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Coal Region Canary
- Local
More than $5 Million in Gaming Funds Grants Awarded in Schuylkill County
Meuser, Wallace to Face Each Other in Debate for Congressional Seat
3 Petition Schuylkill County Court to Be Named Blue Mountain School Board Replacement
Schuylkill County Property Transfers – Sept. 7 through Sept. 11, 2026
25 Years Later: Palo Alto Upgrades Ferugio 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel
- News
More than $5 Million in Gaming Funds Grants Awarded in Schuylkill County
Meuser, Wallace to Face Each Other in Debate for Congressional Seat
3 Petition Schuylkill County Court to Be Named Blue Mountain School Board Replacement
Schuylkill County Property Transfers – Sept. 7 through Sept. 11, 2026
25 Years Later: Palo Alto Upgrades Ferugio 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel
- Business
The Venue on the Trail Celebrates Its Grand Opening
Small Business Showcase: Mady’s Charming Creations
PADCO Seeks Business Input to Secure Downtown Facade Grant Funding
PSU Schuylkill Student Earns First Place at National FBLA Competition
Schuylkill County Attorney Honored with State Trial Lawyers Association’s Top Award
- Crime
Schuylkill County Man Accused of Knocking Nephew Unconscious, Threatening to Kill Family Members
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Rear-Ends State Police Cruiser During Motorcycle Chase, Faces Charges
Schuylkill County Man Jailed After Allegedly Stealing Orange Drink, Candy
Schuylkill County Couple Charged with Assaulting Man in Parking Lot, Juvenile Held Victim During Assault
Schuylkill County Man Allegedly Had Fentanyl, Meth on Him During Jaywalking Stop
- Weather
- State
Two State Troopers Shot in Franklin County
Two State Troopers Shot in Susquehanna County; Suspect Dead
Proposed Bill Would Restrict Phone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
Proposed Bill Would End Ban on Sunday Vehicle Sales in Pennsylvania
Proposed Legislation Would Mandate Front License Plates in Pennsylvania
- Sports
Fire Companies Come Together for First-Ever Softball Tournament
Eagles Top Spartans, Clinch Division I in Schuylkill League Golf
Cards Stop Northern Lebanon in 5 Sets; Nativity, Mahanoy Area, Tri-Valley Earn Wins
Nativity Wins 3 Matches in 3 Days
Blue Mountain Takes Backyard Brawl with Convincing Win Over Schuylkill Haven
Opinion and Editorial
A quarter-century later, we’re still paying the price for our nation’s response
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Questions remain after news that Schuylkill County Commissioners signed it
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The Microsoft co-founder sees ways to harness it for good, but will the powers that be do that?
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To Von Ahn, the idea behind a new horror movie brings the state of our country to mind
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We need better laws, not more lawsuits, in this battleground state.
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It hopes to sell its christofascism by whipping up ‘50s-style anti-communist hysteria
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No matter how it tries to justify its agenda, the goal is to disempower half of the population
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A northeastern Pennsylvania coalition wants to freeze costs
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Or at least turn up the heat on the ‘campus’ developers
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With MAGA’s eyes on us, we need all the role models we can find
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A bicentennial-era movie puts the semiquincentennial in perspective
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Don’t forget what the Trump/Project 2025 regime attempted and how its cheerleader reacted
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The TV series shows the kind of America Trump is trying to create now
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Data centers and AI could be transformative, but what would that look like?
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Shenandoah Valley students strive for more unity in a diverse community
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… As the Trump/Project 2025 regime deals its leader a royal slush fund
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Will the regime’s failures be our salvation or undoing?
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The Trump/Project 2025 regime’s authoritarian moves simply can’t be whitewashed.
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Conor Lamb gave Democrats a glimpse of what might have been and might still be
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Toxic development threatens to turn havens into hellholes
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Trump/Project 2025 regime shows Judeo-Christian standards don’t apply to Christian nationalists
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The Trump/Project 2025 handbasket we’re in is headed straight to hell
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Ideas that Trump and Project 2025ers are reviving should stay in the past
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The “SAVE America” Act would help destroy our democratic republic
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The fog of war and fake emergencies shouldn’t distract us from Trump/Project 2025’s sexism
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This age of war and concentration camps is not golden
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Shapiro’s resistance and Kenyatta’s rousing speech inspire cautious optimism
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Opinion from Congressman Meuser following Trump SOTU Address
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Dribs and drabs of information are coming via the media, not the feds
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We can’t let the Trump/Project 2025 regime overrun our communities
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Where do our elected officials stand?
