OK, folks, time to try our best to put our feet in someone else’s shoes. It...
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I see, now, that the president is egging on the tiny sliver of the population that...
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This has got to be the definition of surreal. Do we have enough darkness in the...
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How embarrassing is it that the World Health Organization has now stated that the United States...
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There are few people on the planet who have experienced worse. You would have had to be...
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US Senator Pat Toomey, who lives here in the Lehigh Valley, issued a press release calling...
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So many Americans were so fed up with politics as usual that you elected someone as far...
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Feb
I have never in my 61 years been more ashamed of my country. I was raised...
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Our president is chastising California for having a very serious problem with homelessness. Now, can anyone truly say,...
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Jan
I can remember, and it doesn’t seem so long ago, that there was no way I or,...
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Dec
To the Editor: My former dentist and his assistant would talk, disparagingly, about Hispanics and African-Americans during my...
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Oct
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alan Jennings 610-248-9900 REGIONAL GROUPS COMBINE ON EFFORT TO NEGATE THE IMPACT OF RACISM Multi-year Strategic Plan...
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25 September 2019 This is the highest turnout in the history of the agency, even topping the...
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The County of Northampton is embroiled in a battle over there need to improve their voting...
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“The Contrast Between Right and Wrong Has Never Been So Clear” Donald Trump has issued his proposed...
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Mar
Here is a quick update on some things going on around the agency and the wider...
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22 January 2019 SHARON’S PANTRY Comments of Alan L. Jennings Executive Director Community Action Committee of the Lehigh...
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CADC Bethlehem Moves the Needle The homeownership rate in the Hayes Street area (specifically block group 112-02)...
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Jan
And, so, another new year has begun. I’m guessing that most of us are more than a...
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Nov
17 NOVEMBER 2018 OK, I get it that some folks might get bored with the opinion columns....
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Nov
CACLV Executive Director Alan Jennings offers his thoughts on the challenges of finding common ground on...
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In 1989, Bill Dedman, a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of...
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One of my favorite comments is, “I’m cynical enough to know what I’m up against but...
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I’ve always thought of myself as a cutting edge, hipster kind of guy. I’m a fan...
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I am, unabashedly, a behavioralist: let’s stop suggesting that people who are poor are in that...
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Feb
Following are comments made by CACLV’s Alan Jennings at a press conference to discuss fair mortgage...
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Jan
I run a nonprofit organization. It is called the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley....
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Tell them you don’t want your money back. Tell them you believe in America, that America’s...
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Oct
I have long said that I am cynical enough to understand what I’m up against but...
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Oct
Diaspora: the movement, migration or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. ...
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Sep
These next 25 minutes are the best part of my year as I get to brag...
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Joseph Conrad, author of Heart of Darkness, wrote about “fascination with the abomination.” It explains people...
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Local Community Lender Has Best Year in its Sixteen-Year History Brian Nguah, owner of Royal Lioness, is...
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Proposed Budget Would Shut Down CACLV Donald Trump’s first demonstration of his priorities through his proposed budget...
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Jan
DCED Secretary Davin to Join Slate Belt Community Leaders to Announce Neighborhood Partnership Program Rural, Multi-Municipal Project...
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Jan
What separates us from any other species on the planet is our ability to reason. That...
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Dec
New Home Dedicated to the Late Sharon Gausling The Second Harvest Food Band of Lehigh Valley and Northeast...
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Dec
RENEWLV SMARTH GROWTH SUMMIT 2 December 2016 KEYNOTE Let’s talk about the market place. I know: in our divided, us vs....
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I’m shocked. I’m scared. I’m lost. You taught me that we are a great nation. Great nations...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CHRIS HUDOCK (T) 484.893.1039 (C) 484.553.3171 The Rising Tide Community Loan Fund has expanded its...
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CACLV is, to say the least, a complicated organization. With a budget in excess of $25...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ALAN L. JENNINGS 610-248-9900 CACLV Challenges Hospital to Respond to Its Own Needs Assessment In...
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Feb
Over in the goofy world of blogs, I’ve been vilified once again by my friend,
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Dec
I grew up in the church. I’ve considered myself a person of faith for most of...
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by Alan Jennings Most people who know me know that I am a diehard fan of the...
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Feb
It feels like I’ve been here before. Actually, I know I’ve been here before. In fact, I am...
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Dec
There is something about an approaching new year that leads us to assess where we are...
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I hate taking on a friend, but Tony Ianelli’s lip-synch of the payday lenders’ talking points...
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Dec
I’m not sure how many of us have the time anymore to take a...
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