Hilda I. DeWald
Monday memorial service announced
<p>Hilda I. DeWald, 87, formerly of Turbotville and Watsontown, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.
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2 officials resign in porn office emails case
HARRISBURG (AP) -- Two top state officials resigned Thursday in the growing scandal surrounding office emails containing pornography in the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.
Gov. Tom Corbett disclosed the resignations of Environmental Protection Secretary Christopher Abruzzo and Glenn Parno, a top lawyer in the Department of Environmental Protection, in separate announcements hours apart.
Courts OK law forcing shutdown of most Texas abortion clinics
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal appeals court Thursday gave Texas permission to fully enforce a sweeping abortion law signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry last year that would effectively close all but seven abortion facilities in America's second-most populous state.
Two years ago, Texas had more than 40 abortion facilities. Many clinics have already closed under a part of the law requiring doctors who perform abortions to obtain hospital admitting privileges, and now more than a dozen remaining clinics are set to shutter as well.
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Bank: Data breach affected 76M households
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) —JPMorgan Chase & Co. says a cyberattack compromised customer information for 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.</p>
Mammography accusation has reader troubled
<p><strong>DEAR DR. ROACH:</strong> Recently I read about a possible tragic consequence of traditional mammography.
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<p><strong>IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY</strong>: You are socially aware, modern and up-to-date. Plus, you are attractive, interesting and charming!
Dad’s other woman is causing stress in family
<p><strong>DEAR ABBY:</strong> My father is dating a woman who is not only my ex-boyfriend’s mother, but also the woman he cheated on my mother with and left her for.
A suggestion to fill church pews
<p>I read with somewhat smug interest the story in this morning’s (Oct. 1) paper about the ongoing battle between the gays and the “Christians” in our quiet little town.
FIRST AMENDMENT
<p><em>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of