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Von Ahn gives her take on the recent No Kings rally
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With bad poll numbers, it had to do something
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The Trump/Project 2025 administration reenacts infamous parts of our nation’s past
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The Trump/Project 2025 administration’s inhumanity should alarm us all
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2025 was awful, but we must pull together to keep 2026 from being even worse
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Hillary Clinton reminds us of the sort of president we almost had
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Trump made big promises in Monroe County, but his policies say otherwise
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Surprises, empathy and Dem-bashing at his first in-district town hall
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Their embrace of gratitude and humility would benefit all of us
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With this administration, we need trustworthy news more than ever
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And Meuser’s Democratic challengers deserve consideration
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Pottsville finally has a downtown space built for people instead of cars, and it’s time to use it. Discovery Park should be the obvious...
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Despite Trump/Project 2025, kids show an interest in diversity and inclusion
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A few votes will decide today’s races — make sure yours is one of them.
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Ahead of the midterm election, Americans need all the light we can get
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Republican candidates for Shenandoah Borough Council
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Democrat candidates for Shenandoah Borough Council
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Mike Weres (D), candidate for Pottsville City Council
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Megan Troutman-Meisner (D/R), candidate for Blue Mountain School Director
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Tim Seip (D), candidate for Magisterial District Judge
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Jonathan Marsh (R), candidate for Pottsville City Council
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Tom Wood (D), candidate for Pottsville City Council
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Pennsylvanians can douse one political arson attack, though
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Christian Lengel (R), candidate for Magisterial District Court Judge
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Vaughn Vesay (R), candidate for Saint Clair Borough Council
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Blake Herndon (R), candidate for Saint Clair Borough Council
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Tom Kelly (R), candidate for Saint Clair Borough Council
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Does the Trump administration see opportunities in the crises it’s causing?
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Tom Smith (R), candidate for Pottsville Mayor
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Columnist says this administration is setting the stage for more misery
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Columnist says Yass-backed groups’ anti-retention campaign sets new lows
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Columnist says those oppressed should not go silent
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The Trump administration exploits the assassination to torch the First Amendment
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All kids deserve access to a good education – and good schools benefit society as a whole
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... if Congress lets us take them
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It’s insinuating itself in so many places, but at what cost?
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A shout-out to defenders of what made America great
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If civil rights and the public good are crazy concepts, it’s hard to imagine what sanity means.
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But don’t expect this MAGA Congress or Supreme Court to stop his power grabs
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As it commits atrocities of historic proportions, the Trump administration is whitewashing our country’s past.
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Veterans organizations, volunteer fire companies and EMS providers are the backbone of communities throughout the Commonwealth. These groups offer more than gathering spaces; they...
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Judicial retention elections, once routine, are now in the crosshairs of right-wing megadonors and activists
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Artificial intelligence may do some good, but what will it mean for us in the long run?
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The Trump/Project 2025 administration is molding our country into something unrecognizable
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Rushed legislation, rising global tensions
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Reflecting on the former President's recent interview
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End the costly monopoly on Legal Notices.
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Trump acting like a toxic father figure
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Megabill Puts Courts, Safety Nets at Risk
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Just days ago, House GOP members, including our own Congressman Dan Meuser, broke their promise to protect safety nets and passed Donald Trump’s Big...
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Amid the corruption, incompetence and downright evilness of the GOP White House and Congress, I’m grateful to have a Democratic statesman for a governor....
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Whether you call our system of government a representative democracy, a constitutional republic or a democracy for short, those of us who cherish it...
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Last month, two local organizations honored Schuylkill County students for doing what the White House wants to stop: respecting, accepting and learning about people...
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Are McCormick and Meuser just Mump cheerleaders?
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We in Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional district who are horrified at the chaos and destruction from the Musk-Trump, or Mump, administration have asked our own...
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Trump’s latest “Liberation Day” fell flat.
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Gilded Age history repeats itself.
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Von Ahn says the GOP and Rep. Dan Meuser are actively stifling dissent.
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Von Ahn says the Trump administration is setting women back a few decades.
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Von Ahn says the rise of Trump has accelerated the demise of truth.
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Von Ahn comments on the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting at the White House on Friday.
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Von Ahn takes aim at DOGE in this week's column.
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Von Ahn says Trump admin is targeting US voters and the voting process