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  • Put Your Hope in God0

    Life is hard. We make plans, and God laughs. But just because we go through a storm doesn’t mean God will ever leave us. It’s normal to ask, “Why, Lord?” when things happen in our life that just don’t seem fair. We have to understand that he knows what is best for us and that

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  • Sojourner Truth Ministries to Hold Fundraiser0

    Sojourner Truth Ministries, a Christian-faith nonprofit, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with lots of exciting events planned for the year. The two main goals of the event series are to make Lycoming County more aware of their different ministries and to raise financial resources to maintain and further their work. STM invites everyone to spread

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  • Uptown Music Collective Show Features “Music That Made the Movies: Soundtracks That Rock”0

    The stage of the Community Arts Center will be again be alive with the sounds of the Uptown Music Collective as they take the stage to perform a show called “Music That Made the Movies: Soundtracks That Rock.” On Saturday, January 25. This electrifying show, presented by UPMC and chosen through the UMC’s annual People’s

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  • Beverages

    Beverages0

    When you sit down to a meal with your family or go out to eat with friends, what is your favorite drink? Is it hot? Is it cold? If you could just drink one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? There’s something about a cold glass of lemonade in the

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days” by Kari Leibowitz, PhD

    The Bookworm Sez: “How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days” by Kari Leibowitz, PhD0

    Two pairs of socks. Hand warmers inside a pair of gloves inside mittens, thermal pants and shirt, sweatshirt, a fluffy jacket, and a thick stocking cap. You can barely move, but at least you’re fortified enough to try going outside now. You’re wearing everything you need to stay warm but, until you read “How to

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  • 2025 Color of the Year

    2025 Color of the Year0

    In 2021, Pantone’s color of the year was “Very Peri,” a vibrant periwinkle with violent undertones, which was quite cute and unoffensive. For 2022, they switched things up and offered two shades, “Ultimate Gray” with “Highlighter Yellow,” and those were harsh days indeed. Then, 2023 saw “Viva Magenta,” which set lipstick and nail polish choices

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  • Code Blue Shelter: Saving Lives and Warming Hearts0

    I know it’s winter, and yes, it’s supposed to be cold, but I still don’t like it. I’d rather be on a warm beach, and I am not ashamed to say it. I can also guess that the majority of my readers feel the same. To make matters worse, the forecast calls for even colder,

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  • Despair0

    Don’t worry about me. Go enjoy yourself. I’ll stay here and be miserable. ~ Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh, written by A. A. Mine. Gloom, despair, and agony on me. Deep dark depression, excessive misery. If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me. ~ Lyrics by

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  • Horoscopes0

    ARIES – Mar 21–Apr 20 Aries, charm is one of your strongest attributes. This week your magnetism is magnified and can work to your advantage. You might attract people who can help with a situation. TAURUS – Apr 21–May 21 Taurus, it is never easy to reevaluate finances and cut back. However, this is the

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  • Hibernation Season0

    I’ve been jokingly advocating for human hibernation during the month of January for several years now, and the weather the past few weeks proves my point. With holiday hubbub in the rearview and the icy roads ahead as we return to whatever normal looks like in 2025, carving out time to hunker down, sleep, and

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  • Baby, It’s Cold Outside

    Baby, It’s Cold Outside0

    Here we are in the deep heart of winter, mid-January. How’s everyone holding up? Baby, it’s cold outside! I love winter. I think it is beautiful, and the air feels clean, but lately, it has been so cold. I mean, we live in Pennsylvania. It’s mid-January. This is expected, for sure. And honestly, we have

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures” by Katherine Rundell

    The Bookworm Sez: “Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures” by Katherine Rundell0

    Who doesn’t love a good hunt for buried riches? When you were a child, tales of pirates and gold-filled chests caught your fancy, and every bare spot in the ground had potential. You might have learned, as an adult, to use a metal detector, or you’ve changed your definition of riches. Now you hunt flea

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