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A Look Back in History: PA Dutch Country Expansion

A Look Back in History: PA Dutch Country Expansion

Considering the dynamic change in our region's Federal years, perhaps the biggest change was…

Reflections by Mike Zielinski: Quick, give me something to do

Reflections by Mike Zielinski: Quick, give me something to do

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie: The Latest on Pennsylvania's REAL ID Roll Out

A Look Back in History: Architectural Treasures

A Look Back in History: Architectural Treasures

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Person To Person - Impact column: Just A Little Wave!

Reflections: Comfort is stitched into human nature

Reflections: Comfort is stitched into human nature

A Look Back in History: 1768 Hunter Plantation

A Look Back in History: 1768 Hunter Plantation

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SEN. FOLMER: Civility and consensus

Reflections: Some relationships grow withered with time

The Historian: Jann Huggins gives talk about Neanderthal Flute and Stradivarius Violin

A Look Back in History
Mennonite Plain Dutch families call Kutztown area home

A Look Back in History Mennonite Plain Dutch families call Kutztown area home

Sen. Mike Folmer: Civility and consensus

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Hex signs theories provided by local authorities

A Look Back in History: Hex signs theories provided by local authorities

Reflections: We’re all day to day

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Americana folk art developed in the New World

A Look Back in History: Americana folk art developed in the New World

Sen. Folmer: Why must government spending grow every year?

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Practice of witchcraft among PA Dutch rarely accurately portrayed to public

A Look Back in History: Practice of witchcraft among PA Dutch rarely accurately portrayed to public

PERSON TO PERSON - IMPACT: 2018 Baseball All-Star Game is a home run!

A Look Back in History:
Early Folk Religion of the PA Dutch

A Look Back in History: Early Folk Religion of the PA Dutch

Letter: Berks County commissioners must not sell Berks Heim

Reflections: Building sandcastles tall enough to touch the stars

A Look Back in History:
An amazing creativity in folk art developed in the New World

A Look Back in History: An amazing creativity in folk art developed in the New World

Welcome to My World:
For the love of shoes, heels and stilettos, now and then

Welcome to My World: For the love of shoes, heels and stilettos, now and then

A Look Back in History:
National Register property owners maintain and preserve our heritage

A Look Back in History: National Register property owners maintain and preserve our heritage

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A celebration of people at the Kutztown Folk Festival

A Look Back in History: A celebration of people at the Kutztown Folk Festival

Reflections: The sweetest sounding organ is a donor organ

Welcome to My World: Celebrating our nation’s Independence Day is more than fireworks and picnics

Letter to the Editor: House Bill 1745 supports youth in foster care system

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Reflections: Laughter is the bass line behind the good times in life

A Look Back in History:
Get fresh oven-baked bread at annual Kutztown Folk Festival

A Look Back in History: Get fresh oven-baked bread at annual Kutztown Folk Festival

A Look Back in History:
Colonial ‘Grossa Schranks’ and Paint-Decorated Furniture

A Look Back in History: Colonial ‘Grossa Schranks’ and Paint-Decorated Furniture

LETTER: Kudos to Boyertown Sr. High Marching Unit

Reflections: Life without AC feels like life circa B.C.

Welcome to my World: What is a May Pole Dance?

A Look Back in History:
Tribute to the late folklorist & potter, Lester P. Breininger

A Look Back in History: Tribute to the late folklorist & potter, Lester P. Breininger

Student Column:
Serving as Olympic Buddy ‘was a truly rewarding experience’

Student Column: Serving as Olympic Buddy ‘was a truly rewarding experience’

Reflections: Do benefits from sun exposure outshine cancer risk?

A Look Back in History: Father Time And The Town Crier’s House

A Look Back in History: Father Time And The Town Crier’s House

Welcome to My World: History of Mother’s Day

Reflections: Keeping Berks Heim in county hands is a daunting proposition

A Look Back in History:
The true spirit of 1776 among the PA Dutch

A Look Back in History: The true spirit of 1776 among the PA Dutch

Student Column:
Brandywine Heights students speak their minds at April 20 Walkout

Student Column: Brandywine Heights students speak their minds at April 20 Walkout

LETTER: Time to embrace that we are Pottstown!

A Look Back in History: Once consistent Pa Dutch food staples

Welcome to My World: The Pain of Laughter

Reflections: Imprisoned in a single dimension by two-faced grass

A Look Back in History:
Colonial Fresh-Baked Bread and Hard Cider

A Look Back in History: Colonial Fresh-Baked Bread and Hard Cider

Letter: Truck traffic is over the top on Philadelphia Ave. in Boyertown

Welcome to My World: Lesson on life from ‘Peace Pilgrim’

A Berks County student perspective in response to school shootings

A Berks County student perspective in response to school shootings

A Look Back in History:
A unique acculturation of English food

A Look Back in History: A unique acculturation of English food

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A birthday tribute to the father of the American folklife movement

A Look Back in History: A birthday tribute to the father of the American folklife movement

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Surviving Frontier Log Homes in Kutztown

A Look Back in History: Surviving Frontier Log Homes in Kutztown

Letter: New laws won’t stop criminals from obtaining guns

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Planting Onions and Peas on Saint Patrick’s Day

A Look Back in History: Planting Onions and Peas on Saint Patrick’s Day

Letter: Brace yourselves for KutzPatty Day on March 24