I spent a good part of my adult life leaving the Lehigh Valley. I've lived and worked in Turkey, China and England, but the Valley seems to be my center of gravity. After graduating from William Allen High School and Kutztown University, I went to graduate school at Emerson College in Boston and then City University in London. Traveling abroad changed me in many ways, especially in how I think of other cultures and my own. But it also made me homesick. After more than a decade of working as a teacher and journalist overseas, I returned home, to Allentown. Since then, I've been a journalism teacher and an editor for community newspapers. And now with Patch, it's clear there's no place like home.
Forecasters are keeping a close eye on long range weather patterns that could turn into snow next week and into the holidays. One model shows a historic-level snow storm.
Pennsylvania is one of 25 states that hasn’t formally declared whether it will go ahead with the Medicaid expansion.
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Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Fleck announced last week hat he is gay; Brian Sims, a Democrat, became the first openly gay man to run and be elected to Pennsylvania’s General Assembly.
The first skirmishes of the state budget were fought this week as the Corbett administration previewed their coming budget proposal ... and more.
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The most reliable meteor shower of the year, the Geminids will be here Dec. 13-14. Here are some tips for viewing the celestial show.
In honor of the Whopper's 55th anniversary, you can buy one of Burger King's iconic burgers and get your second one for 55 cents!
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In a decision filed last month, Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini called the state’s civil asset forfeiture law “state-sanctioned theft” and ordered a lower court to re-examine a recent forfeiture case in Centre County.
M. Night Shyamalan has enjoyed more than $48 million of subsidies from Pennsylvania for his two most recent films. He will be honored by the Pennsylvania Society this weekend in New York.
It's National Influenza Vaccination Week, and the CDC wants you vaccinated. Did you get your flu shot?
A school bus and a school van collided in the parking lot of Simmons Elementary School in Horsham, according to reports.
Pennsylvania was a blue state for the sixth consecutive cycle in 2012. By 2016, the state could award votes on a proportional basis – turning the state purple.
The oil franchise tax in Pennsylvania is applied to the first $1.25 of every gallon sold and adds a maximum of 20 cents to the price. Gov. Corbett says that cap might be lifted.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says won’t break the no-tax pledge, but opponents say he already has.
Governor Tom Corbett said he’s hopeful to see through plans for transportation infrastructure funding and liquor privatization next year.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Thursday that the federal government has not answered Pennsylvania’s questions about establishing a health insurance exchange, the main reason behind why it hasn’t made a decision yet.
