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Mike Hirsch

@MikeHirsch

@mcall Director of Content/Opinion and Community Engagement of The Morning Call daily newspaper. @buffalony native

 Allentown, Pa.
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How Sedona’s red rocks and vortexes changed my life. #Arizona #sedona #Disability #wheelchair #als #Vortex mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-sed…
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Thanks for sharing this piece, @mpinsley and Mohammed Khaku. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-pas… @mcall #Passover #Ramadan2021 #Passover2021

Your View: How Muslims and Jews can address hate crimes and promote tolerance

Jews began observing Passover on March 27, and Muslims will embark on another Ramadan journey on April 13. These holy days encourage the faithful to rekindle relationships with their family, friends...

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I counted [173] #MTNDEWMAJORMELON bottles in the @MountainDew #MyPromotionEntry Rules: lifechangingdew.com/
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ICYMI: Op-ed: Politicians who tolerate white supremacist groups such as the Proud Boys are just as threatening as the hate groups themselves. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-dom… #ProudBoys #WhiteSupremacists @mcall

Your View: We cannot tolerate far-right groups like Proud Boys

Earlier this month, Lehigh Valley resident Matty Morisette started a petition on Change.org calling for the radical and dangerous “Proud Boys” to be declared a terrorist organization. Since then, the...

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77 years ago, a Bethlehem man piloted his plane in flames to lead his squadron in one of the most heroic acts of World War II. Here is his story. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-med… @mcall #Veterans #WWII

Heroism in the sky: With his plane in flames, Bethlehem pilot led his squadron on WWII bombing raid

Pilot Ralph Cheli buzzed his B-25 Mitchell just above the rainforest treetops of New Guinea, followed by several dozen other bombers from his squadron known as the Green Dragons. The mission: bomb...

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Column: Why Big 10 made the right call to cancel the season. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-big… @PennStateFball @PennState #PennState #bigten #CollegeFootball

Commentary: Big Ten makes right choice to cancel season, putting lives ahead of profits

Recently the NCAA’s Big Ten Conference, of which Penn State is a member, announced it is canceling the fall sports season. In announcing their decision, conference officials, university presidents...

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A teacher explains why she will be sleeping in a tent this semester. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-sch… #TEACHers #teacher #teacherlife #BackToSchool @mcall
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Many readers are seeing the effects of slower post office delivery. “It took a piece of mail over a week to get delivered.” mcall.com/opinion/readers-re… @mcall #PostOffice #PostalService

Readers decry post office delays: ‘It takes twice as long’ to get prescription drugs delivered

Many readers are seeing the effects of slower post office delivery. “It took a piece of mail over a week to get delivered,” one said. “My drugs come in the mail, too. It takes twice as long to get...

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Op-ed: Why we need a Pennsyslvanian in the White House. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-bid… #JoeBiden #Biden #Biden2020 #BidenHarris @mcall @mjjamato

Your View: We don’t need Trump’s Gettysburg address. We need a Pennsylvanian in the White House

President Trump stated that he may give his nomination acceptance speech from Gettysburg, a location under consideration due to Pennsylvania’s political importance in the upcoming election. White...

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ICYMI: Op-ed on Allentown Fair memories: Fair Week was a big deal when I was a boy living in Allentown. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-all… @mcall
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Op-ed: Pennsylvania legislature must rein in Gov. Wolf. mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-tra… #Pennsylvania @Liberty4pa @mcall
Your View: Legislature must continue to rein in Gov. Wolf

Your View: Legislature must continue to rein in Gov. Wolf

On July 26, Gov. Tom Wolf concluded a weeks-long standoff with the state Legislature by caving. Despite repeated veto threats, he allowed a transparency bill — passed unanimously — to become law, but...

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A Karen is tired of being lumped in with obnoxious 'Karens' mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-kar… #KarenOfTheDay #KarensGoneWild #KarenStrikesAgain

Commentary: I’m sick of being lumped with other ‘Karens’

At first the memes were amusing, sort of. Then they started being irritating. Now, calling white women behaving badly “Karen” is meandering toward dangerous. “Karen” has become a label for racist...

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Sen. Bob Casey answering Town Hall questions now about gun control, impeachment, voting security. At NCC. @mcall
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I enjoyed conducting this Facebook Live interview with Lehigh Valley planning director Becky Bradley today. facebook.com/mcall.lv/videos…
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Exactly a month ago, we climbed to the top of Notre Dame’s towers for this view of Paris. I’m heartsick that this astonishing building is in flames.
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The park was breathtaking this morning. #LehighValley #snow #snowstorm @mcall – at Macungie, PA
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Column on opioids: She fell "in love with painkillers the way you fall for a person: gradually and then all at once." #Oxycodon #opioidcrisis #opioid #opioids mcall.com/opinion/la-oe-flei…
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Trump supporters were well represented in the 10 best-read letters to The Morning Call in 2018: mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc… #trump #PresidentTrump @mcall – at Pennsylvania, USA
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Moravian College dean at climate change conference in Poland submits op-ed: mcall.com/opinion/yourview/m… #COP24 #climatechange #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming @MoravianCollege
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With John Kelly ready to leave, a look at former Trump officials. #Trump #JohnKelly #ChiefOfStaff
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If you blinked, you might have missed a few ... Here's a look at former Trump administration officials, ranked by how long they held their posts. #WhiteHouse #NowHiring mcall.com/opinion/mc-picture…
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