tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post609083145279523893..comments2024-03-29T06:50:30.056-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: O'Connell: "Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation"Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14321032714823616062018-07-02T02:44:29.844-04:002018-07-02T02:44:29.844-04:00This is one of my priorities. And St Judes Childr...This is one of my priorities. And St Judes Children's Hospital. Please consider donating to your local food bank and St JudesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58890827171180381062018-07-01T08:21:56.902-04:002018-07-01T08:21:56.902-04:00Nice job Ray !Nice job Ray !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38886637415960156172018-07-01T00:27:54.740-04:002018-07-01T00:27:54.740-04:00A hungry stomach is the most powerful motivator in...A hungry stomach is the most powerful motivator in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64069420497904975822018-07-01T00:18:18.825-04:002018-07-01T00:18:18.825-04:004.28
Those businesses that are helping out deserve...4.28<br />Those businesses that are helping out deserve credit as they do not have to help.<br />There are plenty of great corporate citizens.<br />Please list them when you find out.<br />The one thing i have noticed is the folks who think it is a sin to feed a hungry kid do not blink an eye if say a defense contractor wastes a billion dollars.<br />Corporate welfare is never on their radar but being a dick to hungry kids is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78994174633810829482018-06-30T19:38:31.108-04:002018-06-30T19:38:31.108-04:00Nothing ugly about the truth.Nothing ugly about the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28861137989912640892018-06-30T19:33:33.477-04:002018-06-30T19:33:33.477-04:00Well Is it not about time the bloggers donate som...Well Is it not about time the bloggers donate some of time? Don't see them doing anything to help. but calling out others.... when can we expect to see you out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87176017447302397952018-06-30T19:32:13.828-04:002018-06-30T19:32:13.828-04:00Well Is it not about time the bloggers donate som...Well Is it not about time the bloggers donate some of time? Don't see them doing anything to help. but calling out others.... when can we expect to see you out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43152422756979357272018-06-30T17:48:38.243-04:002018-06-30T17:48:38.243-04:00"I'm waiting for O'Connell to do some..."I'm waiting for O'Connell to do something substantial about the Lehigh County Authority's money-grab that adds more than $100 a year to Allentown residents' water bills (by opting to bill monthly instead of quarterly and thereby inflicting a $13 a month billing fee)."<br /><br />Translation: I don't care about other people. Just myself. <br /><br />Bernie, don't be such a hater. One concern is not exclusive of the other. In fact, the water bill hike will disproportionately affect the same lower income residents whose children are missing the free or subsidized school lunches. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90432826196813081712018-06-30T17:18:21.046-04:002018-06-30T17:18:21.046-04:00Hello!Hello!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-837152374139733112018-06-30T17:17:52.544-04:002018-06-30T17:17:52.544-04:00You mean most of these "kids" have been ...You mean most of these "kids" have been thrown out of public pools. We see it in Easton and Bethlehem. They don't know how to act no parenting. They are irresponsible. They want their "hoops" so they can play in the NBA.lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39230117230396731212018-06-30T17:15:56.936-04:002018-06-30T17:15:56.936-04:00What the Hell does that have to do with being Mayo...What the Hell does that have to do with being Mayor? The guy is clueless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17630890044644988902018-06-30T16:35:36.658-04:002018-06-30T16:35:36.658-04:00"Allentown doesn't have enough life guard...<em>"Allentown doesn't have enough life guards to keep their pools open. How about several of the hundreds playing games, work for the summer. Help defray the cost to the taxpayer. Learn responsibility. etc."</em><br /><br />In case you haven't noticed, most of these children aren't old enough to be lifeguards. For those who are, they have gone thru a few years with no pools because you have been irresponsible and have not been able to keep them open. So even if they wanted, they were unable to take the classes to be certified as a lifeguard. The American Red Cross does not just hand those out. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56149140174675420782018-06-30T16:30:06.958-04:002018-06-30T16:30:06.958-04:00"Why not also offer parenting classes as well...<em>"Why not also offer parenting classes as well to educate the parent how to take acre of the child??"