Maryland became the 18th state to repeal its death penalty on May 2, after Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a long-awaited bill to rid its criminal code of capital punishment, according to a story in The Baltimore Sun. O’Malley had supported the repeal since 2007 and failed in a previous attempt to overturn the law in…

Riding a motorcycle is fabulous. The freedom, the lure of the open road, the beauty of being one with the weather, with the earth, with the world, are all incredible attractions of this enjoyable sport. For some riding a motorcycle is just a way to get to work or school, while for others it is…

Five years ago, a Reading, Berks County man was working as a temporary employee in a Berks County recycling plant when he attempted to clear a paper jam in a shredding machine by reaching in to remove the jammed paper. But as he reached in with his left hand to remove the clog, a co-worker…

Every hour, every day across the United States, a house or business fire breaks out, causing injuries, deaths and property loss. On April 24, a man died when his rowhouse in the 1200 block of South 46th Street went up in flames, according to a story in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The house had no smoke…

Hello Friends, Rarely do I personally engage in promotion of myself or my enterprises. Those of you who know me personally know that I am somewhat private and am uncomfortable in the spotlight I often find myself in. Despite all of that I must urge each of you to rise early this Sunday morning and…

A 42-year-old Reading construction worker was doing his job, working in an excavated trench where a house foundation was being built, when it collapsed suddenly and trapped him against a concrete wall, causing fatal injuries in June 2009 in Berks County. Almost four years later, the man’s family has reached a $5 million settlement with…