A meeting of the Lansford AmVets will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the AmVets post. Commander Perry Shelton will be in charge of the meeting.
A meeting of the Home Association will follow.
Tonight, England's Robin Trower makes a return to Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe to promote his latest CD, "The Playful Heart."
Trower has been touring in the U.S. since January in the promotional tour.In ...
Panther Valley High School held its senior awards program on May 18 in the high school auditorium. The following students received awards:
Academic AwardsEnglish: Christopher Albertini, Sarah Branchid...
Dear Editor:
2011 is no doubt a tumultuous year. Natural disasters seem to have become a normal occurrence throughout the world. Yet, when they occur people rally and come to the aid of those countrie...
Every now and then, I hear someone complaining about the hard time they have helping an elderly parent. Some say they resent the time it takes to "run every time help is needed."
Actually, it happens ...
When I gave the opening speech at the Tamaqua Salvation Army groundbreaking ceremony for the new building, I emphasized the fact that the people who lived in Tamaqua the longest are the most cynical. ...
Tomorrow is Father's Day and I have to admit the holiday takes on a whole new perspective when viewed as a father as opposed to being a son. For years, I celebrated it as a son honoring his father and...
Divorce granted
Joseph J. Alex, Lost Creek, West Mahanoy Township, and Mariluz Alex, Hamburg, Berks County. They were married Feb. 21, 2009.Guilty of DUIBrad Elliot Scheeler, 33, Shenandoah, formerly ...
As I watch the nightly news on television I realize that the media is deflecting our attention from the real issues as they attempt to focus us on irrelevant stories. The escapades of Anthony Weiner a...
By BOB URBAN
rurban@tnonline.comIt happens frequently in this profession known as journalism. We write something, only to re-read it and find out we stated something that has an entirely different mea...