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- January 22, 2020
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Leaders In Our Neighborhood
This Week’s LION: Uncle Sam Wants You!0
- Leaders
- January 22, 2020
In the “Year of the Volunteer,” it is worth honoring those who choose to serve their country in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Though these are not generally thought of as “volunteers” in the usual sense of the term, it is a choice that entails more than an occupation. This is
READ MOREThis Week’s LION: It’s Here! The Year of the Volunteer!0
- Leaders
- January 15, 2020
This weekly column is devoted to recognizing LIONS — “Leaders in our Neighborhood.” These are individuals that do not make headlines, receive very little recognition, but are quietly going above and beyond in their particular field or venture. For 2020, there is going to be a particular emphasis that will be in every week’s column
READ MOREThis Week’s LION: LION of the Year — The Young & Amazing0
- Leaders
- January 8, 2020
One of my favorite exercises at the end of the year is to review all my columns throughout the year. I began writing LION (Leaders In Our Neighborhood) features in April of 2014, and I am always surprised how each year seems to have a certain theme. In 2018, it was good people passing away.
READ MOREThe Week’s LION: Holiday with a Heart0
- Leaders
- January 1, 2020
Is there any other holiday that has so many traditions associated with it? Everything from Christmas caroling to baking cookies to candlelight services to Candy Cane Lane, the activities surrounding Christmas and New Years are almost endless. There are personal traditions, like Scott Metzger, the new Lycoming County Commissioner who for the past 39 years
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This Week’s LION: Anne Reiner, Millennial Media Entrepreneur0
- Leaders
- December 18, 2019
How do most folks in Lycoming County get information about their region? The local daily newspaper has been suffering a shrinking readership and subscriptions for some time now. Newspaper circulars in restaurants and grocery stores have some local items, generally revolved around school activities, sporting events, or award presentations. Webb Weekly has a unique niche
READ MOREThis Week’s LION: Community Relations Board at Allenwood FCC0
- Leaders
- December 11, 2019
When the Allenwood Federal Corrections Complex opened in 1993, there were some concerned citizens that lived nearby. One of these was a feisty mother of seven, named Liz Steward, who lived about a mile away from the new facility. She had spent years in the 1970s and 80s wrestling with Lycoming County over their efforts
READ MOREThis Week’s LION: Judge Marc Lovecchio — Making a Difference0
- Leaders
- December 4, 2019
Several weeks ago, I featured a LION (Leaders In Our Neighborhood) article on Judge Marc Lovecchio’s selection as Pennsylvania’s representative to the Reno, Nevada’s National Justice College faculty preparation seminar titled, “Justice-Involved Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: Cultivating Law and Medicine Partnerships.” Though this might not make a very exciting marquee across a theater entrance,
READ MOREThe Week’s LION: Very Special Judge Marc Lovecchio0
- Leaders
- November 6, 2019
There is an adage that an expert is someone that is at least fifty miles from his hometown. The reason is that we often take for granted those who are closest to us. This column has noted on many occasions that the Lycoming County government has frequently been recognized for excellence on a statewide basis,
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