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Arthur Keller Beavertown I could address many of the Democrat hype like Trump’s $3.62 per gallon of gas today here in Beavertown vice the $5.16 under Biden, a large article in Sunday Daily item addressing long-term mortgage rate “leaping to 6.38%” when under Biden it was 7.8%, the highest in 23 years, mammoth fraud in California, Minnesota and Maine — all Democrat states, rampant voter fraud surfacing each and every day, … but instead chose why we attacked Iran who has enough uranium to build 10 nuclear bombs, a missile with a 2,500 mile range capable of hitting any major ...

Birthright citizenship debate puts America’s melting pot on trial again

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As a Black American who is old enough to remember the last days of legal Jim Crow racial segregation, I pay special attention whenever I hear signs that in many American minds the Civil War never really ended. So does President Trump. That may help to explain why he took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of appearing in person in the grand chamber of the U.S. Supreme Court, apparently the first president to do so, as his solicitor general made the case against “birthright citizenship” before the high court justices. The issue, one of the most important Supreme Court rulings ...

Woman’s HPV test comes out positive for three risk types

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 35-year-old female. My doctor did a Pap smear and a human papilloma virus (HPV) test that was positive for one of the “risk types” (16, 18 and 45 according to my chart) — but not one of the really bad ones. I am otherwise healthy. My Pap smears have always been normal. I never did get my HPV vaccine. Should I get it? Should I worry? What are the chances of it going away? I am engaged to be married; how do I tell him? — V.S.P. ANSWER: HPV is the cause of cervical cancer in women and head and neck cancer in men. Although there are many different types, ...

Economic development 101: The Williamsport Lumber Yards

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Economic development is truly the process by which communities are transformed. Nowhere is this more evident than in Williamsport’s Lumber Yards project, set to host its first tournament this coming weekend. The facility features six lighted synthetic turf fields for youth baseball and girls’ and women’s softball, a convertible collegiate-size field, concessions and a hospitality hub. The story of the Lumber Yards begins with the acquisition of the former Susquehanna Supply site, a neglected brownfield that the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau and the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber ...

Veterans are leading the way in healing – again

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By any honest measure, veterans have long been unintended pioneers in the advancement of medicine. The unique realities of war and military service have forced innovation that later benefits civilians for generations. Modern triage systems emerged from battlefields where medical personnel had to decide, in seconds, who could be saved. Medevac transportation by helicopter increased survival rates in conflicts like Vietnam and later became a staple of civilian emergency medicine. Advances in trauma surgery, prosthetics, rehabilitation medicine and even treatments for post-traumatic ...

Good fences, better boundaries

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Dear Annie: I have a neighbor whom I used to enjoy very much. We would chat at the mailbox, exchange holiday cookies and occasionally sit on each other’s porch for a friendly visit. She was the kind of neighbor everyone hopes to have close by. Lately, though, things have changed. She now drops by without calling, often at the worst possible times. More than once, I have opened the door in my exercise clothes, with dinner half-cooked and papers spread all over the kitchen table, only to find her smiling and ready to settle in for a long visit. If I say I am busy, she laughs it off and ...