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March 10, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

School’s out for virus

Schools.. political rallies.. and St. Patrick’s Day events on hold because of Covid-19

March 6, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

The simulated Roaring 20s virus

Covid-19 fear may be worthwhile..

Because in 2018 a simulated drill took place where a near governmental decapitation took place..

March 1, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Vanishing phone booths in New York City

This weekend, we received a photo of pay phones on 37th St in New York City.

For those who don’t know, we collect these images around here.. those vestiges of the past are actually quite amazing..

Well, it just so happens that only hours after receiving this image, news broke in the city that these, and all other pay phones across Gotham, will become a distant memory!

It’s over..

The death of Schuylkill county commissioner Frank Staudenmeier is starting to sink in..

News began to rumor through mills late Saturday that Staudenmeier passed away while vacationing with family in Florida..

The worst of situations greeting what should have been the most joyful of situations..

Since that moment when the news broke to the local reading area, quiet contemplation and prayer has forced so many who knew and loved the Commissioner to realize that this, really, is real.

February 29, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

MARKET CRASHES AND VIRUSES AND LOCUSTS OH MY!

Coronavirus.. and all of the pop culture oddities that go with it.

February 18, 2020 THE COAL SPEAKER

Old faithful: The geyser erupts from a hole in a drainage pipe that directs storm water and mine water from the mountain, under local streets and into the the nearby Mahanoy Creek .. You may have another name for that body of local water.