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First jobs set tone for life

You hear story after story these days about how youngsters are overweight, with some even developing diabetes. Apparently parents are worried about the safety of their kids playing outside and figure they’re better off staying indoors even if they gain a few pounds doing so.I don’t think ...

Big case

Local residents should be keeping a close eye on a case currently before the state Supreme Court, which could have a direct bearing on the education of their children.Education reformers have filed a lawsuit asking the court to revamp the way schools are funded in the commonwealth. They contend ...

Understanding mineral rights vs. surface rights

A reader asks:“My husband and I are buying a 50-acre farm in Western New York State. The real estate ad represented that mineral rights convey with the purchase, but the title search revealed that 50 percent of the mineral rights were retained by a prior owner (not the current owner, but the ...

Cholesterol: Truth and Myth

With all the attention dedicated to cholesterol-lowering drugs in America, one might understandably conclude that we are the worst, or among the very worst ranking offenders of high cholesterol, and the issues thought to be caused by it.It turns out that serious studies have shown that not only ...

Same old

“It is time clean up Harrisburg,’’ said Gov. Tom Wolf when he first took office in January of 2014, adding that “Pennsylvanians need to trust that their government is doing the right things for the right reasons.’’To his credit upon taking office, Wolf immediately instituted a gift ...

The dangers of farmed fish

The health benefits of certain cold-water fish such as salmon and sardines are well documented for the past many decades. However, this is not even close to the whole story, since the growth of the farmed fish industry. If you eat in a typical American restaurant, the chances are way more than ...