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After portions of its cities were bombed to rubble and its coffers drained, Britain endured a long spell of austerity after World War II, with everything from fruit to fuel subject to rationing.There was one commodity, though, that was available in abundance in those gray, drab days — ...

CWD clouds opening of deer season

If it weren’t for the existence and spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in PennsylvaniaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ deer population, especially in this part of the commonwealth, last SaturdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ opening of the firearms deer season would have had virtually no major concern besides the always important issue of ...

Fracking study is welcome and necessary

These are polarized times, we’ve been told again and again, and that polarization is plainly evident when it comes to the natural gas industry.To its proponents, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a godsend to a region that has needed a boost and whose economy was originally built on the extraction of raw materials from ...

A Thanksgiving (and beyond) challenge

Sometimes, it can feel like we skid through life by the skin of our teeth, busy beyond what we can handle.Work, school or other obligations pack our days and we tumble into bed at the end of each without time to reflect on anything but what else there was or will be to do.Days like that can ...

Pennsylvania lags behind in highway safety

Not until early 2020 will motorists who violate Pennsylvania work zone speed limits experience lighter wallets and pocketbooks under provisions of Act 86 of 2018, which authorizes speed cameras in highway construction and repair areas.Unfortunately, it is taking the commonwealth too long to get ...

NCAA requires clear plan

Especially at major powers in the collegiate sports world, purely amateur athletics has been a myth for many years. Under-the-table gifts by well-to-do boosters have ensured that.Now, however, even the pretense may be about to end.Last week, the NCAA Board of Governors voted to allow college ...