I was sitting peacefully on the couch at our daughter's home in Florida, reading a good book. The baby was napping, the two big dogs were out in the back yard, the older kids were in school, my daught...
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Do you ever take the time to think about how far reaching the government is into your life? Upon critical inspection, it can be deemed that the people in power completely own you and all ...
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On January 12, 1915, the House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote. On January 12, 2010, Representative Tim Holden is rejecting The Affordable Health Ca...
Five area residents were among 14 who entered guilty pleas to criminal charges Thursday in Schuylkill County court and were sentenced by Judge Cyrus Palmer Dolbin as follows:
Lori Oakes, 41, of 419 E....
One of the topics discussed by township manager John Finnerty during his monthly report to the Kidder Township supervisors Thursday was the issue of standardized addresses for the township.
The proces...
A Rush Township man was sentenced to prison Friday by Judge John E. Miller in Schuylkill County Court after being found guilty by a jury last month of dealing in illegal drugs.
Brandon Ross Snyder, 37...
If you live in Franklin, East Penn or Mahoning townships or in the boroughs of Weissport or Lehighton and want to have a say in the Central Carbon County Comprehensive Plan, you will have a chance at ...
A study initiated by the Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation and prepared by the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania has been released.
It i...
I wonder if you happen to catch Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" monologue on the race in Massachusetts hours before the election where he practically predicted Scott Brown's defeat of Martha Coakley in the...
Kidder Township supervisors unanimously voted to place a cap on the health care costs for township employees at Thursday's regular board meeting.
The employees affected by the new motion will retain t...