Lindsay Weber

The Morning Call • 29th July 2022

Allentown City Council introducing ordinances to protect abortion; one calls on city police to ‘de-prioritize’ enforcing future bans

Now that abortion is no longer a federally protected right nationwide, some members of Allentown City Council want to make the city a safe haven for the procedure in Pennsylvania.

The Morning Call • 26th August 2022

Kevin Dellicker has trouble being concise, but he has a simple message for why Republicans should choose him to challenge Susan Wild

Kevin Dellicker has trouble being concise. Asked at a recent town hall event for his policy proposals to counter China’s economic rise, Dellicker said he has a 38-part plan on his campaign website, and joked that “brevity was never his strong suit.” So how would the congressional candidate, veteran and business owner describe his message to voters in just one sentence?

The Morning Call • 26th August 2022

With the GOP brass behind her, here’s how Lisa Scheller plans to get to the finish line and challenge Susan Wild for Congress a 2nd time

Lisa Scheller’s message hasn’t changed much in her second run for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th district, which includes parts of the Lehigh Valley. If Scheller wins, she wants to bring a business perspective to Congress and will advocate for lowering taxes and workforce development. That was also her plan when she ran in 2020. But two years into a global pandemic, the circumstances have changed.

26th August 2022

Allentown voters will decide whether to remove English as the city’s official language. They may not realize it based on the ballot question.

Allentown voters will decide whether to keep English as the city’s official language this November, but they may not realize that question is even on the ballot.

The Morning Call • 13th March 2022

Allentown’s police chief wants more officers. Will he have the city’s support?

Despite being the third largest city in Pennsylvania, Allentown’s police department is considerably smaller than those in other cities. But city leaders want to change that.

Delaware Online/The News Journal • 10th August 2020

'I am going to be screwed': Unemployed Delawareans face loss of federal benefits

Qiana Jones’ catering business, founded in late 2018, really took off last year. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020, Jones was forced to return $15,000 worth of payments for canceled events, sending her bank account into the negative.

Spotlight PA • 12th July 2021

Jobless Pennsylvanians, attorneys fear more problems as work-search requirement returns

Unemployed Pennsylvanians and their advocates are bracing for the return of work-search requirements, fearing the overburdened system is not yet equipped to handle another change.

The News Station • 9th November 2020

Minn’s Marijuana Candidate’s Legacy: Death, Scandal, New Election Laws

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s second congressional district race was thrown into turmoil when third party candidate, Adam Weeks of the Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMNP), unexpectedly died in September at just 38.

The Mac Weekly • 23rd April 2021

Macalester student medics arrested at Brooklyn Center protest

As officers began making mass arrests of Brooklyn Center protesters at around 10 p.m. on Friday, April 16, Autumn Campbell ’21 and Gabriel Berman ’21 stopped in their tracks when they heard a young woman calling for a medic.

The Morning Call • 16th July 2021

PA lawmakers creating bill to stop cell phone use while driving and mandate police collect race data on traffic stops

The success of one Pennsylvania lawmaker’s quest to stop drivers from using cell phones may depend on accommodating another lawmaker’s quest to make sure new distracted driving penalties don’t lead to increased targeting of drivers of color.

Spotlight PA • 7th July 2021

Why a funding boost for the office that exposes Pa. puppy mills stalled again

HARRISBURG — Partisan divides are stymying legislation to boost funding for the Pennsylvania bureau tasked with exposing puppy mills and handling dangerous dogs, potentially endangering the state’s ability to enforce tougher animal cruelty laws.

Pennlive • 15th June 2021

As more college students go hungry, Pa. lawmakers look at funding campus food banks, more

As a Kutztown University student, Nykolai Blichar sometimes struggled to afford his groceries. He paid his own way through college with the help of some scholarships but there wasn’t always enough to put food in his belly.

Pennlive • 10th June 2021

Fireworks anger residents across Pa., but they may be here to stay

It’s not the Fourth of July yet, but if you visit Allentown, Harrisburg or Erie on some summer evenings, you might understandably think otherwise. Fireworks are routinely set off in neighborhoods around the commonwealth in warm weather, much to the dismay of some people longing for quiet nights. The complaints aren’t stemming from the professional fireworks displays enjoyed at local fairs or ballgames. Some residents are fuming over the fireworks being set off by their neighbors.

The Mac Weekly • 4th November 2019

Green Sheikh appearance cancelled amid protests

When Karinna Gerhardt ’20 and Jason Kohn ’20 met Sheikh Adbul Aziz al Nuiami while studying abroad through the SIT Jordan program last year, their program director told them not to ask him any controversial or political questions.

The Mac Weekly • 12th February 2021

Military coup In Myanmar upends Macalester students, alums’ lives

On the morning of Feb. 1, Thant Arkar Kyaw ’24 woke up to a call from his friend Kyaw Za Zaw ‘22. There had been a military coup in their home country of Myanmar. Arkar is currently living in St. Paul, but most of his family still lives in the Southeast Asian nation.

The News Station • 2nd April 2021

Minn. Police Push Back Against Indigenous, Line 3 Pipeline Protestors

When we met last month, Tania Aubid had been on a hunger strike since Valentine’s Day. A member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe from East Lake, Minn., she used her body to protest the Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Project — which would nearly double the capacity of the corroding Line 3 pipeline that transports hundreds of thousands of barrels of tar sands oil from Canada to Wisconsin.

Delaware Online/The News Journal • 10th August 2020

What will a fall semester during a pandemic look like at Delaware's universities?

Brandon Wright, a sophomore engineering major at Delaware State University, will be a resident assistant this fall. It is up to him to acclimate new students to a freshman experience that will look much different than his own. (Subscriber exclusive, linked as PDF)

The Mac Weekly • 26th March 2021

Chauvin jury selection process raises questions about impartiality and racism

After several weeks of questioning, 15 jurors have been selected to serve on the trial jury that will determine the fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. With opening statements beginning Monday, the high-profile trial is expected to last several weeks. Jurors will vote to convict or acquit Chauvin on three possible charges: second-degree manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder.

The Mac Weekly • 13th November 2020

Title IX struggles to regain student trust

Macalester’s Title IX office has a troubled history with the student body. In April 2019, then-student body president Blair Cha ’20 compiled a 30-page report of student complaints against Title IX and presented it to former President Brian Rosenberg.

The Mac Weekly • 29th January 2021

Shortened spring break brings student, faculty concerns

Macalester has joined a host of colleges that have cut down on spring break in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Dec. 22, Macalester students, staff and faculty received an email informing them that their spring break has been shortened from five days to three days in order to minimize student travel that could contribute to the spread of COVID-19 on campus. The new dates of spring break this semester will be Sunday, March 14 – Wednesday, March 17.