Home Sports Should Pa. allow semiautomatic rifles for big-game hunting? Lawmakers say it’s time

A Sig Sauer 5.56mm AR-15 with suppressor is set up to fire at a state game lands public shooting range in Lehigh County.

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Outdoors, Sports

September 3, 2025

Should Pa. allow semiautomatic rifles for big-game hunting? Lawmakers say it’s time

By KURT BRESSWEIN The Express-Times

SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. (TNS) — An AR-15 and AK-47 were among the rifles broken out for some target pra...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Militarization of police still a bad idea

September 3, 2025

A decade ago, an encouraging bipartisan consensus was emerging for the need to reform public-safety policies in a way that improved crime-fighting and...

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Rural Health Fund should prioritize preserving hospitals

By NICOLE STALLINGS RealClearPennsylvania

September 3, 2025

When Congress established a new Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) as part of its budget reconciliation package, the intent was clear: Stop ru...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

He ‘never met a stranger’

By DEB WUETHRICH

September 3, 2025

For years, I’ve heard the statement that certain people “never met a stranger.” I never quite understood what it meant. Like, to me, we encounter peop...

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Business, PA State News

Labor & Industry pushback against proposed home care changes

By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

September 3, 2025

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is leading a coordinated response from 23 states to proposed rollbacks by the U.S. Depa...

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Business, Local News

Local oil purchasers increase prices

September 3, 2025

Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Tuesday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pur...

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