The Carbon County Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 2011 class at a banquet on Sunday, May 29 at Memorial Hall in Jim Thorpe.
This will be the 18th class to be induc...
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I ride around Pennsylvania doing what i have to do.I also go to Parades and functions.It puzzles me that guys and girls like myself put on our country's uniform and did what had to be done...
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During the Borough Council meeting March 10, 2011, Memorial Hall, Jim Thorpe, I made comment on the Tax Aide preparation regarding a site change from Memorial Hall to Penn Forest Township...
Friday's rain and cold temperatures postponed almost the entire scholastic schedule in the TIMES NEWS coverage area.
The only two events played were Mountain Valley Conference soccer matches.SOCCERPle...
Let's talk food.
Normally, it's my favorite topic to talk about.Not this week.I got zapped with a gastrointestinal infection. I haven't eaten anything but crackers, chicken broth soups and Jell-O for ...
"With the disaster in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami, do you think the U.S. Should go ahead and build more nuclear plants as an answer to our growing energy problems?"
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My parents starved during the Great Depression. There was no welfare back then. No Americans are starving today. Things have improved.Nobody will hire the disabled people who suffer in po...
With shovel in hand and Penn State winter cap on my head, I looked at the fluffy white sidewalk at the side of my house in Tamaqua. Three inches of fresh snow had greeted me that morning, begging to b...
Allow a little extra time to get where you're going next week. The state Department of Transportation has announced the following projects in Carbon County:
*LEHIGH GORGE DRIVE: Workers will be sealin...
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Today our school learned many necessary grants will be eliminated thanks to our new governor's proposed cuts. One grant would have paid for our successful After the Bell reading program, ...