Hooray! Bethlehem Council’s progressive majority will now have real governing power. It might be a good strategy to elect Willie Reynolds as Council President, since he was the progressive standard bearer in the Mayor race, and insofar as someone will be the face of Council opposite the Mayor, the symbolism would be fairly potent. Painting [...]

Hoisted from the comments: It has not been Bethlehem Council’s habit to appoint the “also rans” in elections, at least as long as I’ve been on council, and I shared that with many even when Adam Waldron seemed to be down in the polls. Personally, I’d like to see another woman apply  There are many [...]

There is so much wrong in this post I can’t even, but how are you going to compare John Callahan’s ward wins in a Democratic primary in a muni year to his performance in a general election in a midterm year?

This was one of the best stories out of the Lehigh Valley primaries yesterday and I can’t believe I forgot to blog it. Ron Beitler and Brian Higgins are Republicans, but they are Republicans who understand the importance of smart land use regulations and the high fiscal cost of sprawl. This is the Republican Party [...]

It’s only a 6-month term, but Dennis will do a great job with whatever issues are forthcoming.

Lynn Olanoff has the update. Waldron is now up 70 votes. If this holds once the broken voting machine’s votes are counted, there will be a 5-member governing majority of progressives on Bethlehem City Council. When Bob Donchez gives up his seat to become Mayor, there will be an opportunity to replace Donchez with another [...]