For the second time in less than three weeks, an armed robber walked into the Fegley's Mini Mart in Tamaqua Sunday around 1:15 a.m., showed his gun to the clerk and walked off with an unknown amount of money.

This time he also robbed the attached Dunkin' Donuts.

According to surveillance video, the gunman entered the store casually, approached the Fegley's clerk and demanded money and a pack cigarettes. He then walked over to the Dunkin' Donuts register, where he also demanded money.

Lovers of the English language might enjoy this ..The guy who sent it to me surely did.

There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is 'UP.'

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?

Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?

We call UP our friends.

To some it is considered an established art form, while for others it resembles a contact sport. I am not talking about the latest American realist painter or an upcoming cage match in professional wrestling. Rather, I am referring to the holiday shopping season where bargain-conscious shoppers annually scour countless sales fliers and Internet sites in search of the best deal.

Respect.

That was the topic of a recent program at Our Lady of The Angels Academy in Lansford.

This week, the students were treated to The Respect Program, sponsored by J.P. Mascaro and Sons of Audubon, Pa. The event was held in conjunction with Catholic Schools Week.

During the presentation, Nicole Hager, education coordinator for J.P. Mascaro and Sons and The Respect Program, taught the children how to respect people, property and the environment.

"We're all about educating the community and children about respect," Hager said.

Credit default

The following actions were filed by credit card companies, or their collection agencies, for alleged defaults on credit card/loan accounts.

FlA Card Services, of Newark, Del., filed two actions as follows: Ralph D. Werner, 305 Mountain View, Jim Thorpe, seeking $10,651.82; and Lori J. Gatski, 63 Old Stage Rd., Albrightsville, seeking $23,471.28.

CACH, Denver, Colo., filed against Glenn Galion, 288 Cold Spring Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking $4,256.98.