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I guess I better call the police and have my great grandkids arrested for their chalk drawings on my driveway. Sad when the kids are more mature than the adults. Especially adults in authoritative positions.

Dress well, make sure you're clean, comb your hair, brush your teeth. These are the responsibilities of the parents to enforce. Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is, many parents are both going off to work before their kids leave for school. Let's not debate that issue today. The one thing that I find very offensive is everyone stating that girls should wear dresses or skirts. Are you kidding me? What is this, 1950? Why do women have to wear dresses, nylons, skirts, etc.? Can't they be well dressed by wearing nice jeans that are not too tight, or pants. Dresses! Stop! Now!

Wait, let me read Vick's comment again. "I think we have a chance to develop a dynasty." What team doesn't? He isn't bragging. He is acknowledging the talent on the Eagle's team and hoping to make the most of it. I think this is just one more opportunity for you to jump on Vick. Or maybe understanding English is the problem.

One of the reasons I fought for the right to wear pants and jeans was because we, as a female student, was sick and tired of trying to sit in the front row turning this way and that way to avoid the male teachers blatantly looking up the girls dresses.

I formerly worked at a company that required at least one or two Spanish speaking individuals in their employ. Why? Because we were an international company and although many other countries require their students to learn English, it is a very difficult language and not all can understand our colloquialisms. If we intend to stay a strong world power we need to be able to communicate. And yes, requiring Chinese may be the next step. I agree that if you live in this country you should speak English, just as I would expect to speak the language in any other country in which I may reside. As of now, Spanish is a basic requirement for the near future and it is time for Nazareth to get with the program. Mr. Miller is really making waves where none should exist. Keep this in mind, Nazareth residents, the next time he is running for school board.

If it was Mr. Miller's intent to create dialogue he has certainly succeeded. For a few minutes I thought it was still the 1960's! Been there, done that, got the (excuse the pun) T-shirt. I agree with one thing Mr. Miller said and that is the kids with the drooping pants and the eye alert clothing have to go. But no one has addressed the teachers' clothing. I remember my kids coming home from school complaining about the way some of the teachers dressed. There is nothing wrong with kids wearing comfortable clothing to school. This isn't a military academy. And what about the expense to the parents to change out the entire wardrobes of their families? School costs enough with the taxes we are paying and other miscellaneous costs that we endured while our kids were in school. Mr. Miller, go back to 1968 if you want to "dress appropriately." I have heard all these arguments before, several times, and it is nothing but a waste of time.

It looks to me as if Lower Nazareth is just trying to pressure Selvaggio by creating more problems for him. This isn't just a battle that the two of them are facing. What about all the other companies located on that road? They are not a part of this fight yet changing the street name will cause them added expense. Is the township prepared to reimburse all of them for the cost to change their legal documents, letterheads, advertising, etc.? I notice that the article is centered on just two businesses. What about the rest of them?

Eaglefan, I don't know if you have ever tried to pull out at either intersection of Freidenstahl in the morning or at night. Because if you had, you would know that you can sit there for several minutes waiting. And this pertains to all the side streets that run parallel to Freidenstahl. I will take an inconvenient traffic light any day to enable me to turn onto 191 or Main Street/Walnut Street safely. I've seen people pull out in traffic taking a very big risk just because they sit forever and jump at the slightest opportunity. Again, the school is just a minor problem. This has been an issue since before they even built the intermediate school.

This was a problem intersection long before the new middle school was constructed. It is very difficult to go from Freidenstahl to Rt. 191 at any time during the day. It is equally difficult to go from Freidenstahl onto Tatamy Road or Walnut Street or Main Street or whatever the road that runs from Tatamy to Nazareth is called. The population has increased in these areas and so has the traffic. Wait until they put the Route 33 interchange in. It will only get worse.

Amy, was alluding to the others, not those 4.

I have come to the conclusion that a prerequisite for working in a school district administrative capacity is that you have to be an idiot. Bangor is having so many problems with their teachers and staff that one would think they would go the extra mile to provide some good will, along with good press. Fundraisers are held all the time in school cafeterias to promote sporting events and at no charge to the booster clubs. It is unfortunate that the original venue Amy contacted was already booked because they certainly would have known how to treat this situation. In any event, hopefully Collin Kearney and his family still benefit from this debacle.

From the headline, I thought he attempted murder at the court house.

Beam me up, Scotty. There is obviously no intelligent life on this planet.

Posted on Caption this: Glitter girl on March 07, 2012, 3:37PM

I understand your point but please keep in mind that local residents work in these establishments and chain restaurants offer more opportunity for employment than the smaller local restaurants. I think we can enjoy both and they can coexist in our area.

Posted on Don Pablo's restaurant in Palmer Township has closed on February 03, 2012, 10:38AM

There are no lights on the railroad signs to show that a train is coming, nor any drop gates. You cross at your own risk. Now someone has died. Very, very sad.

If that more than 1% tax you mentioned was previously referred to as the earned income tax, Upper Nazareth also has that tax. If that isn't what you meant, I apologize.

Then there must be a whole lot of idiots out there because almost everyone turning left onto 248 from the left turn lane crosses into the right lane to get onto Route 33. And I am one of them.

I agree that the light in Tatamy is overkill for now, but wait until the interchange comes in. It will be a necessary evil. As far as the light in Nazareth goes, I'm all for it. It was extremely difficult to pull out onto Broad Street. Now you know you can safely turn onto Broad. And at least you know you won't be running up over the curb every time you make the turn onto Walnut, thanks to the line that they painted on the street.

I will probably be in the minority and I am not actually siding with the parents, but I know it is not that easy to get treatment for mental problems/issues in Pennsylvania. I know of one parent who had a child who was borderline mentally ill. Because of the way health care works, there were numerous hoops to jump through before their child could be hospitalized. If you are over a certain age, there is basically no facility willing to take you unless you sign yourself in but then you can also sign yourself out. You are all thinking about this with a rational mind. Mentally ill people do not have the ability to think rationally at all times, especially without medication. The prison was told that this individual had problems. It is far easier to not give a darn about someone than to take that extra cautionary step to ensure their safety and well being. We have become a society of ambivalence; people no longer have pride in their jobs, doing as little as necessary to get by. I feel very, very badly for these parents. Until you lose a child, no matter by what means, you cannot begin to imagine how they feel. And unless you lived with them, you don't know what action they took to try to get their son the mental help he needed. Did he commit a crime? I don't know the story but if he was in a car that was stolen, without his knowledge, and again I don't know the whole story, he certainly wasn't going to jump out when the driver was going 100 MPH. Obviously he was found guilty because he was serving a sentence. I guess I'm saying there is enough blame to go around to all involved.

Dear mad, you actually proved my point. The interchange from route 33 onto 248 created all that development, which by the way continues into Palmer Township thanks to, I believe, Strausser. I don't recall any towns along that section of 248. Tatamy will definitely be impacted. The true problem here is that Chrin gets whatever he wants whenever he wants. He makes empty promises and that was obvious from the start. Obviously money talks and he is talking all the way to his bank account.