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With Tuesday's defeat of incumbent Council member Charles Dertinger, is it safe to conclude his political career is over? He has now lost four races in ten years. He's also part of a cabal making regular appearances before a grand jury investigating deceptive campaign practices. Maybe he [...] 
For over a year, a statewide grand jury has been probing the deceptive campaign tactics of political consultant Tom "Scissorhands" Severson, who was hired by local Democrats in 2007 for a smear campaign against Northampton County Council members Peg Ferraro and Ron Angle. Senior [...] 
Back in June, Northampton County Council member Charles Dertinger dropped in on a meeting of Bethlehem Democrats to crack the whip. They were growing upset about county endorsements and state mailings made on behalf of some, but not all, candidates. Instead of playing peacemaker, Dertinger alienated [...] 
Northampton County Republicans had a clean sweep in Tuesday's County Council races. Lehigh County Exec Don Cunningham, a Democrat, was nearly defeated. It was a bad day for Democrats. Unless you live in Allentown.
