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May 30, 2024

Social safety net eats up 42% of state budget – No. 1 in the nation

HARRISBURG — The number of Pennsylvanians receiving food stamps and Medicaid has ballooned compared to a generation ago.

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Rewinding history: Why cassettes are making a comeback

By SAMUEL LONG Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

October 5, 2025

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Though Gabriel Dominic-Dunlap didn't grow up with cassettes, he's now a collector who can be seen sporting a personal tape player. ...

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Local News, PA State News

The broader COVID vaccine recommendations embraced by Pa.

And how they conflict with federal guidelines

By ED MAHON of Spotlight PA

October 5, 2025

(Editor's note: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds p...

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Lifestyles

Friends’ holiday card never includes wife in the address

October 5, 2025

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card f...

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PA State News

Central Pa. cop killer had ‘extensive history of mental health and anger issues’: police

By JENNA WISE pennlive.com

October 4, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Police were called to Matthew Ruth’s York County home six times in the last eight years for mental health issues and outbursts befo...

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PORT ALLEGANY: Route 6 rescue earns Medal of Valor

Sara Furlong

October 4, 2025

PORT ALLEGANY — Port Area Ambulance Service Capt. Jason Stake was recently awarded the EMS Medal of Valor by his colleagues, recognizing his life-savi...

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