Pennsylvania legislators lead effort to protect kids from online exploitation

HARRISBURG — A group of Pennsylvania legislators is taking action to address the rise in online ch...

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Hospitals don’t want funeral flowers

October 2, 2025

Dear Heloise: Regarding funeral flowers, I was a funeral director for over 40 years and can tell you that nursing homes and hospitals do not want any ...

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Lifestyles

Widower’s new romance includes a few red flags

October 2, 2025

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who was widowed 11 months ago. I met a woman on a dating site, and we clicked immediately. We have been enjoying each other's co...

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BCPAC launches 2026 Sponsorship Drive

October 2, 2025

Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center has launched its annual Sponsorship Drive, as BCPAC enters its 42nd year of enriching lives bringing arts...

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Why the discovery of a golf-ball-sized ‘hickorynut’ mussel in the Shenango River is a big deal

By MARY ANN THOMAS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

October 2, 2025

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — They dove and snorkeled in the Mercer County portion of the Shenango River the second week of September to locate Pennsylvania's ra...

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Fall stocking on Kinzua Creek delayed until later this month

Jim Eckstrom

October 2, 2025

HARRISBURG — With fall having arrived in Pennsylvania, anglers can mark their calendars to take advantage of stocked trout fishing opportunities on do...

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