Opinion

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Opinion: No Kidding - The Landfill Smells

Brad Chambers

Aug 152 min read

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Opinion: No Kidding - The Landfill Smells

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. Trash stinks. Anyone knows that. So of course, acres of trash piled up...

Michael Plantain

Nov 28, 20237 min read

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Opinion: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall...

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. Who is the most incompetent and irresponsible of them all? Northampton...

Opinion: You May Not Be Interested in Politics, But Politics is Interested in You

Jonah Reynolds

Nov 22, 20234 min read

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Opinion: You May Not Be Interested in Politics, But Politics is Interested in You

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. Republicans and commonsense Democrats must engage in local politics and...

Opinion: 'My Friend Mark': Defending the Indefensible

Lois Jacobs

Nov 5, 20234 min read

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Opinion: 'My Friend Mark': Defending the Indefensible

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. As someone who has recently moved into Lower Saucon, I am finding a dark...

Opinion: This Election Our Family Will Not Vote Democrat

Alice Banks

Nov 1, 20233 min read

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Opinion: This Election Our Family Will Not Vote Democrat

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. Growing up, my parents, siblings and I were lifelong Democrats. As an...

Opinion: Choices for Change - Careful What You Wish For

Bonnie Savage

Oct 31, 20233 min read

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Opinion: Choices for Change - Careful What You Wish For

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. The saying “better the devil you know than the devil you don’t” comes to...

Opinion: From Lower Saucon Resident Milou Mackenzie

Saucon Voice

Oct 31, 20232 min read

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Opinion: From Lower Saucon Resident Milou Mackenzie

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. As the November 7th election draws near, it has become abundantly clear...

Peter Herzer

Oct 26, 20235 min read

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Opinion: Priscilla deLeon's Fuzzy Math

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. In this piece we question the claim by long-time council person...

Opinion: Lower Saucon Shouldn't Be Hellertown's ATM

Peter Herzer

Oct 15, 20236 min read

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Opinion: Lower Saucon Shouldn't Be Hellertown's ATM

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. The life and times of Hellertown Borough (HB) have certainly not been...

Opinion: HAL - Hellertown Council & deLeon Want a Campaign Issue, Not a Solution

Brad Chambers

Oct 13, 20234 min read

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Opinion: HAL - Hellertown Council & deLeon Want a Campaign Issue, Not a Solution

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. Is the Hellertown Area Library (HAL) funding being used by Lower Saucon...

Hellertown Borough's Unfortunate Pattern of Financial Controversy

Matthew French

Oct 11, 20232 min read

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Hellertown Borough's Unfortunate Pattern of Financial Controversy

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of the community. In light of recent reports that Hellertown’s police chief Robert Shupp...

Lower Saucon's Library Offer is a Fair One

Matthew French

Sep 27, 20233 min read

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Lower Saucon's Library Offer is a Fair One

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of Lower Saucon Township. Fair-minded individuals will find it hard to argue against Lower...

Peter Herzer

Sep 19, 20233 min read

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Opinion: Putting the "Lie" in Library

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of Lower Saucon Township. Most recently, an editorial angrily proclaimed that LST [Lower...

Peter Herzer

Sep 18, 20234 min read

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Opinion: Taming the Hydra: HAL

This opinion piece was submitted by a resident of Lower Saucon Township. If you drive around Lower Saucon Township (LST) and Hellertown,...

Corporations Are Using Your Money Against You

Peter Herzer

Aug 18, 20236 min read

Opinion

Corporations Are Using Your Money Against You

This Opinion Piece was written and submitted by an individual. In a very real way, the issues presented in this election cycle (and...