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New poll finds Pennsylvanians support mask mandates in school, split on vaccine mandates
December 06, 2021

Pennsylvanians don’t like how their leaders are handling COVID-19 twenty-two months into the pandemic but tend to support masking in schools and vaccines. That’s according to the latest Muhlenberg Col

What does the nation’s economy really look like?
December 06, 2021

When asked about the nation’s economy, most Americans would probably not have much good to say about it. They would have evidence to back up their opinions too – inflation hit a 30-year high in Octobe

“First Friday” focuses on holiday music and Art of the State
December 03, 2021

December’s “First Friday” Smart Talk – a focus on arts and culture in Central Pennsylvania — features three separate conversations, including one about an art exhibit and two others highlighted by hol

Covid, including what we know about omicron, answered
December 02, 2021

It was just a week ago that we heard about the omicron variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus. A week later, we still don’t know much about how transmissible or whether omicron can cause serious illness.

How will Pennsylvania use infrastructure money?
December 02, 2021

More than $18 billion will be on its way to Pennsylvania as part of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden earlier this month. The money will be used to repair, upgrade and

Midstate towns on the list of safest from crime
November 29, 2021

Several Pennsylvania cities and small towns made the list of the Safest Small Towns in America and Safest Cities in America in research conducted by SafeWise.com — a home security company. Using FBI c

Rules of the road explained
November 23, 2021

More Americans travel during Thanksgiving week than any other time of the year. In fact, the Wednesday afternoon before Thanksgiving is when the most volume of travelers are on the road. According to

Books-as-gifts guide to holiday giving
November 22, 2021

It’s that most wonderful time of year when thoughts turn to holiday gift-giving. So what better way to show friends and family that you care than by finding them an amazing book to read! Smart Talk is

Smart Talk: The Extraordinary Give 2021
November 19, 2021

Each year, the Lancaster County Community Foundation hosts The Extraordinary Give, the nation’s largest per capita one-day online fundraiser that benefits over 500 non-profit organizations. Every doll

Author Sam Quinones writes fentanyl and methamphetamine are dominating streets today
November 18, 2021

During the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve been reminded from time-to-time that thousands of people are still dying across the country from drug overdoses. Often, the deaths are attributed to and listed a