Dear Editor:
How about that wacky weather we've been having! How about the earthquakes, crop failures, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis in the news? How is it that one neighbor can get damage to their p...
The Pleasant Valley School District in Brodheadsville has been holding special events all school year in recognition of its 50th anniversary. The graduating class of 2011 became the 51st class to grad...
With geocaching, you can explore hundreds of hidden places in the thousands of acres of forest in Carbon County - a kind of high-tech treasure hunt.
You use a GPS unit to find an unusual place or a lo...
The Tamaqua American Legion will be hosting its first annual Flag Retirement Ceremony Sunday starting at 2 p.m.
The United States Flag Code states: "The flag, when it is in such condition that it is n...
If, in late April or early May, you spotted someone on his hands and knees crawling through an abandoned apple orchard, that someone may have been John Kupec, an amateur mycologist in search of the el...
U.S. Congressman Tim Holden (D-17th), announced that three areas of Schuylkill County will receive Rural Development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
New Philadelphia ($32,560), Gilbert...
Dear Editor,
ThenThe winter snows and ice had passed.Some signs of spring were here at lastHe watched through clear unfrosted paneTo see the whirring wings again-Watching for the hummingbirdThe nectar...
Our founding fathers were distrustful of government bureaucracies. They placed checks and balances in the Constitution to ensure the separation of powers between the Executive Branch, the Judicial Bra...
Up until this moment, they have perhaps only learned to accept themselves as a composition of numbers.
From this day forward, members of the Jim Thorpe Area High School Class of 2011 have the duty to ...
By Abby Masenheimer
amasenheimer@tnonline.comI live right next door to the president. OK, well maybe not right next door, but I do live about 10 minutes away when the red line isn't delayed.You see, I...