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May 10, 2024

To save local pharmacies, state must rein in middlemen

Pharmacies in Western Pennsylvania are closing at an alarming clip, pushed out of business by a complex, opaque and utterly broken medication reimbursement system.

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How often do Pa. members of Congress align with Trump policies?

Trump Score vote report has answers

By IVEY DeJESUS pennlive.com

October 18, 2025

(TNS) — Two central Pennsylvania congressional Republicans have earned the distinction of consistently voting in support of policies endorsed by Presi...

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Lifestyles

Reader comments on digging holes

October 18, 2025

Dear Heloise: Calling 811 before you dig a hole for a bush is a waste of the investigator's time and a needless expense. Now if you're planting a tree...

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Lifestyles

Sister can’t stop stealing things during visits

October 18, 2025

DEAR ABBY: I'm having a problem with my sister, who visits me on the average of once a month. She lives four hours away. Her friend and her husband ac...

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Local News

Q&A with the DA: Campaigning and Election Day

By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney

October 18, 2025

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

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Round the Square

‘Round the Square: ‘I’m a little stitious’

October 18, 2025

SPOOKY: The spooky season is upon us, although if you go by when chain stores started selling Halloween merchandise, we're in about its fourth month. ...

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