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Rights and privileges of college students
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- February 20, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Students’ rights are a complex, contentious and highly relevant issue. However, despite the fact that these rights are vitally important to college students and the ways they may conduct their lives, many are unaware of how their attendance at a university may impact their freedoms and protections. Starting in elementary school
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Clipper Magazine lays off 40 Pa. employees
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- February 2, 2012
Thursday, Jan. 26, Clipper Magazine laid off forty employees from their Mountville, Pa. location. The major positions affected were the art production and sales support departments. One of the reasons behind the layoffs was the availability of new technology which increased efficiency; therefore, the company could produce the same results with fewer workers. According to
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Products recalled for consumer safety
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- January 26, 2012
Starting Jan. 8, Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) began voluntarily recalling Excedrin and NoDoz Alertness Aid products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014, and earlier, and Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2013, or earlier from stores in the United States. Switzerland-based Novartis manufactures medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tools and other
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Lancaster recycles Christmas trees
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- January 26, 2012
Lancaster County is going green this month by encouraging residents to dispose of their Christmas trees by recycling them at the Lancaster County Central Park mulching site. There is no cost for dropping off Christmas trees to be ground into mulch, however, there is a suggested donation of $1 to help cover the operations of
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Santa school brings spirit to malls around country
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- December 9, 2011
Think back to a time when the holidays were not hiding behind a week of final exams. A time before it was no longer socially “cool” to wait in that spiraling line that wrapped around every aisle of your local mall to get a picture sitting on Santa’s lap and maybe even whisper a few
READ MOREPenn. Gifts that Give Hope Fair in December
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- November 18, 2011
The Pennsylvania Gifts that Give Hope (GTGH) Fair is an event meant to provide a very unique holiday experience through the help of volunteers in the Lancaster area. The event coordinators look for non-profit organizations that represent different faiths, cultures and customs from all over the world. Some nonprofit organizations that are participating this year
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Lancaster County poverty rate ranks tenth lowest in nation
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- November 12, 2011
Lancaster County has the 10th lowest poverty rate in the nation. According to Paula Wolf on lancasteronline.com in her article, “County’s Poverty Rate is 10th Lowest,” she wrote, “Of the United States’ 102 metropolitan areas with at least 500,000 residents, the county has the 10th lowest poverty rate at 10.5 percent. In 2010, the Census
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Democrats sweep Lancaster City Council election, as predicted
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- November 12, 2011
The race was close Tuesday, Nov. 8 as Republican candidate Charlie Smithgall battled for one of the three seats on the Lancaster City Council. Seven candidates competed, including the three Democrats already on Council: Barbara Wilson, John Gruapera and James Reichenbach. Gary Odom of the Constitution party and Republicans Marilyn Schnee and Joel Charles accompanied
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$14.2 million for train station upgrades results in safety concerns
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- November 12, 2011
Plans to restore the Lancaster Train Station’s former aesthetic glory have been in the works since 1998, but the struggle for funding prevented work from beginning until 2009. Since the announcement of the renovations, the station’s popularity has increased, and citizens of the county are excited to see the final product. Recent revelations brought this
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