Thoughts By BOB URBAN rurban@tnonline.comIf you care too much about what other people think you will always be their prisoner ...... When money makes the rules JIM: The story has passed into legend. A 24-year-old American Indian sails with the U.S. Olympic team in 1912 to Stockho... A few states have it right Some states squander all they can collect from their taxpayers and more as they reward their contributors with fat contr... Anatomical advice for Mr. Romney CLAIRE: My parents and I are visiting my godparents in Tampa, Florida this week, and I've learned many things in my shor... Are you and your family better off? By DAVID WARGO tneditor@tnonline.comAre you any better off now than you were four years ago? That is what the whole elec... Writing a physical letter Today's world of cell phones, email, text messages and twitter accounts, handwritten letters can seem hopelessly old fas... Automobiles, Sunday postal service hurt church attendance By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com@$: During the summer of 1912, a writer for the Tamaqua Courier reflected on the "old fa... Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back « Previous 365 366 367 » Next Annual Boris mock draft returnsMan found dead near No. 9 mine in LansfordCoroner releases identity of man found near Coal MineTamaqua removes East End from serviceSlatington man gets 9-24 months for posing as a medical professional
When money makes the rules JIM: The story has passed into legend. A 24-year-old American Indian sails with the U.S. Olympic team in 1912 to Stockho... A few states have it right Some states squander all they can collect from their taxpayers and more as they reward their contributors with fat contr... Anatomical advice for Mr. Romney CLAIRE: My parents and I are visiting my godparents in Tampa, Florida this week, and I've learned many things in my shor... Are you and your family better off? By DAVID WARGO tneditor@tnonline.comAre you any better off now than you were four years ago? That is what the whole elec... Writing a physical letter Today's world of cell phones, email, text messages and twitter accounts, handwritten letters can seem hopelessly old fas... Automobiles, Sunday postal service hurt church attendance By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com@$: During the summer of 1912, a writer for the Tamaqua Courier reflected on the "old fa... Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back « Previous 365 366 367 » Next Annual Boris mock draft returnsMan found dead near No. 9 mine in LansfordCoroner releases identity of man found near Coal MineTamaqua removes East End from serviceSlatington man gets 9-24 months for posing as a medical professional
A few states have it right Some states squander all they can collect from their taxpayers and more as they reward their contributors with fat contr... Anatomical advice for Mr. Romney CLAIRE: My parents and I are visiting my godparents in Tampa, Florida this week, and I've learned many things in my shor... Are you and your family better off? By DAVID WARGO tneditor@tnonline.comAre you any better off now than you were four years ago? That is what the whole elec... Writing a physical letter Today's world of cell phones, email, text messages and twitter accounts, handwritten letters can seem hopelessly old fas... Automobiles, Sunday postal service hurt church attendance By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com@$: During the summer of 1912, a writer for the Tamaqua Courier reflected on the "old fa... Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back « Previous 365 366 367 » Next Annual Boris mock draft returnsMan found dead near No. 9 mine in LansfordCoroner releases identity of man found near Coal MineTamaqua removes East End from serviceSlatington man gets 9-24 months for posing as a medical professional
Anatomical advice for Mr. Romney CLAIRE: My parents and I are visiting my godparents in Tampa, Florida this week, and I've learned many things in my shor... Are you and your family better off? By DAVID WARGO tneditor@tnonline.comAre you any better off now than you were four years ago? That is what the whole elec... Writing a physical letter Today's world of cell phones, email, text messages and twitter accounts, handwritten letters can seem hopelessly old fas... Automobiles, Sunday postal service hurt church attendance By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com@$: During the summer of 1912, a writer for the Tamaqua Courier reflected on the "old fa... Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back « Previous 365 366 367 » Next Annual Boris mock draft returnsMan found dead near No. 9 mine in LansfordCoroner releases identity of man found near Coal MineTamaqua removes East End from serviceSlatington man gets 9-24 months for posing as a medical professional
Are you and your family better off? By DAVID WARGO tneditor@tnonline.comAre you any better off now than you were four years ago? That is what the whole elec...
Writing a physical letter Today's world of cell phones, email, text messages and twitter accounts, handwritten letters can seem hopelessly old fas... Automobiles, Sunday postal service hurt church attendance By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com@$: During the summer of 1912, a writer for the Tamaqua Courier reflected on the "old fa... Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back « Previous 365 366 367 » Next
Automobiles, Sunday postal service hurt church attendance By jim zbick jzbick@tnonline.com@$: During the summer of 1912, a writer for the Tamaqua Courier reflected on the "old fa... Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back
Scarred for life? Maybe not Q. I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I'd like to get rid of it, if possible. What'... Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ... Latest Photo GalleriesPhoto gallery: CCTI talent show2026-04-24Photo gallery: Slatington Library art show2026-04-24Earth Day at Beltzville 20262026-04-20Photo gallery: Germantown youth fishing2026-04-08Opinion Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad... Letter to the editor: Start asking questions about school budgetsLetter to the editor: Rebuttal to ‘2026 Election Letter’Co-op brings new life for football, country-styleLetter to the editor: Taxes going in the wrong directionOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic... APRIL 24, 1994ON THIS DATE APRIL 23, 1992ON THIS DATE APRIL 22, 1998ON THIS DATE APRIL 21, 1992AP News Twister batters city in Oklahoma, but no deaths reportedDOJ ends its investigation of Fed chairPittsburgh media has surprising turnaroundThe Lyrid meteor shower is peaking soonArtemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back
Sustaining relationships satisfy life Near twilight, I sit outdoors behind my home, totally content as I listen to the sounds of summer. The tree frogs are se... It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ...
It must never happen again Two of the most revealing events in the Penn State child abuse scandal happened prior to the release of the all-telling ...
Analysis: Key Pa. senator says oversight board vital to legalizing pot Bipartisan discussions are continuing on the concept of a seven-member Cannabis Control Board that would oversee the sale of recreational ad...
ON THIS DATE APRIL 25, 1996 Nick Young was honored as “Citizen of the Year” and the American Cancer Society was recognized for its half-century of servic...