Our family’s favorite Italian word is “Zizi.” In simple terms, it means “auntie,” but for us it holds special meaning and significance, because it refers to my second youngest sister who passed away about 10 years ago at the age of 49.
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BY MARY D’ELIA MARRARA
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8/2/22
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Combining religious beliefs with public policy has always been a rotten idea, especially for a country that expressly prohibits it in our founding document. And yet, here we are, living in the dark shadow of the Supreme Court’s recent anti-abortion ruling.
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BY CHRISTINE MARTIN
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8/2/22
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Pennsylvania’s push to prioritize long-term care in the 2022-23 state budget has resulted in a historic commitment to the essential care of more than 110,000 seniors and adults with disabilities—particularly 45,000 who are reliant on state Medicaid funding.
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BY PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
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7/20/22
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American Independence Day, celebrated each July 4, reminds us of the heroic efforts of our forefathers, and every generation since, to free ourselves from the yoke of foreign power.
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BY JOHN FLEMING
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7/13/22
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The Catskill Center is appalled and dismayed by the June 30 ruling [by the U.S. Supreme Court on power plant emissions]. This decision will set back the environmental gains of the past 50 years, and it deals a serious blow to efforts to address climate change across our nation and around the world.
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BY JEFF SENTERMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CATSKILL CENTER
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7/6/22
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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges for our country. The disease has taken more than a million lives in the United States, and adversely affected tens of millions more.
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BY RICHARD CARMONA, M.D.
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7/6/22
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As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well.
It’s an even better time to think about …
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By KEN PAULSON
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6/28/22
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At the recent 4-H STEM symposium in Pittsburgh, more than 100 youth educators and volunteers from across the nation gathered to collaborate, learn and generate new ideas for teaching science, technology, engineering and math.
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BY ALEXANDRA MCLAUGHLIN
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6/21/22
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Diversity is the hallmark of our national identity. It comes in many forms: gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, culture and socioeconomic background. All contribute to a unique experience and view of the world. Bringing together people of various backgrounds with different life experiences provides unique perspectives. Everyone has their own way of viewing situations shaped by their individual experience.
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BY JOHN FLEMING
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6/21/22
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Revelers flew these plastic balloons.
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BY ROSIE STARR
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6/21/22
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An interesting aspect of advocating for home care in Pennsylvania is that everyone agrees with you.
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BY TERI HENNING
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6/15/22
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The Delaware River is a gem for our region. It provides pristine waters, clean and abundant drinking water, beauty, an abundance of recreational opportunities and intact forested river corridors. The river deserves our most diligent protection, especially because the quality of our water is exceptional. This is increasingly rare.
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BY MARIAN KEEGAN
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6/15/22
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Sullivan Renaissance was created with the mission to enhance the appearance of Sullivan County while building a sense of pride and community spirit. We were founded on the belief that how a place looks influences how a person feels about that place; whether they are someone who lives there; is visiting; or just passing through.
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BY DENISE FRANGIPANE
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6/14/22
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On Memorial Day weekend, I had the privilege of attending the wedding of Katie Kuzma, daughter of two of Pro Ag’s members, Ray and Annette Kuzma.
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BY ARDEN TEWKSBURY
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6/8/22
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We are disappointed and concerned that nursing home operators and their trade associations continue to spend their resources fighting commonsense resident protections rather than investing in improving care at their facilities.
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BY HELEN SCHAUB
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6/1/22
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Clean up after yourself! No, I am not yelling at my 17-year-old daughter, whose room often seems as if a whirlwind has descended upon it. I am talking to you, the collective you who has decided that …
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By PETER ANDREW MCTIERNAN
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5/26/22
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I am writing in response to the bizarre arguments that Betty Sutliff makes in favor of gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin.
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By NORMAN STARR
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5/17/22
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Reaching back to antiquity, the notion of private property brings order to the distribution of landholdings by establishing both definitive ownership and the recorded ownership history. Today, a massive body of settled case law continues to grow around the often-complex nuances of property rights.
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By JOHN PACE
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5/17/22
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Milford’s community and legislative representatives have a stark choice.
Do they pursue door number one—protecting the Milford Aquifer/Springs for future generations? Will they meet …
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By VITO DIBIASI
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5/5/22
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Thanks to the sponsorship and hard work done by Rep. Jon Fritz, three bills of importance were advanced by the House. Two of these bills, which would decrease reliance on Russian oil and gas …
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By BETTY SUTLIFF
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5/5/22
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