Life with Liz: Preparing for the next phase in life We combined our now-traditional trip for Easter with a visit to A’s college choice. Happily, he’s going to be heading t...
Life with Liz: The next big step A few Fridays ago, everyone came home from a long week, tired, grumpy, eager to get to their own corners. Everyone, exce...
Life with Liz: Miscommunication There are lots of running jokes about kids listening to their parents. My personal favorite is the one where Mom asks qu...
Life with Liz: This old house A few months ago, I made the difficult decision to sell our old house. It wasn’t solely my decision. Steve and I had b...
Life with Liz: The lost art of letter writing No sooner did I get done ranting and raving about the evils of the ever-present phone, when I got a lovely reminder of a...
Life with Liz: Tearing down fences; retaining memories “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” Robert Frost’s poem has been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve been thinking...
Life with Liz: New rooms About a year ago, we started a major renovation project on half of our upstairs. As with most projects, it took much lo...
Life With Liz: Shaking off the ‘skating scaries’ Last week, A had an opportunity to perform in New York City. It was a unique experience, and he had a blast. I, however,...
Life with Liz: It’s OK to say no “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” That quote or some version of it is one I’ve wrestled with...
Life with Liz: The yin and yang of the ping The other night, we had a sudden change of plans for the next day, and A needed to contact someone to address the change...
Letter to the editor: Kim Laird had an impact My name is Chuck Shuck, and I proudly endorse Kim Laird for Panther Valley School board. I didn’t have a lot growing up, but what I did have...
ON THIS DATE MAY 12, 1972 Ted Block, president of the Greater Tamaqua Industrial Development Enterprises, and William Gurian, chairman of the Board of Philip Gurian S...
