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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

July 16, 2026

Governments must fix their debt messes before it’s too late

By MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG Bloomberg Opinion

NEW YORK (TNS) — Almost two decades ago, when trillions of dollars in private housing debt proved ...

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July 16, 2026

DUBOIS — Penn State DuBois has announced its dean’s list and part-time dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester. Students who achieved a semester grad...

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HARRISBURG — More than $660,000 has been returned to Pennsylvania residents during the first weeks of the state Treasury’s “Claim Your Unclaimed Prope...

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Democratic leaders move to counter socialist successes

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WASHINGTON (TNS) — For the past decade, Democratic progressives have regularly challenged the party’s establishment, with intermittent success. This y...

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NPRC receives $60,000 grant to expand virtual reality learning

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KANE — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College has received a $60,000 Energizing Community Education Project grant from the West Penn Energy Fund to ex...

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