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"Listen to music."Austin UrkuskiFreshman, Gov. Mifflin"Eat a lot of holiday food."Joe SeltzerSophomore, Exeter"Everyone gets together and we all laugh and eat."Callista O'BrienSophomore, Exeter"Go in my room and chill out."Jacob BartolomucciEighth-g...

Alex PotcovaruVoices intern Senior, Conrad WeiserWhat do the following things have in common: Gator shoes, a velour jumpsuit, house slippers, a leopard fur and zebra jammies?Fellow Voices intern Jillian Clemente bought all of them at a local Goodwill...

Jillian ClementeVoices intern Senior, WilsonCan people really get an outfit for under $20 in a thrift shop?Fellow intern Alex Potcovaru and I took on this challenge by walking into the Goodwill in Robesonia on Oct. 27 with literally $20 each in our p...

Tierney BancoJunior, WyomissingMost books set in the distant future involving some great quest are considered dystopian. But the book I just read could be classified as a utopia. Or a combination of both.So would that make it a udystopia or a dystuto...

By G. Terry Madonna and Michael Young

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By Joni S. Naugle

SPRING MILLS - Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill Monday that will pump billions of dollars into improvements to Pennsylvania's highways, bridges and mass-transit systems, a major achievement that could energize the governor's 2014 re-election campaign.D...

Legislation being drafted state Sen. Judy Schwank, a Ruscombmanor Township Democrat, and state Rep. Tina M. Davis, a Bucks County Democrat, would make it illegal to post sexually explicit photos or videos of a former spouse or lover on the Internet w...

The Schuylkill River is among the four contenders for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' 2014 Pennsylvania River of the Year.Voting is underway in the contest, put on by the the DCNR and overseen by the Pennsylvania Or...