Monday, February 18, 2013
A Pennsylvania man with ties to Montgomery and Bucks counties is stopped in Oklahoma for allegedly carrying large amounts of marijuana.
One Pennsylvania man should have used more caution when changing lanes Friday. Casey Sharp Ward, 21, of various addresses in Montgomery and Delaware counties of Pennsylvania, was stopped in El Reno, Oklahoma after a Canadian County deputy sheriff noticed him change lanes without a signal. That wasn't all he noticed. "When the deputy approached the car, he smelled the strong odor of marijuana," according to a report from NewsOn9.com. With that suspicion in mind, the deputy called in a drug-sniffing dog. Before long, 28 pounds of marijuana was found in Ward's vehicle's trunk. Sheriff Randall Edwards told KFOR local television news, "It didn’t take a whole lot of investigating once the deputies smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Easton illustrator of more than 2,000 book covers visited Knapp Elementary Tuesday as part of Black History Month
Something keeps on drawing illustrator Floyd Cooper back to North Penn. Last year, Cooper painted a positive picture of determination for students at Oak Park Elementary, during his appearance there for Black History Month. Cooper returned again on Tuesday, this time to Knapp Elementary, where he spent the day talking to primary school students about never giving up. “I’m here talking about my work and instilling my message of hope and not giving up,” Cooper said. “It’s about holding fast to one’s dreams.” Dawn McFadden, reading specialist at Knapp, said Cooper’s presence was two-fold. “We felt it was important to bring an author in to expose children to Mr. Cooper’s work and writing and illustrating, and the importance of Mr. Cooper’s …
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The renowned illustrator was a guest speaker at the school for Black History Month, and inspired students to never give up.
Renowned illustrator Floyd Cooper painted a bright picture last week for the futures of Oak Park Elementary School students. “Never give up,” Cooper said. “I’m an artist that has made it. I’m a living example of what determination can do.” Cooper was selected as a guest speaker at the school in recognition of Black History Month. The Oklahoma native and Easton, PA resident has illustrated more than 80 books and 2,000 book covers, and authored four books. He received a bachelor’s of fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. Most of his work illustrates life in African-American culture. His first illustrated book was “Grandpa’s Face,” which discussed a young girl's relationship with her grandfather, and another book, “These Hands,” tells …
Rob Kay
9:25 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
No one mentioned it yet, however many governmental agencies are worried about taxing pot, missing out on tax collections, etc... And how about alcohol and what it does to your body versus pot? If legalized in PA, i would replace my liquor for pot asap. more ›