SYDNEY — There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail. For the transgender Filipina woman approaching middle age, seeing her legs encased in vibrant, scaly-looking ...
The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), recently renamed to avoid using a derogatory ethnic term, was one of the most serious insect pests of our eastern forests. It is a native of Europe, Asia and North Africa. A French scientist hoping to produce a new race of silk-producing insects introduced ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., has its fifth Little League trading pin on sale now. The Little League pin, “Book Takes on the Hill,” is the fifth in a series — Chapter 5 — and was designed by Jamie Mahoney, the library’s graphic artist. The pins are $5 each and can ...
Lycoming County is proud to pay tribute to the local women who worked tirelessly in the 19th and early 20th century to win the right to vote. In March of this year, that effort was honored by the Pomeroy Foundation when a historical marker was installed on the front lawn of the YWCA of ...
HARRISBURG — A coalition of Pennsylvania lawmakers and activists recently gathered on the Capitol rotunda steps with one mission in mind: passing a law separating sports teams by sex. Legislation titled the Protect Women’s Sports Act would ban transgender girls and women, in grade school ...
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., is pleased to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will support the library’s Summer Learning 2022 Program as part of PPL’s Cover to Cover initiative to improve child literacy. The PPL Foundation awards ...