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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Severson Guilty in Mixed Verdict

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A Northampton County jury has just returned a mixed verdict against political consultant Tom " Scissorhands " Severson . While exo...
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Requiem For Scissorhands Severson

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Last time I heard people toss around "Fuck you" this much, I was sitting in a Northampton County Council meeting room. Senior Dep...
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Political Consultant's Trial Scheduled Today

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Campaign guru Tom "Scissorhands" Severson, who political consulting firms have collected at least $9.9 million from candidates see...
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Bossman Long's True Identity Revealed

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He didn't look very well at Thursday night's fundraiser for judicial candidate Karl Longenbach. Instead of working the room, he just...
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IronPigs Lead League in Statistic That Matters

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I had good intentions. I wanted to give you a full report of Sunday's clash between the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and the Scranton/Wilkes-B...
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Craig Dally: Time to End "Pay to Play" Politics in Pennsylvania

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Pay to play is so prevalent in the Keystone State that our abbreviation should be changed to PAY. You know things are pretty bad when state...
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I Now Own a John Stoffa Birdhouse

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Last week , I told you Northampton County Exec John Stoffa likes to build birdhouses and give them away. You can watch his video here , in w...
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Best Wishes For Michael Donovan

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My grandson lives near Bucky Boyle Park, which is along the Lehigh River. I sometimes take him and other neighborhood kids there so they can...
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Allentown - The No Free Speech Zone

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In a small victory for free speech, Allentown City Council last week allowed Lou Hershman to address them even though he is a candidate for ...
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Northampton County Judicial Race: Who Do You Like?

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“Da court’s in session, da court’s in session, now here come de judge, here come de judge...” Let's have some fun. Even though there are...
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Congressman Dent to Host Foreclsure Seminar in Allentown

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LV Congressman Charlie Dent will host “Weathering the Foreclosure Storm,” a housing foreclosure seminar, on Wednesday, April 15th from 6...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

How John Stoffa's Money Maven Has Saved Taxpayers $9.8 Million Annually

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Let's say you live in a Northampton County home assessed at $100,000. Your yearly county tax bill, based on a 10.8 mil rate, would be $1...
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Northampton County Sheriff Easter Egg Hunt A Big Success

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On Saturday, Northampton County employees, together with families and friends, braved cold and windy April weather for an Easter Egg hunt pu...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Express Times Tags McHale, Dertinger & McClure for "Political Grandstanding"

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On Friday , I told you that Northampton County Council Prez Ann McHale's vote against a treatment center/work release facility in Bethl...
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King Phillips?

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For the past year or so, I've often referred to Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski as King Edwin of Renaissance Square, a dig at his silly nam...
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Northampton County Bar To Evaluate Judicial Candidates

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Forty years ago, when Al Williams ran against Mike Franciosa for judge, the Northampton County Bar Association gave Williams a higher ratin...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

The Original Northampton County Bulldog - Jim Hemstreet

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"He was always someone who stood up for what he believed. He always called it the way he saw it, despite what other people around were ...
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A Salute to Two Donovans

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Over the past two weeks, I've been pretty tough on Allentown City Council member Michael "Muzzles" Donovan . We had a pretty s...
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John Stoffa Starts a Campaign Blog

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Northampton County Executive John Stoffa has started his very own campaign blog , with a little help from his son, Jeff, and wife, Barbara....
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Who Wants Four IronPigs Tickets?

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Seen the IronPigs yet? If you've never been to a game, now's your lucky chance. IronPigPen is giving away four tickets to Sunday...
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