Lehigh Valley Ramblings

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Monday, December 14, 2009

LV's Congressman: From Blacksmiths to Bluebloods

This group has included blacksmiths, bankers, lawyers, plantation tutors, derivatives salesmen and professional politicians. Many served in ...

A Christmas Lights Display Missed by Bill White

We in the blogosphere can write about pretty Christmas lights, too. Above is a display that The Morning Call's Bill White somehow miss...

Friday, December 11, 2009

Northampton County Council Passes No Tax Hike Budget

When the Northampton County taxman cometh in January, you'll be surprised to see that your bill is no larger than it was last year. Desp...

Dent's "Bethlehem Deserves a Break" Campaign

Blogging buddy Rylock gets very upset whenever I write about Pelosicare, LV Congressman Charlie Dent , Congressional wannabe John Callahan ...

LCCC Prez Donald Snyder: The Versatile, Nimble, Efficient & Practical Community College

As President Barack Obama kicked off a national listening tour about the economy last week in the Lehigh Valley, the setting of his keynote ...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

No tax increase budget passes in northampton county. Details to follow.

Callahan's Hired Gun, Justin Schall

Is it fair to judge a Congressional candidate by his campaign manager? Probably not. But that's me! What I've learned about John Cal...

Say It Isn't So, Percy!

Percy Dougherty is the chair of Lehigh County's highly regarded Board of Commissioners, arguably the best legislative body in the Lehigh...

Some Light Reading: DA Morganelli's Complaint Against Angle

Below you will find the Complaint DA John Morganelli has filed, seeking Ron Angle's ouster from Northampton County Counil. Morganelli Co...

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Will Callahan Give Bethlehem a Break?

Since Congressional wannabe and Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan is so reluctant to talk about federal issues, dismissing them as hypothetical...

How Much Is Public Health Worth?

Despite warnings of bad weather ahead, about twenty-five people took their chances and attended last night's LV Health Department commun...

DA Morganelli: We Don't Need No Steenkin' Angle

Last week, Northampton County Council and Bangor School Board member Ron Angle fired off a letter to the LV delegation to the state legislat...

Who's the Mayor?

I know you recognize the Mayor on the right. But how many of you recognize the Mayor on the left? Hint: He likes to tell me he's Italian...

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Moveon, SEIU to Hold Health Care Pep Rally Today

I've received a news release from Washington telling me that today, at 5 PM, "local residents," i.e. Moveon and SEIU, will hol...

Angle On Bangor School Board; Sky Does Not Fall

I'm told Ron Angle's election to Bangor School Board is very controversial. But you wouldn't think that had you attended last ni...

LV Health Forum in Bangor Tonight!

RenewLV and the League of Women Voters (Northampton County) will host a community forum tonight in an effort to build public support for th...

Do You Want to Run Over Fred B. Rooney?

Back in the day, when men were men and Democrats were still Democrats, Fred B. Rooney was the Lehigh Valley's Congressman. He served fro...

Monday, December 07, 2009

Jack Wagner Disagrees With Obama's Afghanistan Surge

Auditor General Jack Wagner , running for the Democratic nomination in the Pennsylvania Governor's race, told a Camp Hill crowd on Satur...

Concrete Charlie: Great Christmas Gift

Bethlehem luminary Larry Kisslinger has sent out one of his famous mass emails, asking his numerous friends and acquaintances to buy Concret...

Nazareth Likes Artsy Fartsys, Too!

In addition to pizza, we got art, baby! Just around the corner from Insomniak Theatre , the fledgling Nazareth Arts Center (30 Belivdere St...

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