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Beyond the Byline: What should be done for the homeless? More
WILKES-BARRE — Driving home Friday evening I passed the Keystone Mission facility at Union Street and Penn Avenue.
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PA Outdoor Corps expands, creating more workforce development, job training
WILKES-BARRE — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps adult crews at Camp Hebron in Dauphin County to kick off the upcoming season of work on public lands.
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Beyond the Byline: Thanks for the memories, Dr. Cook
WILKES-BARRE — Walking into the Hoyt Library in Kingston the other day to do a story on the recently dedicated “Larry Cook Historian Center for Presidential Research” — it only took a minute for memories to flood my brain.
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CAPITOL ROUNDUP: PA modernizes procurement process to create opportunity for small businesses
WILKES-BARRE — The Shapiro Administration this week highlighted National Procurement Month by recognizing modernization achievements made by the Department of General Services (DGS), Bureau of Procurement (BOP) and agency procurement professionals in purchasing goods and services to support Pennsylvanians’ needs every day.
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Beyond the Byline: Let’s return to civil political discourse
“It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.”
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CAPITOL ROUNDUP: Gov. Shapiro signs executive order to fill critical public service vacancies
WILKES-BARRE — Gov. Josh Shapiro this week signed Executive Order 2025-01 to help fill critical vacancies in the Commonwealth workforce with experienced former federal employees who have specialized expertise in important fields like civil engineering, nursing, corrections, accounting and more.
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Rep. Watro appointed to School Safety and Security Committee
HAZLETON — Rep. Dane Watro, R-Hazleton, on Monday announced he has been appointed to serve on the School Safety and Security Committee under the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency by House Republican Leader Jesse Topper.
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Rep. Bresnahan holds roundtable with EPA administrator, state/local officials
SWIFTWATER — U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. on Sunday said it is a great responsibility to take care of the environment and our communities.
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Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize.
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Beyond the Byline: Farewell Coach Norman Dale; thanks for the memories
WILKES-BARRE — With this week’s death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, one of his roles will forever be embedded in my soul — that of Coach Norman Dale in “Hoosiers.”