Islamic State (IS), formerly ISIS, is bringing together an unofficial coalition of unlikely allies, as IS continues its terrorism in the Middle East by beheading those who aren’t Muslim, or even “true Muslims.”
Journalists, International Aid Workers, and Christian priests, among others, have been recorded, as they were beheaded, and those recordings uploaded to the Internet. Continue reading
A group called Protect Internet Freedom is hoping to score laughs and support against government regulations of the web with a satirical clip (below) made in a porn movie setting. It comes amid a debate on the planned net neutrality regulations by the FCC.
Net Neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differently by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication. Continue reading
Three families, whose children were not vaccinated against chicken pox and attending Wind Gap Middle School were notified by the Pen Argyl School District to keep their children out of school for 10 days, due to a case of chicken pox being contracted by another student.
Two families obliged and apparently understand that their children would be at risk of contracting the highly contagious disease. Chicken pox is making its appearance amid the recent measles scare. Measles was once thought to be completely eradicated in the US, but has been appearing lately, beginning with cases that are believed to have started in Disneyland, California. Continue reading
When I posted the video of the last council meeting held on January 12th I said that I would try to find time to write about what occurred and my thoughts on it. I realize there is no need, because the video speaks for itself. Continue reading
At the conclusion of a 2 1/2 hour zoning board hearing last night, members of the board approved requested interpretations of zoning ordinances that will allow Anthem Propane, a Low pressure Gas (LPG) business to proceed in installing a planned LPG filling facility at 1550 Lehigh Street. Continue reading
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled today that police officers must have a warrant before searching the cell phone contents of an individual under arrest. Continue reading
