Monday, January 21, 2013
Fashion designer Thom Browne, who grew up in Allentown, designed the navy silk coat and dress First Lady Michelle Obama wore Monday to the presidential inauguration ceremony.
Fashion designer Thom Browne, who grew up in Allentown, designed the outfit First Lady Michelle Obama wore at Monday's presidential inauguration ceremony. Browne, a noted menswear designer who recently lauched a womenswear collection, designed a silk navy coat and dress that drew inspiration from a man's silk jacquard tie and the First Lady herself, he told the Los Angeles Times. The coat had a fitted bodice and skirt that skimmed over a dress of navy, loden, gray, pink and white jacquard. "She has a really strong sensibility and style of her own," Browne said in the article. Browne, who graduated from William Allen High School in 1984, is the brother of state Sen. Pat Browne, (R-16th District). Obama has apparently worn a Browne design …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
State Sen. Pat Browne and state Reps. Doug Reichley and Julie Harhart are among those who plan to donate their rase to charities.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
State lawmakers get a 3 percent cost-of-living raise – about $2,400 before taxes -- starting today, Dec. 1, and all of the Lehigh Valley lawmakers reached by Patch said they will either donate their raises to charity or refund them to the state treasury. The lawmakers’ annual pay – before taxes – will go from the current $79,623.23 to $82,026.11, according to the Pennsylvania Bulletin, which lists legal and rulemaking information. Lawmakers in leadership positions already make extra money, and the 3 percent increase also applies to those amounts, according to the Bulletin. The extra amounts, including the 3 percent raise, will range from $11,506 to $46,021. The following is a list of area lawmakers and what they plan to do with their …
Monday, November 28, 2011
Residents have until Wednesday to comment about the state's plan to redraw legislative districts.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
A proposed statewide redistricting plan would change South Whitehall's representation in the state House but would leave the state Senate seat as is. At present, the township is divided between the 134th state House seat (representing township Districts 3,4 and 5), held by Republican Doug Reichley, and the 183rd (township Districts 1,2,6,7 and 8), represented by Republican Julie Harhart. Under the proposed redistricting, a third House seat would partly represent the township -- the Allentown-based 132nd (it would represent Districts 2,5 and 7), now held by Democrat Jennifer Mann. Mann announced today (Nov. 28) that she would not seek re-election in 2012 to an eighth term. The 134th would represent Districts 3 and 4, and the 183rd would …
Jill
2:51 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
You people are hysterical....look around....this is your definition of forward? Scary! more ›