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    May 1, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Feds seek to stop misleading letters to businesses

    Last month, I warned about misleading letters being sent to businesses from an outfit called Pennsylvania Corporate Compliance. The letters instructed businesses to fill out an "annual meeting disclosure statement" listing their corporate officers, and...

    Tags: Financial and Business Services, Judges, Punishment, Realty, Agriculture

    2. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Truck lanes on I-78 will give cars a pass

    <strong><em>Q: A recent article described planned safety improvements to I-78 around the Krumsville interchange. The work will include truck lanes that slow-moving tractor-trailers could use to allow cars to pass safely. That's great, but I must wonder if PennDOT planners have recently traveled on 78 between Route 33 and the Route 309 split. The same conditions often prevail there as well. It is with little exaggeration that I claim to regularly be stuck behind two columns of traffic while a truck going 46 mph passes one doing 45. This creates a serious safety hazard with other traffic flowing at 65 mph or more. When will truck lanes be added to eastbound 78 approaching 33 and westbound 78 just beyond Route 412? I know this situation won't be resolved overnight, but it would be encouraging to know that PennDOT's engines are being revved at the starting line.</em></strong>
    Q: A recent article described planned safety improvements to I-78 around the Krumsville interchange. The work will include truck lanes that slow-moving tractor-trailers could use to allow cars to pass safely. That's great, but I must wonder if PennDOT...

    Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Highway Transportation, Vehicles, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Allentown

    3. Oct 23, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  3. Sex among students ill-advised but not illegal

    This may come as a terrible shock to certain school officials in Berks County, but some high school students have been known to (gasp) have sex with each other.
    This may come as a terrible shock to certain school officials in Berks County, but some high school students have been known to (gasp) have sex with each other. Even more shocking is the claim in a lawsuit that it is (gasp, agonized hand-wringing)...

    Tags: Students, Casablanca (Morocco), Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School, Bullying

    4. Oct 21, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Angled utility poles along Route 222 are temporary

    <strong><em>Q: We live in the Kutztown area and use Route 222 eastbound several times a month. Just about a half-mile after we pass the Terry Hill water park on the right side of 222, there are several utility poles leaning toward the highway. We've noticed this since the early snowstorm of October 2011 and subsequent heavy rains. Who owns these poles, and are they not required to inspect this type of situation periodically as a matter of preventive maintenance? This could be a serious road hazard should one of those poles decide to pull out of the ground and land on any passing cars.</em></strong>
    Q: We live in the Kutztown area and use Route 222 eastbound several times a month. Just about a half-mile after we pass the Terry Hill water park on the right side of 222, there are several utility poles leaning toward the highway. We've noticed this...

    Tags: Road Transportation, Allentown, Transportation, Travel, Kutztown

    5. Oct 18, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  5. Fish, deer are turning on with cooler temperatures

    About 30 people showed up mid-morning on Wednesday at Kaercher Creek Lake in eastern Berks County to check out the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in action.
    About 30 people showed up mid-morning on Wednesday at Kaercher Creek Lake in eastern Berks County to check out the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in action. Mike Kaufmann, the Area 6 fisheries manager for the PFBC, and fish biologist Greg Murphy...

    Tags: Allentown, Orefield, Jim Thorpe, Nazareth, Cementon

    6. Sep 22, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  6. New life for former Circuit City building

    The bankruptcy and closing of several hundred <strong>Circuit City</strong> stores in late 2008 dealt a serious blow to the nation's already weak retail scene.
    The bankruptcy and closing of several hundred Circuit City stores in late 2008 dealt a serious blow to the nation's already weak retail scene. The Great Recession had forced the extinction of several chains in the Lehigh Valley, including Tweeter and...

    Tags: Rentals, Realty, Chevrolet, Lehigh County, hhgregg

    7. Aug 7, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Pennsylvania Game Commission to have public working group session

    With the fall quarterly meetings of the Pennsylvania Game Commission scheduled for Franklin, Venango County on Sept. 24-25, getting there may be a problem for most of us in the eastern half of the state. But Ralph A. Martone, the president of the PGC's...

    Tags: Rabies, Wildlife, International Organizations, Lehigh County, Conservation

    8. Aug 4, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  8. Summer wouldn't be summer without paving scams

    If someone shows up at your home unannounced with a load of asphalt and a special price to pave your driveway, don't let yourself be rolled over. Authorities in the Lehigh Valley area are investigating several situations involving solicitations from...

    Tags: Allentown, Lackawanna County, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Companies and Corporations

    9. Aug 11, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Bookstore chain bucking trend

    Some say bookstores are on the brink of extinction, along with video and music stores, as consumers migrate to the digital world.
    Some say bookstores are on the brink of extinction, along with video and music stores, as consumers migrate to the digital world. Sure, there's plenty of evidence along those lines, now that mega-bookstore chains Borders and Waldenbooks are history....

    Tags: Apple iPod, Weis Markets Incorporated, Frosting and Icing, Kmart, Topton

    10. Nov 20, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  10. At Phoebe Ministries, an eggnog riot

    At Christmas in 1826, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point endured one of its great scandals, a whiskey-fueled rampage known as the Eggnog Riot. It resulted in the court-martialing of 20 cadets, though not the best-known one &mdash; Jefferson Davis, the future president of the Confederate States of America.
    At Christmas in 1826, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point endured one of its great scandals, a whiskey-fueled rampage known as the Eggnog Riot. It resulted in the court-martialing of 20 cadets, though not the best-known one — Jefferson Davis,...

    Tags: West Point, Allentown, Appetizers, U.S. Military

    11. Nov 20, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Macungie Brittany wins national dog title

    A local male Brittany spaniel officiallly named "Hits All Jack'd Up" completed a rare repeat last month. The dog, owned by Joe Sikorski and Claire Ricci of Macungie, became just the fourth dog in history to win consecutive ABC National Gun Dog...

    Tags: Wildlife, Schuylkill County, Fishing, Conservation, Northampton County (Pennsylvania)

    12. Jul 24, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  12. Lehigh River to get more whitewater, fishery releases this summer

    Lehigh River enthusiasts have reason to celebrate.
    Lehigh River enthusiasts have reason to celebrate. The U.S. ArmyCorps Engineers Philadelphia District announced has announced that there will be an additional whitewater release from Francis E. Walter Dam in White Haven, Luzerne County, on Aug. 25, as...

    Tags: Cherryville, Fishing, Hunting, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Northampton County (Pennsylvania)

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