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  • “Ain’t” … Ain’t in the Dictionary!0

    (But Actually, It Is … ) By Joseph W. Smith III “Don’t say ain’t or your mother will faint, and your father will fall in a bucket of paint.” I daresay most folks in my Boomer generation recall this jocular proscription — often used as a childhood taunt against some allegedly barbarian schoolmate. And indeed,

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  • Lazy Cooking at its Finest

    Lazy Cooking at its Finest0

    It is 5:42 p.m., and the kitchen light feels like it’s the last place you wanna be. You are standing in front of the open refrigerator, bathed in its cold, just staring at a drawer of vegetables that feel more like a demanding chore than a promise of nourishment. Not to mention, the sun is

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  • The Sawdust War of 18720

    Williamsport, in the summer of 1872, was a city divided between unimaginable wealth and grinding poverty. The lumber barons controlled everything, from the massive sawmills along the river to the very coins that paid their workers. That summer, thousands of laborers decided they had endured enough. What unfolded over the next weeks would become one

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  • Scaling Compassion, Part 2: Using Epidemiology to Spread Care0

    Just to recap. In Part 1 of this article, we discussed that while our area is pretty awesome in many regards, the world is a little crazy right now. Thus, what we could all use is a little more compassion, or the ability to care about each other. That is, we notice someone in need

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  • 74 years of Hounds Harking at Lycoming Beagle Club0

    For 74 years, the sound of Beagles bawling could be heard at the non-profit Lycoming County Beagle Club. Nestled in the hills of Muncy, PA, the club spans 145 acres with 4 enclosed running grounds. In June of 1952, the club was born from humble beginnings. Nine passionate founding members pooled their own hard-earned money

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  • 600 Tons of Fun: Joe’s Big Boy Adventure(s)

    600 Tons of Fun: Joe’s Big Boy Adventure(s)0

    Union Pacific No. 4014 is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. Notching 1.2 million pounds and 133 feet in length, the behemoth was one of 25 engines built for UP in 1941. Its normal home is Cheyenne, WY; but the last so-called “Big Boy” made its first-ever trip east of the Mississippi this

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America’s Past, Present & Future” by Lokelani Alabanza

    The Bookworm Sez: “Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America’s Past, Present & Future” by Lokelani Alabanza0

    Your tongue can barely stay behind your teeth. Is it Rocky Road that’s tempting you, or chocolate chip cookie dough? Maybe something with caramel on top, or just plain vanilla, dressed up in a rainbow of sprinkles. Have you ever had a bad ice cream cone on a hot summer’s day? Probably not – so

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  • Fall Trends 20260

    I know it’s been sweltering, and we are hopefully all in the throes of summer adventure, however if you haven’t started planning for fall by now, you’re already behind. I say this as a person who found herself buying decorative Halloween pillows on July 12th. So yes, here in July with 90°+ days, I’ve already

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  • Grave Matters0

    It’s inevitable — we’ll all die. Sometime. We just hope that it’s not too soon, or at least I hope that. As Jim Morrison of the Doors once famously remarked, “No one here gets out alive,” and I don’t think any truer words could’ve ever been spoken. Regardless of how logical this statement appears to

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  • Horoscopes0

    ARIES – Mar 21-Apr 20 How you respond to a situation matters more than how quickly you react, Aries. Interactions with others will feel more charged than expected, but will be effective. TAURUS – Apr 21-May 21 Taurus, slow down so you can see what actually matters right now. You may feel slightly off if

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  • Scaling Compassion, Part 10

    I’ve said this many times before, but in case you are new to my articles, I think we live in a pretty great place. I’ve traveled all over the country, as well as out of the country a bit, and I find that our area is beautiful, the people are hard-working and friendly, and we

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  • Christmas in July

    Christmas in July0

    Well, many of you are going to love this column, and many of you will hate it. And that’s OK. There are Christmas lovers, then there are Christmas lovers just at Christmas. I’m just doing my civic duty to throw a reminder out there that we are less than 6 months away from the big

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