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Commentary 
Curt's Corner
Reflecting on bicycle safety
Lititz - Bicycle riding is fun, healthy, environmentally-friendly and — with gas prices soaring — a cost-effective way to get around the area.
To prepare for a short or a long ride around the county, PennDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has provided some importan...
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In Sites
Lititz - Some jobs, like writing for a newspaper, force you to learn obscure facts simply because you must research your subject before you can write about it.
The one job, however, that REALLY forces me to learn is my job as a trivia show host. As I sit in front of my faithful trivia players each month...
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On the Road with Lex Pelger
South Africa - What a great weekend. I explored some cool places and met interesting people with strange skills. When I say strange skills, I'm using a poorly-worded phrase from my own mental dictionary. I just found a better definition of what I mean from Kurt Vonnegut. He calls them "insights that are q...
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Commentary from Congressman Joe Pitts
Congress’ energy problem
Washington D.C. - On June 8, the nationwide average for a gallon of gasoline hit $4 a gallon. Since that day, the House of Representatives has been in session for five weeks. During that time, Congressmen have been able to vote on one bill that provides for increased use of American-made oil and natural gas resources...
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A Conversation with Senator Brubaker
Harrisburg - Clean water investments part of state budget
Historic investments in the state's water infrastructure, including flood control, dams, and wastewater and sewer projects, were included in the 2008-2009 budget.
Act 63 of 2008 will provide $800 million over the next 10 years for cri...
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On the Road with Lex Pelger
Biking Cape Town,running South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa - The first full week in Cape Town brought some exciting new developments to the life of Lex. I got the green light for my first paid article from a travel Web site about tips for traveling India. I ran my first half-marathon, though I'm paying for it now. But the biggest and best thing to happen ...
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A Conversation with Senator Brubaker
Harrisburg - Mortgage reform
package signed into law
I was very pleased to see Governor Rendell sign a package of bills into law recently that will target predatory lending and other questionable mortgage lending practices in Pennsylvania.
Here in the 36th District, the nationwide mortgage crisis...
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In Sites
Can you hear me NOW?
Lititz - How many of you out there remember the "good old days" when people actually had to wait until they got home to make a phone call? Or if they got good and stuck, had to use the pay phone on the corner (which, of course, have all but disappeared completely)? The "good old days" when I didn't have to l...
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On the Road with Lex Pelger
South Africa - While at the Iziko Museum of Cape Town, I had the enjoyable experience of listening to my friend Darren tell a story about fleeing the stuffed animal section after trying to stare down the leopard and freaking himself out. In that same area, I found a rhinoceros missing its horn, with the bare plast...
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A Conversation with Senator Brubaker
Harrisburg - Bill reforming EIT collection approved by legislature
The General Assembly recently approved legislation which will streamline local earned income tax collection across the Commonwealth.
Currently, there are approximately 560 local tax collectors in Pennsylvania, which makes it very diffic...
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