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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Human Rights, Human Interest, Politics, Judges, Government
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Newsmaker Q&A: William O'Gurek
In 1954, the Carbon County mining communities of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk struck a deal with the widow of famed athlete Jim Thorpe. They obtained his remains, built a monument to him and merged into the new borough of Jim Thorpe. Recently, in...Tags: Human Interest, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Tour Operations Industry
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After nursing home incident, a reminder about how to check a home's history
Watchdog with Paul MuschickYesterday's news about a death following an incident at a Carbon County nursing home may have you wondering about the oversight and care provided at area nursing homes. Here's how you can find out. My colleague, Manuel Gamiz Jr., reported...... -
Wrong-way Route 209 in Carbon County
Q: On trips to Jim Thorpe from Bethlehem I've noticed a weird situation after turning right onto Route 209 'south' after crossing the Lehigh River Bridge: According to my GPS, I'm going due north on that road. Why does it say on the signs that we are...Tags: Little League Baseball, Hudson River, Highway Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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UPDATE: Punk queen to play concert for charity at Levitt Pavilion in Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe queen of punk rock will play Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks in Bethlehem next month, but the audience won’t be just raising its fists for her music. It will be raising funds for a cause. Joan Jett, who started the...... -
'Pass with care' confuses in Carbon
Q: Heading up the mountain on Route 903 north in Jim Thorpe, about a quarter-mile past the Jim Thorpe Memorial, there is a sign saying 'pass with care.' However, the solid double-yellow line never breaks. Can I still pass on the double yellow? —...Tags: Allentown
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Trout season opens statewide in Pennsylvania on Saturday
People in the Lehigh Valley have been trout fishing for almost two weeks now after the regional opener in Southeastern Pennsylvania kicked off on March 30. The rest of the state opens for trout season 8 a.m. this Saturday, April 13, and should see...Tags: Elections, Politics, Emmaus, Science and Technology, Government
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Trout action should pick up with warmer weather
Trout fishing opened in the 18-county Southeast Region of Pennsylvania last Saturday, and opens statewide on Saturday, April 13. Trout fishing opened in New York on April Fool's Day – no joke – and opens in New Jersey Saturday. With warmer...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Cementon, April Fools' Day, Weather Reports, Weather
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Moonlighting judges collect corporate pay
At his day job, Northampton County Judge Craig Dally receives $173,000 for presiding over civil and criminal cases. At his side job in the corporate world, he supplements that with the nearly $100,000 he earns as a director of two banks. Most states and...Tags: Religion and Belief, Business Institutions, Politics, Financial and Business Services, Companies and Corporations
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Bellefonte #trout hatchery closing a bad thing for Lehigh County
Lehigh Valley WildNews that the Bellefonte trout hatchery will close at the end of 2014 is bad news for anglers in Lehigh County. Lehigh County receives all of its trout stockings from the Bellefonte hatchery, which is operated by the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission. The fish... -
Beloved loons landed, got stranded because of ice, lights
Before we get to a discussion of loons, which are worthwhile animals, it is necessary to again mention another category. That is because on Sunday, while discussing the traumatic (to humans and other innocent creatures) dining habits of pit bulls, I...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Lakes and Ponds, Lobbying, Politics, Entertainment Events
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How Postal Service, pit bulls intertwine: history can be bizarre
At a pivotal point in history, the deputy postmaster for all the American colonies arrived in Bethlehem because of a grave threat to Pennsylvania, where the French and their Indian allies were winning the French and Indian War. If emergency defensive...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Financial and Business Services, French and Indian War
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