By BRUCE FRASSINELLI
Special to The TIMES NEWSAre we becoming a nation of paranoid parents raising wimpy kids?OK, OK, maybe that's an overstatement, but, this past summer, I pitied some of our grandch...
Even for those who consider Red Green the Patron Saint of Handymen, it is not all that difficult to fine-tune a flintlock so that it gives dependable, consistent performance during Pennsylvania's post...
A century-and-a-half ago, before the Civil War, no one could have imagined equal rights for African Americans, let alone a black man one day becoming president of the United States.
Before the war to ...
Lehighton Borough will again host an annual Christmas lighting competition. There will be 10 winners announced, with each receiving $25 off their electric utility bill. Date of the judging was not ann...
December 12, 1975 Mike Miorelli finishes with 14 points and 12 rebounds to help lead Tamaqua to a 45-34 victory over Jim Thorpe. The Blue Raiders, coached by Frank Zlock, also receive nine points, 10 ...
Boy. I sure was a dorky looking kid.
I came to that conclusion, again, on Thanksgiving Day. We had the pleasure of watching old home movies, thanks to the loan of a couple of DVDs made by my aunt and ...
With a growing popularity for their Southwestern-styled jewelry using designs made from scrolled copper wire, Nic and Eileen East of Jim Thorpe needed a method of producing small high-quality welds.
N...
Florida State's Bobby Bowden will coach his last game against West Virginia on New Year's Day in the Gator Bowl. West Virginia is a team he coached long ago.
Lulu and I seldom buy game tickets in adva...
The woman who rescued a disabled Jim Thorpe woman from the porch of her burning home early Wednesday morning doesn't believe she did anything extraordinary.
"Some people are calling me a hero. I don't...