Cardinals have begun meeting in Rome to select a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. Fox News reports: Cardinals held their final closed-door debate Monday over whether the church needs more of a manager to clean up the Vatican's bureaucratic mess or a pastor to inspire the 1.2 billion faithful in times of crisis. Click here to see a schedule of voting for the next few days of the conclave of cardinals, which started around 12:30 p.m. eastern time Tuesday. What kind of pope do you think the Catholic Church needs? Vote in our poll and add your comments below. The conclave of cardinals includes 115…
David Jaindl's "Plan B," which he presented to the public at the Jan. 17 commissioners' meeting, allows for more green space and less traffic from tractor trailors. Additionally, the new plan contains 200 single family homes and a development for people aged 55 and over. Commissioner Ryan Conrad noted that the entire rezoning/development plan "has created serious polarization in certain segments of the community." Additionally, at the meeting after the presentation of the plan, Conrad referred to Plan B as something to which appellants may have "agreed maybe holding their nose like we have." …
Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno played out his stellar career on the national -- if not international -- stage for several decades. At the end, however, the 85-year-old educator was fired from his post for his reaction, or inaction, regarding the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Thousands of people paid their respects to Joe Paterno at public wakes, a private funeral and a memorial service, and clearly he did an enormous amount for PSU. But does the famous quote from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ring true here: "The evil men do lives on; the good is oft interred with their bones"?
In a split vote, Macungie council has agreed last night to reopen the 2012 budget to restore what the borough manager calls the borough's "quality of life." Included would be the annual Halloween Parade and a full-time police officer. Additionally, the administrative assistant's position could be restored to full-time with benefits, as could the building coordinator for the Macungie Institute. But it's going to mean a 2-mil tax hike for residents which translates to paying $192 more in real estate taxes in 2012 than the owner of a home assessed at the average of $67,000 did in 2011. (The …
Some say there that today there are more homes with dogs than with children. Others claim that dog parks are very attractive features that draw people to live in particular neighborhoods. Some residents of Lower Macungie Township think creating one there would be a good thing. Indeed, anyone interested is invited to a meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 4 at the township building. Patch blogger Ron Beitler has launched a Facebook page where park supporters can confer. But what do you think? Good idea? Would you be willing to raise funds to see it happen? Take our poll and let us know!
This time of year there's an electricity in the air: the holidays -- Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice -- are all around us. Whether they're happy or stressful or for some reason sad, they're here and they're not leaving until next month. What's your preferred holiday greeting? How do you prefer that others greet you? Take our poll and tell us why you feel the way you do in the comments section!