</em><br /><br />Why not also offer human decency classes to educate ugly Americans on how to stop looking down their noses? Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5796613161969443662018-06-30T16:28:02.939-04:002018-06-30T16:28:02.939-04:00"So when a business owner gets a tax break he...<em>"So when a business owner gets a tax break he can do some public service to help defray the cost to the taxpayer?"</em><br /><br />Actually, I think some businesses are pitching in to help Allentown kids. I did not list them bc I am unsure. I will try to find out. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55810055560426553162018-06-30T16:25:12.539-04:002018-06-30T16:25:12.539-04:00"I'm waiting for O'Connell to do some...<em>"I'm waiting for O'Connell to do something substantial about the Lehigh County Authority's money-grab that adds more than $100 a year to Allentown residents' water bills (by opting to bill monthly instead of quarterly and thereby inflicting a $13 a month billing fee)."</em><br /><br />Translation: I don't care about other people. Just myself. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71200063660131359412018-06-30T15:53:53.663-04:002018-06-30T15:53:53.663-04:00I am enabling comment moderation for the remainder...I am enabling comment moderation for the remainder of the weekend. These ugly Americans are also ugly cowards and won't ID themselves. It's sad what we've become. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37337840317780474522018-06-30T15:49:18.927-04:002018-06-30T15:49:18.927-04:00"Maybe instead of playing basketball, they sh...<em>"Maybe instead of playing basketball, they should be getting a summer job."</em><br /><br />Oh right, let's put a seven year old kid to work. maybe you can have him pick up pieces of coal and throw them in a rail car. <br /><br />Ugly Americans. <br /><br />My hope is that most of this disgusting hate is coming from the same one or two people. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74795903118381991282018-06-30T15:34:27.487-04:002018-06-30T15:34:27.487-04:00It must be working....all the pictures had what ap...It must be working....all the pictures had what appeared to be strong, healthy, beautiful, able bodied children and adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49547283324329304202018-06-30T12:49:16.540-04:002018-06-30T12:49:16.540-04:009.16
"Help defray the cost to the taxpayer. L...9.16<br />"Help defray the cost to the taxpayer. Learn responsibility. etc"<br />So when a business owner gets a tax break he can do some public service to help defray the cost to the taxpayer?<br />Seems those business owners could be out patching potholes to show their gratitude for the largess granted them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59041405996337891672018-06-30T12:28:36.014-04:002018-06-30T12:28:36.014-04:008.14
"Democrats just love more dependent clas...8.14<br />"Democrats just love more dependent class people for the rest to take care of."<br />Yep,do not worry the republicans want to get rid of all those programs,"meals on wheels" was another example of out of control socialists.<br />Wanting to deny a hungry kid a meal is true example of the values of the republican party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89197452993241078722018-06-30T09:16:58.614-04:002018-06-30T09:16:58.614-04:00Allentown doesn't have enough life guards to k...Allentown doesn't have enough life guards to keep their pools open. How about several of the hundreds playing games, work for the summer. Help defray the cost to the taxpayer. Learn responsibility. etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45256803001551408812018-06-30T08:49:17.396-04:002018-06-30T08:49:17.396-04:00At one time children with no access to food were r...At one time children with no access to food were reported to local Children and Youth and the Pa. state run Childline would take a report. What else are these kids lacking and why is this not reported? Agencies not reporting this should fall under mandated reporting requirements. This is neglect and should be reported. Giving out food just masks the other horrors in these kids lives. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24811043571760165692018-06-30T08:39:13.452-04:002018-06-30T08:39:13.452-04:008:28AM -
Know this, there will cease to be taxpay...8:28AM -<br /><br />Know this, there will cease to be taxpayers to pay for their upkeep.<br /><br />Logic 6:2018Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39527293175436726782018-06-30T08:28:16.572-04:002018-06-30T08:28:16.572-04:00For there will never cease to be poor in the land
...For there will never cease to be poor in the land<br /><br />Deuteronomy 15:11<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61860844448718437932018-06-30T08:15:39.979-04:002018-06-30T08:15:39.979-04:00Maybe instead of playing basketball, they should b...Maybe instead of playing basketball, they should be getting a summer job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com