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Children, older adults vulnerable to illness this holiday season

As life has steadily returned to normal after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the masks have largely come off and people are returning to the rhythms of life they enjoyed before March 2020. This year, that will mean lots of holiday gatherings, travel and merriment.And even though — ...

Fauci proved no good deed goes unpunished

Good-bye, Dr. Fauci. You did your job while under attack from the worst sort of people.You devoted more than 50 years to public health. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, you led us through HIV/AIDS, Ebola, COVID, respiratory syncytial virus and, every ...

Deer season’s challenges, opportunities

Pennsylvania’s rifle deer-hunting season, an annual rite of late fall, is underway.It is an exercise that tests perseverance and patience, observation and tracking skills and physical endurance in dealing with less-than-ideal temperatures as well as an array of possibly adverse, quickly ...

A special speakership: Nancy Pelosi

Wielding power is just as important as gaining power. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House speaker that Republicans love to hate, is expert at both.Pelosi, 82, one of the most consequential speakers in U.S. history, has announced she is stepping away from the role, in time for a new ...

Decline in the number of homeless veterans is a sign of progress

"One veteran experiencing homelessness will always be one too many," according to Denis McDonough, the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.At the beginning of 2022, there were 33,136 homeless veterans in the United States, a report released last week found. Imagine Star Lake Amphitheater outside ...