Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Thursday.
That means there will be an additional six weeks of winter.
Or, it means there will be an early spring.
It doesn't make much difference. Phil has an accuracy rate of about 39 percent, according to the StormFax W
HARRISBURG - The private negotiations in recent weeks among Gov. Tom Corbett and House and Senate Republican leaders to reconcile different Marcellus Shale impact fee bills have yielded little clarity except for the realization that informal deadlines fo
There is nothing novel about the wave of public corruption that has resulted in a series of trials or pleas of high-profile government figures, from former Lackawanna County Commissioners Robert Cordaro and A.J. Munchak, to former Luzerne County Judges
In a back-door maneuver to clear the decks for their own political appointees, Lackawanna County Commissioners Corey O'Brien and Jim Wansacz have forced scores of non-union county workers to reapply for their jobs.
This, they claimed, was done in the ca
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has done a remarkable job over the last 30 years in raising awareness of breast cancer and funding research and services to help women prevent and fight the disease.
In a single stroke last week, it jeopardized that hard-won c
Online now: Do you agree with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood?
Last week's question: How much should tenure matter in considering furloughs of public school teachers?
A lot: (81 votes) 31.5
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has done a remarkable job over the last 30 years in raising awareness of breast cancer and funding research and services to help women prevent and fight the disease.
In a single stroke last week, it jeopardized that hard-won
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talked this week about how great it is to be back in the Super Bowl, innocently mentioning in the process that he had watched last year's game over the Internet while vacationing in Costa Rica.
As it turns out,
There is nothing novel about the wave of public corruption that has resulted in a series of trials or pleas of high-profile government figures, from former Lackawanna County Commissioners Robert Cordaro and A.J. Munchak, to former Luzerne County Judges M
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talked this week about how great it is to be back in the Super Bowl, innocently mentioning in the process that he had watched last year's game over the Internet while vacationing in Costa Rica.
As it turns out,
State lawmakers who violated every principle of fair redistricting when drawing new legislative maps blamed the state Supreme Court when it rejected their handiwork.
Now, the election-year train wreck is an opportunity for the Legislature to do what it
BY DELEGATE KIRK COX
Editor's Note: Delegate Cox sends weekly updates during the General Assembly session. This is his report.
As we move through the 2012 Session, we are getting to the point where major legislation is passing out of House committees a
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by Delegate Rosalyn R. Dance
Editor's note: Delegate Dance sends weekly updates during the General Assembly session. This is her report.
Every four years the Virginia General Assembly, in coordination with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, convenes
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Editor,
The most dangerous time and place for residents of Beaver Meadows is when they're leaving church Saturday nights. It's dark outside. Most of the parishioners are senior citizens whose hearing and eyesight isn't too good. They've just left the spi
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talked this week about how great it is to be back in the Super Bowl, innocently mentioning in the process that he had watched last year's game over the Internet while vacationing in Costa Rica.
As it turns out,
The Shenandoah Street Department had done a fantastic job this winter. There is not a speck of ice on the roads. Mr. Palubinsky should have lots of money to fix the parks this summer because he hasn't spent anything on salt.
Shenandoah
Well one thing for
Iran knows that we have a weak president so they threaten to stop oil shipments going through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices go up and Obama says nothing about the threatened blockade, but he tells the Iranians that he is sorry one of their nuclear sci
I see the city Republican contrarians are at it again. They're complaining about a much-needed safety upgrade at a dangerous intersection at 12th and Market. With the Patterson High Rise there, that intersection gets a large amount of elderly pedestrian
HARRISBURG - The private negotiations in recent weeks among Gov. Tom Corbett and House and Senate Republican leaders to reconcile different Marcellus Shale impact fee bills have yielded little clarity except for the realization that informal deadlines fo
