Unsung Heroes

People who work tirelessly for progressive change in our community and state

Dick Wagner to Receive 2013 Outstanding Citizen Award

Shakespeare said, “If music be the food of love, play on.” Dick Wagner has  taken that advice to heart and has been “playing on” as the director of The Kutztown…



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Meet the 1st Lady of Fractivism: The Woman Who Connects the Dots!

This is the first of a two-part interview with Dory Hippauf, the author of our Connect the Dots series. In part 1 we discuss how and why Dory became an…

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Outstanding Citizenship Award – Darree Sicher

The second annual Outstanding Citizenship Award ceremony sponsored by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will take place on Saturday evening, March 31, at the church on Main Street in Kutztown at…



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Darree Sicher to Be Honored

Friends of Darree Sicher (I think that includes everyone): Please be advised that  you are requested to join us in honoring Darree Sicher.  Your presence  is requested At St. Barnabas…



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Kutztown’s Outstanding Citizenship Award Nominees for 2012

Last year, the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Kutztown inaugurated the Kutztown Outstanding Citizenship Award. We felt at the time, and still feel, that too many locales around the country…



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We Appreciate the Breeze

Anyone raised on chow-chow and shoofly has reason to be interested in what other people have on their plates.

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CS2 Unsung Hero Receives Shirk Award

“As advocate, advisor, and activist, Hank Lessig never faltered in his commitment to social justice and community betterment.”



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Sylvia Baylor on Politicians and Other Life-Forms: Part Two

You wonder how a person can keep going, keep focused and do what he does as far as the lawsuits and fighting corruption. Fearless, you’ve got to be absolutely fearless.



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Sylvia Baylor on Politicians and Other Life-Forms

When the Democrats took control of the Congress and did absolutely nothing to end the war in Iraq, to put the reigns on George Bush, the executive signing statements, Blackwater, literally every policy. They’ve done nothing about any of it. They sit there and kowtow to lobbyists and political pressure from the moneyed people in corporations. (They) do nothing for the people of the country, which is their job. I remember Kathy Ember’s cartoon, with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi opening Christmas presents, and she says, “Look Harry, it’s a spine!” I loved it. It was a protest move, resigning from the party. If it ever gets to the point that it’s worth going back, then I will.



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John Scott: A Progressive Speaks Out

Local activist and progressive, John Scott, discusses energy, Iraq, signing statements and more.

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