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MOTORCYCLES: There's something special about riding on a motorcycle, and Cycle Trader magazine takes note of that on its blog with 2025 Top Fall Motor...

CROSSWORDS: We need a six-letter word for a cry of discovery … According to a blog at newspapers.com, crossword puzzles haven’t always been the newspa...

MONUMENT: Eighty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1945, the Lt. John C. Roche Post 212 Veterans of Foreign Wars announced its sponsorship of a monument to be e...

PEEPING: We're talking about autumn leaves. The newsletter The Keystone offered a list of where to go to see the best views of foliage in Pennsylvania...

KEYSTONE: There's a Pennsylvania newsletter called The Keystone that we must recommend. It's "Pennsylvania news you can use," and we enjoy reading it ...

BIRDS: Where did they go? A reader from Derrick City reached out to ask if anyone else has noticed a lack of wildlife at their outdoor feeders. "If it...

TOYS: Which toys will make it into the National Toy Hall of Fame this November? Can Battleship sink Connect Four? Will Tickle Me Elmo laugh past Furby...

MORE WORDS: Whether you like crossword puzzles, or like reading books by authors who use less common verbiage, or you just like uncommon words, have w...

BANNED: Does banning books from schools achieve anything? The organization First Book did a study to find out. It turns out that banning books has a n...

AI: Let’s face it, most of us use some kind of social media and have friends or connections on those platforms with whom we interact only online.  But...

MANDELA: Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa, died in 2013. He did not die in prison in the 1980s. Does that mess with your head? It's...

PICK-ME-UPS: Things have been tough lately. Emotions are running high on the national level. We find ourselves looking for ways to cheer up. Little th...

PA FAVES: Pennsylvania is known for lots of things, and potato chips is one of them — along with other treats, each with a devoted following. Martin's...

THE KNOT: The speculation is underway, ever since Travis Kelce popped the question to superstar Pennsylvania native Taylor Swift — where will the wedd...

MUSEUM: Have you been to the Eldred World War II Museum? You'll hear detractors — Oh it's not for me. I wouldn't be interested. Why would I want to go...

TODAY: Is today your birthday? (Happy birthday!) You're not alone. In fact, studies say Sept. 9 is the most common birthday in the United States. The ...

NOPE: George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Did you learn that in school? Over the years, lots of things people learned in school have since bee...

ANNIVERSARY: The Guinness Book of World Records celebrated its 70th anniversary in August. How? By listing 70 records that no one has claimed. Take th...

HACKS: On the internet, people call them "life hacks." They are tips for using things in a way you may not have realized you could. Some folks who "gr...

LIVIN’ THE DREAM: A tongue-in-cheek response to a common prompt. How are you? How’s it going? How’s life treating you? Livin’ the dream. It’s a favori...