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Medical Marijuana Have an Opinion?
By John Wiekrykas Earlier this year the Coal Cracker staff participated in an Editorial Board meeting with Senator David G. Argall (R-29) at the Mahanoy City Downtown Center. I talked with Senator Argall about his position on the legalization of marijuana, which is a big topic... Read More
Photo Contest Winners
The Schuylkill Conservation District and Schuylkill County Conservancy recently held the “Give Us Your Best Shot” photo contest, which included two categories: Schuylkill County is Naturally Beautiful and People in Nature. Winners are: Schuylkill County is Naturally Beautiful ... Read More
Schuylkill Youth Summit Welcomes Coal Cracker
Coal Cracker Reporters Joei and Emma Shaller attended the third annual Schuylkill Youth Summit in March at the Penn State Schuylkill campus. Schuylkill Youth Summit The summit convenes high school students to help make Schuylkill County a better place to live, work, play, and raise their families. While at the... Read More
Free Journalism Training
Coal Cracker will host the FREE journalism skills workshop “News Writing and Reporting for Your Community” on Thursday, July 9, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, on the second floor of the Mahanoy City Public Library at 17-19 West Mahanoy Street in the borough. Veteran journalists Chris Mele and Meg McGuire... Read More
Young Leaders Build a Brighter Future
The Schuylkill County Commissioners will convene the third annual Schuylkill County Youth Summit on March 13th at the Penn State Schuylkill campus in Schuylkill Haven. This year’s summit will once again bring together young leaders from all county high schools to engage in making Schuylkill County a better place to... Read More
Why is Our Water Orange?
By Serena Bennett and Nickolas Kies As we all know, living in the Coal Region has lots to offer. We have our own interesting culture, great people, and yummy food. Of course, we also have the thing that gave us our name—coal mines. We all know... Read More
An Invitation from Senator Argall
To kick off our second year in print, the Coal Cracker staff participated in an Editorial Board meeting with Senator David G. Argall (R-29) on January 8, at the Mahanoy City Downtown Center. Senator Argall invited Coal Cracker to meet with him based on our in-depth coverage of neighborhood blight.... Read More
Animal Abuse is Not Okay
By Joei Shaller A big problem we have struggled with for centuries is animal cruelty. It’s also called animal abuse, or neglect. Animal cruelty is when someone hurts an animal or does not care for an animal responsibly, like not giving a dog or cat food and water. It is against... Read More