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How Bad Bunny became the voice of Puerto Rican resistance
Bad Bunny’s 2025 song “La MuDANZA” includes a defiant line about the Puerto Rican flag: “Aquí mataron gente por sacar la bandera / Por eso es que ahora...
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Allen rallies to 2-1 playoff win over Nazareth — first since 1990s
On May 7, William Allen rallied past Nazareth 2-1 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference quarterfinal, earning the program’s first postseason victory since the 1990s. The Canaries managed the...
allentown / lehighvalleylive
My husband bought a motorcycle and drives it drunk every weekend
A woman married for 20 years reports that her husband bought a motorcycle five years ago and now goes out barhopping every weekend, returning home totally drunk. He...
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Two Democrats face off in primary to challenge GOP-held Pa. Senate seat
Two Democrats are competing in this month’s Democratic primary to win the nomination to challenge incumbent Republican state Sen. Jarrett Coleman, who is unopposed in the GOP primary....
allentown / lehighvalleylive
Probably safe to plant flowers and tomatoes in Pennsylvania around Mother’s Day
Southcentral Pennsylvania gardeners commonly consider Mother’s Day weekend (May 11) the milestone for planting cold-sensitive annuals and warm-weather vegetables. As the region nears its all-time latest spring frost...
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Reader says father's death deepens resentment toward stepmother
The reader says her father quit drinking at 37 and became very close with his children, but 33 years later he remarried a woman she calls “Selma.” Initially...
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Pa. to hold hearing on Columbia County groundwater contamination
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will host a public hearing Monday, May 11, to discuss groundwater contamination affecting North Centre Township and surrounding municipalities in Columbia County....
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Country music world hit hard by deaths in 2026
Country music has suffered heavy losses in 2026, with nearly 20 artists dying already. Fans and the music community have been left reeling as the number of deaths...
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May 8, 2026 Horoscope: If only the mind could be as easily satisfied as the body
The body knows its limits—fullness, fatigue and restoration—while the mind often keeps pushing for more. The piece advises consciously telling yourself “This is enough” and, for Aries, recommends...
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Miss Manners: If I Send You to Voicemail, Stop Calling Me Repeatedly
Miss Manners recounts an anecdote about a job interview in which a crumpled piece of paper on the floor was used to test a candidate's attentiveness. Her etiquette...
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Should I make a six-hour trip for my dad’s 73rd birthday party?
My dad is turning 73 and my mom is throwing a large party; they live across the country, a six‑hour plane ride away. I work full time and...
allentown / lehighvalleylive
Old X post predicting 2026 hantavirus outbreak resurfaces and goes viral
A 2022 post on Elon Musk’s social platform X predicting a hantavirus outbreak in 2026 has resurfaced and gone viral. With memories of the COVID-19 pandemic still fresh...