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• Top Five Facebooking Peeves With Your Coal Region Buds

  Facebook annoys me for several reasons. Unfortunately, I cannot delve into all of them in this article or it would be interminable. I do admit to having a Facebook account; however, I deactivate it bi-weekly or so when I start to feel guilty about acting on my pet peeves: 1. WHO CARES WHAT YO...

• THE Best Quotes From THE Best Movies (Part Three)

  Greetings, loyal readers of our humble site! Here are more movies that I have promised to deliver to you along with my favorite quotes. My goal is for you, the  reader, to also respond with your favorite lines from these movies, ones that I may have not mentioned and/or are particularly memo...

• New Feature: Dear A.K.A.

  Loyal readers, please be aware of my new advice column, "Dear A.K.A." Feel free to post any questions related to coal regions topics; i.e. party spots, works issues, real estate, relationships --well, pretty much damn near everything! I've experienced issues to all of the above plus more! I b...

• THE Best Quotes From THE Best Movies (Part 2)

  Greetings, loyal readers of our humble site! Here are more movies that I have promised to deliver to you along with my favorite quotes. My goal is for you, the  reader, to also respond with your favorite lines from these movies, ones that I may have not mentioned and/or are particularly ...

• THE Best Quotes From THE Best Movies (Part 1)

  Greetings, loyal readers of our humble site! I have decided to submit articles once or twice a week about some of my favorite movies and favorite lines from said movies. I will begin with 10 movies, in no particular order. My goal is for you, the  reader, to also respond with your favorite...

• Helpful Hints To A “Coal Regioner” Traveler

  There are many ways for other people outside of the Coal Region to convey themselves. We most likely will understand what they are talking about, but they may not understand US. This is because we speak with what is known as "colloquialisms," which are familiar ways of speaking or writing tha...

• Hot Shamokin Party Spots #4

  PLEASE read disclaimer again because I do not want to get sued nor am I positive if these places are still in existence. #1 Excelsior Water Dam -- While heading off route 125 N before the turn for the Fire Tower, you make a left onto an unpaved, yet surprisingly smooth dirt road. This fact ...

• What Happened to the Shamokin “Coal Drop” Fans?

  For many years, Shamokinites could count on a large piece of Styrofoam, spray painted a charcoal gray, to descend upon our small city amid countdown shouts for the new year. The Shamokin Coal Drop. This is our "New Year's Rockin' Eve," minus the Dick Clark of yore. There is no necessity to t...

• When Coal Region Work Romps Go Sour

  Unfortunately, this particular author did not "disagree" with co-workers expressing lust through extramarital affairs and even said to "go at it" in a previous article.  However, I did NOT condone it--so here we are. Just as Coal Region marriages go sour, more than likely their hideous cou...

• Craziness Is In Our Coal Region Water???

  Since I was a late teen, my friend's boyfriend (much older than both of us, of course, as I was the only "loser" afraid of boys until after high school) would always tease me that people east of Second Street were affected by the public water. He was essentially saying that it made you crazy and tha...