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    Open up Pennsylvania’s primaries
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Open up Pennsylvania’s primaries
    Oct 25, 2023
    Pennsylvania’s closed primary system — one of only seven remaining among the 50 states — contributes not just to political polarization, but to declin...
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    Trump’s lead and GOP decision-making
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Trump’s lead and GOP decision-making
    BYRON YORK 
    Oct 25, 2023
    Former President Donald Trump’s support now stands at 59% among Republican voters nationwide in the 2024 presidential nomination race. His lead over F...
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    Shapiro must reset his legislative strategy
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    Shapiro must reset his legislative strategy
    NATHAN BENEFIELD 
    Oct 24, 2023
    The recent sexual harassment scandal rocking Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration has made many headlines. And though Shapiro must take these accusation...
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    The shameful gag order on Donald Trump
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    The shameful gag order on Donald Trump
    RICH LOWRY 
    Oct 24, 2023
    If you’ve always thought that federal judges ought to determine what presidential candidates can and can’t say about political matters, you should lov...
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    NWTF members, sporting community rally to stop misdirected funds
    Local News, News, PA State News
    NWTF members, sporting community rally to stop misdirected funds
    Oct 24, 2023
    EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the sporting community throughout Pennsylvania rallied to oppose House Bill 1300, whi...
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    A threat to Shapiro’s political identity
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    A threat to Shapiro’s political identity
    MIKE WERESCHAGIN and FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Oct 23, 2023
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — A sexual harassment scandal had once again consumed Harrisburg. Allegations against a Democratic lawmaker , Rep. Mike Zabel, from b...
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    No speaker? No problem
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    No speaker? No problem
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
    Oct 23, 2023
    You see a lot of “news” stories and editorials these days lamenting the “chaos” infesting the House of Representatives, which is without a speaker and...
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    Shapiro $295K from taxpayers to settle sexual harassment claim against aide
    News, PA State News
    Shapiro $295K from taxpayers to settle sexual harassment claim against aide
    JAN MURPHY pennlive.com 
    Oct 23, 2023
    Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration paid $295,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment complaint from a female former deputy secretary invol...
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    GOP infighting puts nation on hold
    Opinion, Сolumns
    GOP infighting puts nation on hold
    Oct 22, 2023
    Chaos among Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives has paralyzed the federal government, sending shockwaves across the country. Am...
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    Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
    News, PA State News
    Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it’s too late to move 2024’s primary election date
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Oct 20, 2023
    HARRISBURG (AP) — Counties in Pennsylvania have told Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that it is too late to move up the state’s 2024 presid...
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    Pa. state universities request $38M more to avoid tuition hike
    News, PA State News
    Pa. state universities request $38M more to avoid tuition hike
    JAN MURPHY PennLive 
    Oct 19, 2023
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s state university system will ask the state for help in its effort to keep the cost of attending its 10 schools affor...
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    U.S. Supreme Court a key issue in Pennsylvania fall election
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    U.S. Supreme Court a key issue in Pennsylvania fall election
    MARC LEVY Associated Press 
    Oct 19, 2023
    HARRISBURG — The U.S. Supreme Court’s current conservative majority has delivered major victories for conservatives — and now liberal discontent over ...
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    Bill would force drug treatment
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Bill would force drug treatment
    ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square 
    Oct 19, 2023
    A bipartisan duo of Pennsylvania senators want to create an involuntary treatment process in the commonwealth for drug addiction as thousands continue...
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    Controversial provision raiding Pa. Game Commission funds removed from state fiscal bill
    Local Sports, Outdoors
    Controversial provision raiding Pa. Game Commission funds removed from state fiscal bill
    MARK DEMKO The Express-Times/TNS 
    Oct 19, 2023
    When sportsmen and conservation groups heard about the provision in Pennsylvania House Bill 1300 that would transfer $150 million from the Pennsylvani...
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    Pa. lawmakers chip away at stalemate, boost hospital, ambulance subsidies
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Pa. lawmakers chip away at stalemate, boost hospital, ambulance subsidies
    Oct 18, 2023
    HARRISBURG (AP) — Lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Wednesday gave final approval to budget-related legislation that boosts Medicaid subsidies for hospital...
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    No time to mess with primary
    Opinion, Сolumns
    No time to mess with primary
    Oct 18, 2023
    Despite Pennsylvania’s recurring importance in picking the president in the general election, the state falls considerably short when it comes to deci...
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    Reckoning on explicit book access
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Reckoning on explicit book access
    CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    Oct 18, 2023
    Sexually explicit books in school libraries make many parents uncomfortable, but some educators say policies that limit access for students are ineffe...
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    Cyber charter school reform: Bipartisan call to get it done
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    Cyber charter school reform: Bipartisan call to get it done
    LAWRENCE FEINBERG 
    Oct 18, 2023
    School boards in 466 out of Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts have passed board resolutions calling for common-sense reforms to the state’s 26-year-...
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    Proposals would end Pa.’s closed primary system by opening it up to all voters
    News, PA State News
    Proposals would end Pa.’s closed primary system by opening it up to all voters
    BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press 
    Oct 17, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Proposals to let independent voters cast ballots in party nomination primaries passed a Pennsylvania House of Representatives committee T...
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    Dush, Senate panel to conduct hearing on maintaining voter lists
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Dush, Senate panel to conduct hearing on maintaining voter lists
    Oct 17, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, chairman of the State Government Committee, will convene a public hearing Wednesday to receive testimony fr...
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    Bipartisan effort launches to reintroduce welfare work requirements
    Business, Local News, PA State News
    Bipartisan effort launches to reintroduce welfare work requirements
    By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    August 21, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Reinstating work requirements for some welfare recipients found support across the aisle on Wednesday. It’s a notable change after the pa...
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    A hunt in Africa: Getting there
    Local News, News, Outdoors
    A hunt in Africa: Getting there
    By WADE ROBERTSON 
    August 21, 2025
    Time flies, things speed up the closer they come, life can become a whirlwind at times. After deciding to go on safari again I booked a hunt for Augus...
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    Country music stars team up to continue rebuilding iconic outdoors brand
    Lifestyles, Nation & World, Outdoors, ...
    Country music stars team up to continue rebuilding iconic outdoors brand
    August 21, 2025
    (TNS) — There seems to be a sizeable cross over market between country music fans and folks who appreciate hunting and fishing in the great outdoors, ...
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    Lengthy hearing brings no change to nuisance status of Jackson Ave. property
    Local News
    Lengthy hearing brings no change to nuisance status of Jackson Ave. property
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    August 21, 2025
    An appeal hearing for a public nuisance order for 243 Jackson Ave. turned into more than 90 minutes of covering the same issues before the Bradford Bo...
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    ‘Round the Square: Nature therapy
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Nature therapy
    August 21, 2025
    THERAPY: Where do you go for a bit of nature therapy? We're lucky here in McKean County with so many places to choose from — Kinzua Bridge State Park,...
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    Reading the tiny print
    Lifestyles
    Reading the tiny print
    August 21, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I, too, have an issue reading the small copy on containers at the grocery store, so I use my cellphone to enlarge the copy. At 5 feet, 1...
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