Seventy-two percent of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties are defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania as being “rural”, meaning that 48 counties in PA make up 3.4...
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In the now famous Lincoln-Douglas debates during the 1858 U.S. Senate election in Illinois, Democratic U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas accused his Republican challenger Abraham...
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Pennsylvania’s lottery luck could change
I bet I have some of the best bookies in the state. Each Saturday at the supermarket I hand over $5...
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It's a bad joke
What’s the difference between a dead skunk, a dead lawyer and a dead doctor in the middle of a Pennsylvania...
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Getting the paper out
Thirty years ago I started my first newspaper job. A senior in high school I was hired as the proof-boy for...
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Penn State: whatever we want
I’ve known State Representative John Lawless since his first election 11 years ago. From his western Montgomery County district he isn’t...
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And get to eat it, too
I swore off the sweets after Thanksgiving, and after Christmas and after New Year’s. I have too many bulges where there...
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For all time
As Pennsylvanians approach March 4th undoubtedly most of the state will reflect on the importance of our history. So much...
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Punxsutawney Phil: takes us home
If Hell is cold, then Pennsylvanians know what it feels like. Since November we’ve endured one of the coldest...
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Who will survive?
Harrisburg’s isolation will become more apparent in the next few months. After the budget is passed the capital may as...
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