A Star is Born: Stephen Antalics, June 22, 2001 (1)

Identifier: gadfly0007
Title: A Star is Born: Stephen Antalics, June 22, 2001 (1)
Creator: Gallagher, Ed
Date: 2018/09/16
Description: The Gadfly seeks stories or suggestions for stories on the Bethlehem tribe of Gadflies. The name of Stephen Antalics, who ranks as Gadfly No.1 in the pantheon of Bethlehem Gadflies, first appeared in the pages of the Morning Call in 1996, but here is the 2001 first article with his by-line (a robust 1000 words). Stephen burst into print here as a Southside warrior, and current City Council attendees recognize that his combative voice is undiminished. Stephen sees a kind of Civil War at the very beginning of Bethlehem history rather than mid-way as in our country at large. From the get-go it’s the North and its high-toned Christians and culture v. the “sin city” of the South filled with speakeasies, gambling, opium dens, and brothels (who knew??). The “native Americans” of the North looked down on the “foreign invaders” of the South and the “unopposed infiltration of organized crime.”
Subject: Fun Stuff, Gadfly History, Bethlehem, Stephen Antalics
Medium: blog post
Contributor: Gallagher, Ed
Publisher: The Bethlehem Gadfly
Language: English