Weekly Blogosphere Round-up

Andy was covering Basketball, Baseball and the State Budget this week, and with Nazareth advancing in Legion Playoffs, expect more baseball next week.

House to Home was hepped up on fumes after an all day spray paint fest. Several items are highlighted in photographs featuring before and after.

Steaming Cup of Joe addresses the economy. His concern is that the worst economy since the 1930s is stifling innovation. From what I've witnessed as one impacted by the economy along with several co-workers, people get more creative in these times and pursue career paths that they wouldn't have otherwise followed out of fear of the unknown. When you've got nothing to lose because it has all been taken from you - why not? This innovation is what will eventually pull us through, not stimulus money to corporations that have failed for years.

Lehigh Valley Ramblings has lots of posts, but the most interesting to me were from the beginning of the week related to the pre-trial of Tom Severson. Serverson is a political strategist who is under indictment by the Attorney General for this campaign practices. Bernie has several posts outlining the initial hearing. According to Bernie, "These include 12 third-degree felony counts of tampering with public records or information; 12 second-degree misdemeanor counts of false swearing, 12 third-degree misdemeanor counts of false swearing, 12 second-degree misdemeanor counts of unsworn falsification to authorities and five third-degree felony counts of criminal conspiracy. He is also charged with two misdemeanors related to the Election Code."

Weird Nazareth's best piece this week is a lawn ornament safari complete with a three minute slide show of all the front yard ornaments found in Nazareth - recognized more than a few of the pieces myself - great work!

Nothing new this week at Breakfast in the Valley, Clonehenge, Lower Nazareth Citizens or Tatamy Happenings.