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In 1967, one of the worst years of the Vietnam War, Lehigh University twice tried to honor then-U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara with an honorary degree.

The hotel at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem will not be built in time to host the 2010 Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities Convention, but the convention will be coming to the city just the same.

All eyes are on Iran as political tensions rage for yet another day. But now, there's a condemnation from Capitol Hill.

Bethlehem Township, Pa., man robbed at knifepoint >> Q. >> >> Bethlehem Area School District hears two pitches to help find new superintendent By SARA K. SATULLO BETHLEHEM The Bethlehem Area School Board heard two pitches from groups interested in helping the district find a new superintendent.

The Bethlehem Area School Board plans Monday to hire an educator with a long history of helping financially and academically embattled schools as it transitions from Superintendent Joseph Lewis' administration.

Bethlehem Area School District school buses shown lined up in February. Bethlehem Area School Board has an interim plan for replacing Superintendent Joseph Lewis.

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For most of the upcoming week, the Lehigh Valley will belong to organists, young and experienced.

Guitar lovers will be treated to a mixture of pop and classical music tonight and Saturday when Grammy winner Laurence Juber and international virtuoso Jason Vieaux perform concerts on the Church Street campus of Moravian College.

Dick Boak, who works for C.F. Martin & Co., will present a lecture and sign his latest book during the festival.

On Friday night and all day Saturday, Moravian College hosts the the 9th annual Bethlehem Guitar Festival, dubbed ''Nylon & Steel.'' These two words suggest the variety that is packed into the festival -- there's classical, rock and even the ghost of a ukulele.

About 50 people came out Monday night to offer their 2 cents about selecting an interim superintendent to lead the Bethlehem Area School District.

Good thing, too. Known simply as LJ to his friends, the two-time Grammy Award-winner and former lead guitarist for Paul McCartney 's band Wings became known for a unique style that weaves in and out of musical thoughts -- be they jazz, folk, rock, or blues -- with the speed and agility of a racecar.

For Jon Heberling, earning a medal in the Class AA high jump at States is old hat.

Here's one way to judge whether the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem -- which celebrates a "soft opening" today -- is a success: In six months, the city of Bethlehem doesn't begin showing up on billboards under the heading, "Slots capital of Pennsylvania." Even if it enjoys that status monetarily -- and there's plenty of reason to suggest it will be a ...

The only thing standing between double primary winner Jennifer Sibum and a judgeship is Wieslaw Niemoczynski.

Students at Moravian College also grabbed their diplomas as the morning mist cleared up in Bethlehem.

I would like to take this time to share with you that Candy Barr Heimbach is one of the most compassionate and caring individuals in our entire community.

The war in Iraq came home to the Lehigh Valley early Sunday. It came to Thomas and Helen Seifert of Williams Township, parents of Army Capt.