I have been coaching youth sports since my first son started playing soccer in first grade. He’s in college now, so I’ve been at it…
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National Small Business Week (NSBW) is a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs, small businesses, and innovative startups that define our communities. For more than 60 years,…
by Violet Emory, Executive Director of Tec Centro Berks In recognition of National Skilled Trades Day (May 1), the growing Tec Centro Workforce Network is reshaping…
Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest…
Pennsylvania is making efforts to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s latest budget address called for legalizing and regulating cannabis for adults. The aim…
The topic of this week’s column is baseball, a passion of mine, as it relates to the trades. The use of “the” in front of…
The Jewish festival of Passover, which begins Monday night and continues for the following eight days, is a perfect example of a bittersweet occasion by…
Many kids have never seen a phone booth or typewriter. But they certainly do know about stuffed animals. Children will certainly enjoy seeing and hearing…
Editor: I agree that there is a two-tiered justice system (“Americans mustn’t tolerate two-tiered justice system,” Reading Eagle, March 26). If any average citizen would…
Editor: When the Federal Highway Administration announced it would make $60 million available immediately to be used as a down payment toward initial costs of…
The settlement reached in the class-action suit against the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has the potential to radically change how real estate is bought…
We spend roughly a third of our time asleep, assuming we’re getting the prescribed eight hours. The tragedy of such a major investiture of time…
You’ve heard the adage that one man’s trash is another person’s treasure. By definition, an adage expresses a general truth. It doesn’t mean, for instance,…
We’ve talked about being authentic several times in this column over the years (2016, 2017 and 2019). Each time, we focused on a different aspect…
In case you’ve missed it, 2024 is a presidential election year. Sadly, too many people only focus on that big race and miss the other…
Editor: Our political system is an embarrassment. In the absence of proposals and issues for the upcoming campaign, the Republican Party, under the direction of…