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Lynne Sladky
COVID-19 caused students to struggle, here’s how they can get back on track
As kids go back to school this year they are confronted with challenges like readjusting to in person learning, making new friends, and a new bedtime schedule after the summer; but a major challenge that some will face, due to COVID-19, is catching up academically to perform on their grade level.
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Company that plans for Christmas decorations now
there’s a local business that wants their customers to start thinking about the holidays and specifically Christmas decorations.
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Philly students talk about ending gun violence
A group of young people and students from Philadelphia descended on the state capitol this week demanding action on gun violence in Pennsylvania.
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LM Otero
Grocery store eliminates food desert in Reading neighborhood
Ideal Food Basket, a fresh produce grocery store, opened last Tuesday; with the long-anticipated snipping of their red ribbon a neighborhood food desert in Reading was eliminated.
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Pa. targets litter in new campaign
“PA Fights Dirty: Every Litter Bit Matters.” is the name of an anti-littering campaign launched by the state last week.
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Beagle rescue and other animal welfare issues
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Writers’ camp and what we can learn about storytelling
“When you’re telling a story, you’re telling it to one person.”
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America’s changing media consumption and political polarization
“And that just changed the way we consume news and information because it put us into these silos.”
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Natalie Lascek, Director of Center for Creative
A Lancaster County art school brings Art Recess back
Art Recess, which started in 2019 prior to a brief hiatus due to COVID-19, provides adults with two and a half hours to work an art project of their own or an assigned art project while enjoying their packed lunch.
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Courtesy of Ben Cannon
How can millennials and others relieve themselves from back pain?
Most would assume that back pain is an issue that older people deal with but back pain in young people has become very common due to poor posture, heavy backpacks, exercising improperly, technology habits, and more.
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Scott LaMar
Outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania is serious business
One of the bright spots of the COVID-19 pandemic is that more Pennsylvanians went outdoors for recreation
By Scott LaMar
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