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Monday, February 25, 2013

How Will Sequestration Cuts Affect Macungie Area?

Friday's possible government spending cuts triggered by sequestration could affect the East Penn School District

East Penn School District could lose money for remedial and special education if automatic "sequestration" spending cuts trickle down from Washington, D.C. to the local level on Friday. But, the impact of such spending cuts on East Penn will be minor compared to the problems they will cause in the Lehigh Valley’s major cities, according to Charles Ballard, President of the East Penn Board of School Directors. Ballard shared his thoughts on the topic with Patch via email on Monday, stressing that his comments are his personal opinion and do not represent a position of the East Penn School Board. "Looming over all school districts in Pennsylvania are the potential impacts on educational programs, particularly for disadvantaged students, …

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

LCCC Students, Alumni Will Rally to Save Radio Station

WXLV is feared to be on the block because of state budget cuts to education.

Editor's Note: At WXLV's invitation, The Lehigh Valley Patch sites began working with the station's students and the station director in April. Patch and WXLV produce a weekly radio show called "The Patch Report." Afraid that the sale of their campus radio station may be imminent, some students and alumni from Lehigh Carbon Community College have organized a rally to show support for WXLV, 90.3 FM, Wednesday in front of the college’s administration building. There, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., they will solicit signatures to a petition to save the radio station and take video statements from participants on their experiences with WXLV and their reasons for wanting to see it preserved as a campus resource, said Vince DeJesus, an LCCC student…

Rosemary B

11:16 pm on Saturday, May 28, 2011

I love Christian radio and find that their content is very educational and puts a light on subjects more often then not ignored by the mainstream media. I hope it stays a college station, though. It is a great opportunity for communications majors to get some experience in their craft and they also have freedom to shed light on unusual subjects and play unusual music. .   more ›

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