Gerrymandering: How Our Elections Really Are Rigged - Part One
By BERNIE O’HARE in Opinion
Before the 2014 Pennsylvania state and congressional races, Democrats outnumbered Republicans in voter registration by a 50 to 37 percent margin. But when the election was over, Republicans occupied 60 percent of the seats in the state...
A kiss on the cheek
By CAROLE GORNEY in Local News
There are very few people who have ever been able to say they kissed a real saint, but retired Bethlehem teacher Nancy Kembel is someone who can. Forty-four years ago she kissed Mother Teresa of Calcutta on the cheek, then called the world-famous...
Just Born labor strike: ‘It’s corporate greed’
By NATE JASTRZEMSKI in Local News
After months of inconclusive negotiations the hourly workers of Just Born Inc., the popular candy company, went on strike last week. Dozens of picketers can be seen outside the Stefko Boulevard building each day, braving the heat while encouraged...
