketball. No, we're not talking about...
Tags: Catasauqua, Emmaus, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Nazareth
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New program shows what high school sports are all about
The fall scholastic sports season is well under way and in every corner of the Valley, in every sport, kids are competing for wins and championships. But this year most of our area high school teams are learning that sports is not just about winning....Tags: Catasauqua, High School Sports, Fogelsville, Breinigsville, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania)
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Postseason is here for high school, college standouts
Team champions have been awarded in all leagues, so the fun and games are over with for the 2012 track & field season. The no 'I' in team speech doesn't apply for the next three weeks. It's all about in the individuals reaching personal goals. For a...Tags: Christianity, Human Interest, Northwestern Wildcats, Mountain West Conference, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Catasauqua's Brinkley among many surprises at LVC/Colonial meet
Anthony Brinkley's mind and body were in direct conflict during Wednesday's Colonial League mile run. The Catasauqua junior's body was hurting some, especially after running the 2-mile event in the rain the night before. His mind, however, saw an...
Tags: Running, Catasauqua, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Emmaus
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Bangor's Pearson, Stroudsburg's Northern expecting more
Bangor's Bryan Pearson threw the discus at least 181 feet twice and hurled the shot put a school-record distance all on the same day last month. Then the junior went to work. Natural talent got Pearson that far. He wants more. "Hitting those marks, I...Tags: High School Sports, Awards and Prizes, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Whitehall, Penn Relays
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Bob Wood's legacy of service is worth emulating
I was introduced last Tuesday to Pat Beldon, sister of the late philanthropist Bob Wood, and I told her something she's heard a zillion times:
Her brother's death left a big hole in the community.
Even if it's not original, it's true. I've been around...Tags: Ed Pawlowski, Don Cunningham, Charity, Allentown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Cash-strapped schools ignoring free money
School districts across Pennsylvania are doing their annual budget dance, threatening layoffs, course reductions and tax hikes. Every dollar is precious, the bureaucrats and board members will tell you. Really? Then why have school districts collectively...Tags: Catasauqua, Economy, Business and Finance, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Allentown
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