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Toddler Time at Crayola Experience in Easton | PHOTOS
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (18+ words) Toddler Time at Crayola Experience in Easton | PHOTOS'The Morning Call Toddler Time at Crayola Experience in Easton...
He left the US for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to return
2+ week, 1+ day ago (899+ words) The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One…...
Letter writing enjoys a revival as fans seek connection and a break from screen time
2+ week, 6+ day ago (763+ words) At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting by looking to communication devices from the past. Tactile activities ranging from writing letters and…...
Opinion: How you can help Allentown school children improve their reading skills
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (511+ words) Allentown children need you to help them learn to read. Reading skills are essential for all our children to have a fair chance to succeed. The problem of poor reading skills persists today. Test results show a tale of two…...
Volunteering with children can build character and create lasting family memories
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1005+ words) By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press Teacoach had reached out to many organizations looking for volunteer projects that she could do with her young child, but most places said no, so she came up with her own. "Everyone was like, "A…...
Lehigh Valley students learn financial literacy as nonprofit expands curriculum
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (691+ words) For one day, Destini Glover-Allen was a quality assurance manager with a $69,216 annual income and net monthly income of $4,269 " plus a spouse's net monthly income of $2,876 " and had to allocate those funds between needs, like groceries and insurance bills, and…...
To stave off smartphones, parents answer the landline’s call: ‘I can’t recommend it highly enough’
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (817+ words) By Rachel Hutton, The Minnesota Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS " Teenagers are generally obsessed with their smartphones. So much so that Kristin Hatling's family recently encountered a gaggle of them who had brought their screens into a resort's hot tub. "My daughter,…...
Students learn financial literacy at Dieruff | PHOTOS
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (124+ words) Volunteer Chad Burkholder speaks about different types of insurance Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at Dieruff High School in Allentown. As part of the Junior Achievement" financial literacy curriculum, students worked with community volunteers in a hands-on simulation in which they took on…...
Fishing lures. Pet toys. Art supplies. Advent calendars offer personalized ways to count down
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (573+ words) By KIM COOK, Associated Press Not so many years ago, a typical advent calendar was a basic cardboard box containing some chocolates or other candies behind little daily windows. Today, advent calendars have evolved into creatively designed collections that dispense…...
Here’s what happened when my son and I turned off our screens for a day
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (1344+ words) I was just outside of San Jose when my iPhone began buzzing inside the cup holder of my rental car, notifications lighting up the screen like a slot machine jackpot. My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than…...