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Fat Tommy Has Some ‘Splaining’ To Do, Lucy
Let me start by saying that I believe Graham Spanier, Gary Schulz and Tim Curley – and maybe even Joe Paterno – screwed up. When they learned of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sexual assault on a young boy, they should have … Continue reading
It’s Getting Deep In Allentown
The following is a letter I sent today to the Allentown City Council. I am writing as a Salisbury Township resident who benefits from the Allentown water system. I know that you will be voting tonight on whether or not … Continue reading
Remember
Remember how we felt when we learned about the tragedies 11 years ago today? Remember how we felt when we all came together in the aftermath of those awful attacks and swore that we’d be different, that we had gained … Continue reading
They Want Me To Do A Transvaginal WHAT?
Watery-Loo For The Grand Old Party?
Today’s the day the elephants start their picnic, to borrow from an old children’s song. Or it would have been, anyway, if God hadn’t sent a hurricane named for an old Jewish prophet storming up the Gulf of Mexico to … Continue reading
Pony Up, Boys, The Posse Is Riding
The blogging bug has bitten again. Many people have asked why I don’t elaborate on my Facebook posts in a blog and the honest answer has been personal laziness. It’s much easier to post a short burst of outrage on … Continue reading
Political Courage Needed To Save Allentown — And Its Suburbs
Fifty years ago a group of far-sighted businessmen (and yes, they were mostly men at that time) led by Walter Dealtrey created a concept that ultimately transformed the economic, demographic and geographic face of the Lehigh Valley. They called it … Continue reading
Moving Out Of Fat City Isn’t So Easy
Getting old sucks. If you had asked me three months ago where I expected to be in my new fitness regime, I would have boldly predicted that I’d be down at least 10 pounds and would have dropped a couple … Continue reading
Live: From Sunny Acres, Florida, They’re Baaacckkkkk ….
Good evening and welcome to the 4,723rd Republican presidential debate since Jan. 21, 2008. I’m White House correspondent Jake Tappedout and I’ll be moderating tonight’s debate … because every other practicing journalist in the free world is in State College … Continue reading
The Lion In Winter
He’s an old man now and the years, at last, are catching up to him. He’s sick, injured and deposed. But not broken. Never broken. Though the roar has been reduced to a frail whisper, he still fights to reclaim … Continue reading
The Bulldog Edition 