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A post-COVID recovery

A friend of mine once described COVID as the gift that keeps on giving. In other words, it can have endless side effects, repercussions, and various annoyances that remind us of when we were initially infected. She was right, and probably more than she ever wanted to be. Some call it “Long COVID,” others call it “COVID Long Haulers.” It affects up to 30% of people who have had COVID. For a long time, people didn’t understand what was happening to them. Why are they still unable to smell or taste for months after getting over the virus? Why is there a non-stop tingling in ...

No carbon taxation without representation? Pennsylvania decides

Pennsylvania voters who played an instrumental role in bringing an overreaching executive to heel during the COVID-19 pandemic will have the opportunity to perform a similar service in the November elections. Presumably, the same voting block that approved constitutional amendments last year limiting their governor’s emergency powers in response to business and school closures would also be inclined to restore checks and balances in other policymaking venues. Since taking executive action to “combat climate change” in October 2019, Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat set to leave office ...

Natural gas solution to many problems

Abundant, reliable, environmentally friendly, economically boosting energy that also enhances our national security and stabilizes the global marketplace. Sounds like a dream, right? But in fact, it’s a reality that is closer than many realize. You don’t have to look farther than the ground under your feet to find the answer in the form of Pennsylvania’s rich natural gas. The Commonwealth’s prolific natural gas reserves have cemented the state’s role as a global energy leader, as Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation in overall production. Here in Bradford County, we ...

Showcasing Pennsylvania’s best

For decades, the annual Pennsylvania Chamber Dinner has been the premier platform for all parties to come together with the Commonwealth’s most influential movers and shakers. This year was no different. On Oct. 3, Pennsylvania’s top business, governmental, and civic leaders gathered at the Hershey Lodge for a mix of politics and policy. The evening’s program highlighted our state’s central role in this year’s national political landscape, celebrated the success that can be accomplished when we work together to move the Commonwealth forward, and hosted conversations with ...

Monkeypox or COVID-19 — we can all do our part

By this point most, if not all, have heard of monkeypox. So what, right? What you need to know is that it can affect anyone. Since monkeypox is here, it is best to know more about it to help protect yourself and your family from it. This article will go over what monkeypox is, what it looks like, and what you can do to try to avoid it. Monkeypox is an infection caused by a virus from the same family as smallpox, although it is less contagious and rarely fatal (MedlinePlus, 2022). It takes 7 to 17 days after exposure to the monkeypox virus for symptoms to show. A person can be exposed ...

Aunt Mary’s message was to mold your circumstances into your own special life

She stood 4 1/2 feet tall. Maybe. When she passed on a couple weeks ago, she looked like she weighed about 45 pounds. And yet, Mary Troisi was a giant. At this point, you want to know why that is and, just as importantly, how does that impacts you? The answers lie in the circumstances of life that Mary was dealt and the manner in which she weaved them into an exemplary life that influenced all who know her, particularly her own family. She grew up the youngest of 10 children, which only accentuated her slight physical countenance. But when the boys in the neighborhood were ...