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Unbeknownst to many of us, the federal government in 2010 adopted a new law called the Plain Writing Act.It requires the federal government to write all new publications, forms and publicly distributed documents in (you guessed it) plain language. Th...

Beware the guys in bucket trucks tinkering with the city's traffic lights over the next several weeks.The Telco Inc. employees will be swapping out the old red and green incandescent bulbs for LED lights.They might be blocking some intersection lanes...

Lives in: Manheim Township, Lancaster County.Family: Wife, Jane, a harpist with the Reading Symphony Orchestra; son, Daniel, a professional violinist who plays regularly with the Reading Symphony Orchestra; daughter, Anne, a Master of Fine Arts candi...

Position: Served as library director of the Womelsdorf Community Library, 203 W. High St., since 2004Age: 51Lives in: North Heidelberg TownshipFamily: Husband, Charles, son, Andrew, 22, and daughter, Clarice, 19Oversaw: A $1.1 million expansion of th...

A lot has changed since Melanie Motchenbacher started working at the Womelsdorf Community Library in 2004.For one, the library on West High Street is nearly twice as large as when she started, going from about 2,000-square-feet to about 4,000. Its co...

Reading EaglePenn National Gaming Inc., Wyomissing, announced that Walter Bogumil, vice president, financial analysis, will participate Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in an audio webcast in conjunction with the company's participation at the Bank of American...

Reading EagleBrubaker's Restaurant Equipment, which provides new and used restaurant equipment, is relocating to 946 W. Penn Ave., Heidelberg Township, early next year.The 9-year-old business, owned by Nelson Brubaker Jr., is at 1030 Church Road, Mar...

Reading EagleAllison Clothing Co., a local artisan business, is opening a holiday pop-up store at 522 Penn Ave., West Reading, for the month of December.The store carries a "wearable art" clothing line that sells items such as dresses, tops, yoga pan...

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Ask the trainerShould I train my abdominal muscles every day to get them in shape?Your abdominal muscles are similar to your other muscle groups and should be trained no more often than they are. While the goal of training most muscle groups is to to...