March 7, 2018
School safety issue
Local
politicians, school superintendents, law enforcement, an advocacy group, and
high school students came together for a question and answer discussion on
school safety March 1 at PBS 39’s studio. The National Rifle Association
declined to attend the forum in Bethlehem, even though they were invited,
according to host and moderator Tracy Yatsko. An empty chair on the stage
represented the absent pro-gun organization, Yatsko said. Photo: Representative
Mike Schlossberg (D-132nd) tells
students school safety has become an issue because we haven’t addressed the
root problems.
By Douglas Graves
Gov’t goal: Serve most vulnerable
When Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure was first asked
to deliver a “State of the County” address, he wondered what he’d be able to
say because he’s been in office for two months. So he decided instead to speak
about the challenges he’s facing. In conversational style, he made his focus
pretty clear in his March 2 address to a packed house of at least 150 people at
Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
By Bernie O’Hare
‘We’re all in this together’
The Bethlehem NAACP held its 73rd annual Freedom Fund Banquet Feb. 18 at
The Meadows in Hellertown. The banquet featured songs, speeches and awards
celebrating the arts, all with the theme “Pursuing Liberty in the Face of
Injustice” in mind. In his welcome, Chief of Police Mark DiLuzio stressed the
importance of communication in today’s society, a belief also fundamental to
Mayor Bob Donchez, who could not be present at the banquet. Photo: Representative Steve Samuelson
presents each of the Celebrating the Arts Award recipients with certificates.
By Katya Hrichak
DeSales hosts housing summit
The 2018 Regional Housing Summit, “A Home for Everyone” took place
at the DeSales University Center Feb. 8, convening employees from organizations
across the Lehigh Valley. Presented by Lehigh County and New Bethany
Ministries, the summit addressed issues of affordable housing, homelessness,
the economy and the interrelatedness of these issues.
New Bethany
Ministries Executive Director and Affordable Housing Committee Chair Diane
Elliott began by asking the audience a question: “Why are we here?” Over the
course of her presentation, she answered this inquiry, drawing on recent
newspaper headlines, statistics and reports. Photo: The DeSales University
Center was filled with employees from organizations across the Lehigh Valley
attending the 2018 Regional Housing Summit: “A Home for Everyone” on Feb. 8.
By Katya Hrichak
Laros Foundation seeks information
The R.K.
Laros Foundation and the Industrial Archives & Library have announced their
ongoing collaboration on The Laros Oral History Project to document the history
and impact of the R.K. Laros Silk Company on the Lehigh Valley community from
the perspective of the everyday lives of employees and their families, and to
make information recorded available to the public. “So many people have been
favorably touched by the Laros legacy in the Bethlehem area,” said Sharon Jones
Zondag, executive director of the R.K. Laros Foundation. “Russell K. Laros,
founder of the company, was a true innovator, shrewd businessman and a forward
thinking community icon and philanthropist who cared deeply for his employees
and his community,” she said. “But despite all this, his life and legacy are
somewhat hazy in the public conscience today. Through this project, we are
hoping to begin changing that before the Laros story is completely lost to
time.” Photo: Laros Silk Mill – Sewing operators on the production floor.
City of Champions!
Freedom girls District champs
Bethlehem Catholic girls, boys take District title
By Katie McDonald and James Bunting
She tells it like it is – in rhyme
It seems to Lehigh Valley
author Shirley Binkley that everything she thinks about or experiences turns
into a poem. Actually, more than 300 and counting. At 82, Binkley has published
her first book of poems, “One Size Fits All:
Poetry for Every Mood,” a compilation of 198 poems written during the
past two decades. How it all got started is a story in itself. “My writing
began on a dare,” Binkley recalls.
By Carole Gorney
Another View: Real news is democracy’s foundation
Bethlehem: Van Wirt to fill council seat
Classroom: Salisbury opioid crisis program
Hellertown: Council to end junk car permits
Lehigh County: Anti-discrimination wording a concern
Lehigh Valley: Boscola commends Ohio redistricting compromise
Lehigh Valley: Argentis Foundation marks 5 years of providing
meals for hospice families
Lehigh Valley: Meals on Wheels gets Laros grant
St. Luke’s: Boy Scouts honor CEO
Tradition of Hanover: Resident compiles 4,000 volunteer hours
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