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Thursday, October 22, 2026

DA Baratta Proposes Early Intercept Program at Jail

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During last week's interview with NorCo DA Steve Baratta, he told me he had just completed and submitted a proposal for an early-interve...
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Lafayette Journalist Slams Gracedale Spending at NorCo Budget Hearing While DOH Pays Another Visit

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Yesterday, NorCo Council conducted the first of four scheduled budget hearings to review Executive Tara Zrinski's proposed 43.5% tax hik...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Details Emerge for Two of Three Deficiencies at Gracedale in September

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Earlier this month , at the first-ever meeting of NorCo Council's Gracedale Oversight Committee, it was learned that the home, which is ...
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Baratta Warns About NVE, a Disturbing New Form of Online Child Exploitation

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During last week's interview with NorCo DA Steve Baratta, he warned of a new trend in crime called Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE), a...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

NorCo Council President Ken Kraft Unilaterally Decides to Stop Executive Reports

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NorCo's Home Rule Charter specifically provides that County Council can require periodic reports from the Executive branch. Ron Angle, w...
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NorCo DA Steve Baratta Concerned About Three Suicides at Jail

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During my interview with NorCo DA Steve Baratta last week, he expressed particular concern about the jail. That facility has experienced th...
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Congressional Candidate Bob Brooks Cancels Only Debate ith Incumbent Ryan Mackenzie

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Bob Brooks, the Democratic nominee in the race for the Pa.-07 Congressional seat, has canceled his one and only debate with incumbent Republ...
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Zrinski's Proposed 43.5% Tax Hike a Factor in Emrick-Warren State House Race

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NorCo Exec Tara Zrinski's proposed 43.5% property tax hike has worked its way into the state house race between incumbent Joe Emrick and...
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Monday, October 19, 2026

Former NorCo Exec Defends His No-Tax-Hike Budgets, Justifies Kicking Can Down the Road

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As most of you know, NorCo Exec Tara Zrinski has proposed raising property taxes by 43.5%. County Council will never agree. Even her closest...
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Friday, October 16, 2026

UPDATE: Zrinski Frustrated by Public Criticism of 2027 Budget

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In a rather disappointing Facebook Live , NorCo Executive Tara Zrionski unveiled her 2027 spending plan on October 2 . She proposed a roughl...
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Thursday, October 15, 2026

NorCo DA Steve Baratta "Inclined" to Seek Second Term

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Yesterday, I sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Northampton County DA Steve Baratta. I had a lot of questions, and he had plenty of ...
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Embattled NorCo Court Administrator Now Faces Felony Charge

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In September, Lehigh Valley Live reported that Northampton County's Court Administrator Jermaine Greene was the subject of a temporary ...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Gracedale By the Numbers

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I've written three times about last week's Gracedale's Oversight Committee meeting . Continuum of Care Director Tom Carson has ...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

NorCo Council Needs to Adopt Rules Concerning Social Media Use

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Northampton County employs a full-time communications director who periodically provides informational posts about what is happening in the ...
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Monday, October 12, 2026

Are We Going to Cheapen Humanity by Livestreaming Executions?

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Though I'm an old fart who's seen many things, I've never actually witnessed the violent death of another human being. I've ...
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Friday, October 09, 2026

A 2023 Operational Assessment of Gracedale, Paid for By Taxpayers, Collected Dust for Three Years

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Northampton County Council's Wednesday discussion with Continuum of Care Director Thomas Carson and Gracedale Administrator Michelle Mor...
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Gracedale Still Has No Protocol with Upper Nazareth Police for 911 Calls

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 On June 23, 2025, repeated calls to 911 occurred when Octavia Robinson, an agency nurse who was suffering some sort of mental health breakd...
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Thursday, October 08, 2026

Third Suicide at NorCo Jail

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In late June , I told you that there had been two suicides at NorCo jail within the span of 10 days. Executive Tara Zrinski has acknowledged...
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Gracedale Had Two Serious Deficiencies in September and Failed to Notify NorCo Council

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The long-awaited first-ever meeting of the Gracedale Oversight Committee was finally conducted yesterday afternoon. Though there are only f...
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Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Gracedale's Oversight Committee Will Finally Meet Today

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Northampton County Council voted on July 2 to establish a Gracedale Oversight Committee. Over three months later, and after a critical Grand...
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