THE COAL SPEAKER

February 19, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

The death of the dittohead

The life and times of Rush Limbaugh

February 15, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

30 years ago: Gilberton’s brief brush with fame in NOTHING BUT TROUBLE

Valentine’s Day 1991: SILENCE OF THE LAMBS vs NOTHING BUT TROUBLE in box offices..

A stroll back in time to when “Valkenvania” was based on Centralia and filmed scenes in Gilberton

February 14, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

St. Valentine, Lupercalia, and the Pottsville Republican “nylon” ad that made it all happen.. The history of the day is not what you may know

So before you order the steak and lobster and spend ridiculously higher prices at a restaurant than a normal night, consider the source of the holiday.. Let’s take a deep dive back and ponder the beginnings.. And come to grips with the meaning for the expensive season. This will be something to talk about over a candlelit dinner!

January 28, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

35 years ago, as students watched across the nation, astronauts ‘slipped the surly bonds of Earth, to touch the face of God’

January 28 1986: Temperatures at NASA’s Cape Canaveral dipped to a frigid 18 degrees that morning.. At 11:38am on January

January 24, 2021 THE COAL SPEAKER

The Night Pat Murphy Died: Megan heads back to court

According to the latest information on the Pat Murphy murder case, the criminal district court in Orleans Parish has scheduled a conference for Megan Hall on February 8, 2021.

That could mean a trial is coming..

Or it just could mean another date to plan another date is coming in a long delayed criminal trial in New Orleans.