Where you live has a big bearing on how your life turns out, in big and small ways.
It determines where you go to school, who you meet, how you talk. And it's a large factor in your access to healthcare.
Morning Call health reporter Binghui Huang spent the better half of a year in a Carbon County town, the heart of Pennsylvania's shadow of a coal region, and published a series answering the question of why people in this region are some of the sickest in the state.
This week on The Morning call Podcast, an inside look at her special report.
The Morning Call Podcast is a production of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Kayla Dwyer is the host and producer.
Read the series at https://www.mcall.com/news/watchdog/sick-and-struggling/

Inside Look: Sick and Struggling in Coal Country

The Morning Call podcast dissects the top news stories from the Lehigh Valley and beyond, talking to reporters and sources about what went on behind the scenes and between the lines as stories unfolded. Further, we delve into the impact of these stories on our community.

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Voice actress Lara Jill Miller recorded this COVID-19 safety PSA for the Allentown Health Bureau.

Allentown voice actress records COVID-19 PSA for Health Bureau (2)

Allentown voice actress records COVID-19 PSA for Health Bureau (1)

Downtown Allentown looks a world different than it did less than a decade ago.
When former City Hall reporter Emily Opilo started at The Morning Call 7 years ago, the PPL arena was a giant hole in the ground.
Has the more than $1 billion of investment and decade of redevelopment made a difference in people's perceptions of Allentown and their desire to spend time downtown? 
The Morning Call conducted a scientific poll on the matter with Muhlenberg College, and The Morning Call Academy students unscientifically polled people on their lunch hour on Hamilton Street to find out.
The Morning Call Podcast is a production of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Kayla Dwyer is the host and producer.

Has a billion dollars of development changed the way people view Allentown?

The opioid crisis seemed to take center stage in 2018. Officials held press conference after press conference, declared disaster declaration after declaration, handed out Narcan; the media produced special packages and profiles on the epidemic.
What has happened since then?
Turns out, quite a bit has changed, and quite a few new problems may be on the horizon.
We brought together four experts to discuss. This is our breakdown of that conversation.
READ: https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-opioid-roundtable-follow-up-one-year-later-20191201-cphsofs5ajajtn5r7ej35jmwkm-story.html

One year later: Where are we at in the opioid crisis?

More than 300 actors, 22 makeup artists, seven haunted weekends.
We went behind the scenes and into the "Crypt" where Dorney Park's Halloween Haunt gets made - scab blood, silicone prosthetics and all.

The Haunt's final weekend runs Nov. 1-2.

The Morning Call Podcast is a production of The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Kayla Dwyer is the host and producer.

Inside Look: Sick and Struggling in Coal Country

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