The ghosts of Black Fridays past

Black Friday just ain’t what it used to be.

Sure the UK DAILY MAIL picked up on a story from Allentown PA of people fighting in the Lehigh Valley Mall in front of a FOREVER 21 store.. But besides that event, very few other like it made headlines..

Christmas, it would seem, has lost its gusto.. it lost that faint scent of materialism…

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The North Schuylkill that almost was

Recently, the North Schuylkill class of 1969 celebrated its 50th reunion.. the class gathered to commend each other on successes, lament failures.. and laugh long into the darkness of the night as the band played on.. 

The class of 69’s yearbook was passed around for reunion-gatherers to relive memories and emotions.. But on the front few pages of the yearbook was a hopeful image: The way the school was set to look!

It was not at all like the North Schuylkill high school that exists today.. 

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