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Commentary 
A Conversation with Senator Brubaker
Harrisburg - Local businesses receive
agriculture, tourism funding
Monies granted in June from the First Industries Fund will benefit local agriculture and tourism operations.
Agriculture and tourism are Pennsylvania's top two industries, with agriculture providing a total economic impact of...
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On the Road with Lex Pelger
South Africa - Her last year in college, my girlfriend ran a program called SHAWCO, a student run organization that sends college kids into the township (slum) schools once a week to teach a class. I went along for the first time last Friday to check out the scene. What a rush.
As both regular readers of this...
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Commentary from Congressman Joe Pitts
Congress skips out on its duties
Washington D.C. - As families across the country con.500tinue to struggle with high gas prices, and many forgo their usual August vacations because they just can't afford it, Congress voted not once, but twice in favor of sending itself on a five week vacation. Just because Congress doesn't want to deal with the diff...
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97th District Legislative Upday
Harrisburg - Every year America celebrates its birthday on July 4, Independence Day. Well, this year the date is significant for another reason. It was the day that the 2008 state budget was passed by the General Assembly and signed by the governor.
So, I guess you could say it was the legislature's Indepen...
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A Conversation with Senator Brubaker
Harrisburg - Tax credits for volunteer responders approved
As part of the 2008-09 state budget agreement, the General Assembly also approved legislation providing tax credits for Pennsylvania's volunteer emergency responders.
The Volunteer Responder Retention and Recruitmen...
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Commentary from Congressman Joe Pitts
CHOICE Act
Washington D.C. - Designed to help small businesses provide health coverage
Small businesses are the backbone of innovation and job creation in our economy. In fact, small businesses employ a full half of all the private sector employees in the United States. They provide flexible environm...
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A Conversation with Senator Brubaker
Harrisburg - New law prevents regulation of VoIP
Legislation recently signed into law will help to establish a fair and competitive market for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
The Federal Communications Commission has already barred states from imposing telecommunications regulations on Vo...
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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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