THINKING OF SPRING: Bradford resident Donald Neal shared a poem about a spring day with us. Readers can enjoy the work below.

A Spring Day in America

The sun rose slowly in the eastern sky,

At the beginning of a brand new day.

The storm clouds and the torrent of rain,

Have finally gone away.

The wind that moved the storm clouds,

And bent the limbs of the trees.

Had now moved off with the storm,

And has become just a gentle breeze.

The sun would dry the leaves of the corn,

That now stood tall in the farmers field.

Its thirst having been quenched by yesterday’s rain,

A bigger crop this land would yield.

The birds are singing their beautiful songs,

As they build their nests far up in the trees.

Their songs echo throughout the land,

Like the buzzing of the honey bees.

Another spring day in America,

A land where freedom reigns supreme.

Where happiness is close at hand,

As you live your American dream.

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ROAD TRIP: With 59% of U.S. families saying they are more likely to drive than fly for their next trip, the personal-finance website WalletHub released three key reports to help people maximize both savings and fun, one for road trips, gas rewards and a gas & travel survey.

WalletHub’s road trip report found that Pennsylvania ranks 18th nationally for summer driving.

The state is ranked 12th for number of attractions; 27th for lowest price of three-star hotel room; 40th for average gas prices; 8th for nightlife options; 5th for vehicle miles traveled; 7th for car thefts; 25th for access to scenic byways; 33rd for lowest price of camping; 9th for driving laws rating and 21st for fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.

Find more information at https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-states-for-summer-road-trips/4648.