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January 27, 2023

‘A dream deferred’: Pa. House Democratic leader unsure if she’ll be first female speaker

By GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — While everyone is questioning the future of the Pennsylvania House, so is House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton.

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The rising national debt is eroding American wages

By RICHARD STERN and FRANK ANSTETT

December 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In almost every election cycle, politicians toot their own horn when it comes to rising wages, pointing to higher paychecks as proo...

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Pointing fingers won’t lower energy costs

By SEN. GENE YAW

December 5, 2025

Pennsylvanians are frustrated by rising electricity bills, and rightfully so. In a letter sent just this week, Gov. Josh Shapiro pointed to PJM, the r...

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Wife carries on communicating with former best friend

December 5, 2025

DEAR ABBY: My best friend of more than 10 years, "Ian," ghosted me! We used to talk about everything — wives, children, jobs. We spent hours together ...

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‘Round the Square: Waddle, the penguin

December 5, 2025

NAMES: Isn't Waddle a great name for a penguin? The Lincoln Park Zoo put it up to the public what the name of the cute little baby penguin would be. A...

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