This previously ran in our October 2021 print issue. “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin.” This is Joe Biden’s threat to Americans who have decided not to become vaccinated. What the government does not realize is that those...

COVID — it’s a scary word, isn’t it? There’s a specific connotation that comes to mind when one hears those dreaded words: “They have COVID.” Images of hospitals, overflowing with patients as doctors struggle with a shortage of essential...

I was one of those middle schoolers who went through an intense dystopian novel phase. I read everything, from "The Hunger Games" to "Divergent" to "1984" to "The Handmaid’s Tale." I think there is some part of us that, in normal times, craves the excitement...

On Feb. 27 at a White House press meeting President Donald Trump said, “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear.” Less than a year later, President Trump’s statement rings true. Not for the coronavirus,...

This story ran in the November 2020 print issue of The Stinger. With many aspects of life impacted by COVID-19, many avenues of business are left gravely affected by the lack of normalcy spread across the world. Specifically, the music industry...

In the midst of a global pandemic, small businesses that do not have the cash reserves to sustain operations are having difficulty getting back into the swing of things. The services of various Emmaus shops came to a halt for months due to the forthcoming...

With COVID-19 cases still on the rise, it’s no surprise that Emmaus cancelled its annual Halloween Parade.  The Emmaus Halloween parade is an annual tradition that shares the aspects of a normal parade — people, costumes, free food, and entertainment....

August is normally an exciting time for students — from fall sports beginning to school supply shopping to finishing (or starting) summer reading, this month is often a busy period filled with anticipation for the new school year. Yet, this August looks...

The East Penn School District board voted in June to begin implementing a modified semester block schedule this coming fall, one year earlier than was initially planned. The decision to transition from the standard nine period school day currently...

With everyone staying at home these days, lots of people have extra time on their hands, leading them to post more on social media. It’s 2020, and social media activism is nothing new to today’s generation of students. Yet, a notable amount of...

Thursday, May 14, marked a historical day for the Lehigh Valley when President Donald Trump made his first visit to the area as hundreds of Americans came to watch the event.  Trump visited Owens & Minor Inc., a Virginia-based global healthcare...