Cold wave of 1912 was rough, except for ice crop By Jim Zbick jzbick@tnonline.comThe new year of 1912 was just days old when a cold wave descended over much of the easte... Trees and turkeys have a history as holiday favorites The Christmas tree has a colorful history, even predating American independence. The first decorated Christmas tree was ... Thoughts and The Green Thing By BOB URBAN rurban@tnonline.comI told you last week's Army-Navy game was going to be a barn burner. The only thing I co... Some gems and thoughts This holiday message was sent in by a loyal reader who said: "I love Christmas lights - they remind me of politicians."T... There's a limit to the political correctness This past Wednesday was the seventieth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early on Sunday m... Christmas myths debunked Let's have some fun this week as Christmas Myths Busters. Despite popular opinion that all Santa's reindeer are males, I... Daddy, can you spare a dime? Claire: Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you're probably aware that student loan debt is... A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards « Previous 78 79 80 » Next Retail strip planned at bowling siteWoman rescued when car goes into river in TamaquaPalmerton chooses former members for seatsLansford man dead after crash in Lehigh County75 Effort friends, family gather at sleigh riding party
Trees and turkeys have a history as holiday favorites The Christmas tree has a colorful history, even predating American independence. The first decorated Christmas tree was ... Thoughts and The Green Thing By BOB URBAN rurban@tnonline.comI told you last week's Army-Navy game was going to be a barn burner. The only thing I co... Some gems and thoughts This holiday message was sent in by a loyal reader who said: "I love Christmas lights - they remind me of politicians."T... There's a limit to the political correctness This past Wednesday was the seventieth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early on Sunday m... Christmas myths debunked Let's have some fun this week as Christmas Myths Busters. Despite popular opinion that all Santa's reindeer are males, I... Daddy, can you spare a dime? Claire: Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you're probably aware that student loan debt is... A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards « Previous 78 79 80 » Next Retail strip planned at bowling siteWoman rescued when car goes into river in TamaquaPalmerton chooses former members for seatsLansford man dead after crash in Lehigh County75 Effort friends, family gather at sleigh riding party
Thoughts and The Green Thing By BOB URBAN rurban@tnonline.comI told you last week's Army-Navy game was going to be a barn burner. The only thing I co... Some gems and thoughts This holiday message was sent in by a loyal reader who said: "I love Christmas lights - they remind me of politicians."T... There's a limit to the political correctness This past Wednesday was the seventieth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early on Sunday m... Christmas myths debunked Let's have some fun this week as Christmas Myths Busters. Despite popular opinion that all Santa's reindeer are males, I... Daddy, can you spare a dime? Claire: Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you're probably aware that student loan debt is... A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards « Previous 78 79 80 » Next Retail strip planned at bowling siteWoman rescued when car goes into river in TamaquaPalmerton chooses former members for seatsLansford man dead after crash in Lehigh County75 Effort friends, family gather at sleigh riding party
Some gems and thoughts This holiday message was sent in by a loyal reader who said: "I love Christmas lights - they remind me of politicians."T... There's a limit to the political correctness This past Wednesday was the seventieth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early on Sunday m... Christmas myths debunked Let's have some fun this week as Christmas Myths Busters. Despite popular opinion that all Santa's reindeer are males, I... Daddy, can you spare a dime? Claire: Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you're probably aware that student loan debt is... A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards « Previous 78 79 80 » Next Retail strip planned at bowling siteWoman rescued when car goes into river in TamaquaPalmerton chooses former members for seatsLansford man dead after crash in Lehigh County75 Effort friends, family gather at sleigh riding party
There's a limit to the political correctness This past Wednesday was the seventieth anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early on Sunday m...
Christmas myths debunked Let's have some fun this week as Christmas Myths Busters. Despite popular opinion that all Santa's reindeer are males, I... Daddy, can you spare a dime? Claire: Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you're probably aware that student loan debt is... A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards « Previous 78 79 80 » Next
Daddy, can you spare a dime? Claire: Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you're probably aware that student loan debt is... A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards
A magical time What do you believe? Christmas is a magical time filled with cheer, good wishes and benevolent feelings toward others. W... No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl... Latest Photo GalleriesNorthern Lehigh-LV Academy Girls Basketball2026-02-18Jim Thorpe Winterfest 20262026-02-17District 11 Girls Wrestling2026-02-16Northwestern boys basketball - Colonial League final2026-02-14Opinion Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live... Reclaiming a disposable planetHow our area legislators voted‘I did everything right. I still almost died giving birth.’Opinion: Plain English: Language debate masks CDL failuresOn This Date - News ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police... FEBRUARY 20, 1984ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 19, 1985ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 17, 1983FEBRUARY 16, 1987AP News Soaring 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 backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICEFour big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards
No Header! Years before the airplane emerged during the first decade of the 20th century, ballooning had been the one way to conque... Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl...
Christmas shopping So, are you all done Christmas shopping? Yeah. Me either. To date, I've purchased four gifts. Three of them I bought onl...
Loose change, a thing of the past? “Save your pennies for a rainy day.” It is an idiom that we will all know, and we all likely have utilized it at numerous points in our live...
ON THIS DATE FEBRUARY 21, 1986 FEBRUARY 21, 1986 The Jim Thorpe Borough Council met in a special session Thursday night and elected another full-time officer to its police...