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Friday, October 02, 2026

LV Congressional Candidate Bob Brooks Allegedly Lied on COVID Grant Application

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Bob Brooks is the Democratic nominee for the Pa. 07 Congressional seat held by Republican Ryan Mackenzie. He likes to portray himself as an ...
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Thursday, October 01, 2026

UPDATED: How Did LV Delegation Vote on House Bill Opening Up Primary Elections

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The Pa/ State House voted on Tuesday to allow unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections for candidates for public office. They would ...
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Zrinski to Unveil NorCo's 2027 Budget on Friday

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According to a news release, Executive Tara Zrinski plans to unveil her 2027 Budget from Northampton County on Friday, 10:30 am, at the Huma...
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UPDATED: Mackenzie's Comms Director Edited Website With Racist Tropes

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I've seen some of Arnaud Armstrong's comments as Communications Director for Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, who is facing a tough battl...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Zrinski's Campaign Funded in Part by County Employees and Vendors

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We all know what happened in Allentown not all that long ago, when former Mayor Edwin "Fed Ed" Pawlowski was charged and eventuall...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Why 6thTuesday Pre-Election Campaign Finance Reports Should Be Mandatory For All Elections in Pa.

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Under current Pa. law, only statewide candidates must file 6th Tuesday pre-election reports, which cover the period between June 8 and Septe...
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Monday, September 28, 2026

NorCo Court Administrator Charged With Criminal Mischief After Domestic Dispute

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Earlier this month, Lehigh Valley Live reported that Northampton County's Court Administrator Jermaine Greene has been the subject of a...
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President Judge Craig Dally: DA Can Hire Assistants Without Interference By Executive

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Back in August , I told you about a mandamus action that District Attorney Steve Barratta filed against the Northampton County Executive. Th...
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Friday, September 25, 2026

Should NorCo Council President Have Unfettered Authority to Appoint Committee Members and Chairs.

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In early July , Northampton County Council voted 6-3 to establish a Gracedale Oversight Committee proposed by Council member David Holland. ...
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Thursday, September 24, 2026

What Government Reforms Would You Like to See - Part 2

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Yesterday, I presented you with a list of governmental reforms that many of us would like to see. The comments were quite interesting.   One...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

What Governmental Reforms Would You Like to See?

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Below is a list of government reforms proposed, way back in 2016, by Ron Beitler (now a Lehigh County Comm'r), myself and a few readers...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

How Does Gracedale Stack Up With Other Lehigh Valley Nursing Homes?

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I've spent a lot of time covering the problems at Gracedale over the past several years. This home gets a lot of coverage from me becaus...
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Monday, September 21, 2026

Zrinski Announces that New Parking Deck Construction to Start in October

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At last week's NorCo Council meeting, Executive Tara Zrinski announced that work on a new parking deck for the courthouse campus will be...
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NorCo Council Increases Salaries for 26 Gracedale Nursing Supervisors

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At Thursday night's meeting, Northampton County Council voted 7-0 (Ken Kraft and Tom Giovanni were absent) to increase the salaries of 2...
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Elder Abuse Charged at Moravian Hall Sqaure

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As many readers of this blog are aware, I have been highly critical of the way that the county administration has responded to problems at G...
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Friday, September 18, 2026

Zrinski Claims She Tried to Keep Grand Jury Report Secret Because It Contains "Lies" and "Perjury"

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At last night's meeting of Northampton County Council, member Dave Holland asked Executive Tara Zrinski why she tried to suppress the Gr...
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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Zrinski Proposes Wage Hikes for 27 Nurse Supervisor Positions

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Last night, Executive Tara Zrinski asked NorCo Council to approve wage hikes for 27 nurse supervisor positions at Gracedale. She described t...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

While Gracedale Burns, What is NorCo Council Doing?

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When a county-owned nursing home is run so poorly that it attracts the attention of an Investigating Grand Jury, it's time to pay attent...
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Why Taiba Sultana Will Never Be Elected Ever Again

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This is what former Easton City Council member Taiba Sultana posted on the 25th anniversary of 9/11: 25 years ago today, 2,977 people were k...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

How Did PJ Craig Dally Handle Zrinski's Attempt to Keep Gracedale Grand Jury Report Away From You?

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Last Thursday , NorCo District Attorney Steve Baratta released a 44-page Grand Jury Report  (click on link to be able to read it for yoursel...
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