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Blizzard of Ozz makes trek for Warren show

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Blizzard Of Ozz, which is based out of Rochester, has quickly become one of the top drawing tributes in the Western and Central New York areas. Playing to huge crowds at summer festivals as well as select in door venues. The music is at the forefront but the band also brings it with their ...

Explaining the rut

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When someone says they’re stuck in ‘a rut,’ our minds jump to a problem that needs to be fixed. However, when a nature enthusiast or hunter mentions ‘the rut,’ our minds think of deer. The rut happens throughout a span of weeks, peaking in late autumn, where male deer, called bucks, ...

Democrats, GOP disagree on interest-free impasse loans

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By JOHN WHITTAKER jwhittaker@post-journal.com Not only are Republicans and Democrats unable to pass a state budget, now they’re dickering over how to help counties and school districts that are taking out loans during the more than 100-day-old budget impasse. Both sides agree that local ...

Luzerne lawmaker wants more session days during stalemate

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State Rep. Brenda Pugh is frustrated with the state’s ongoing budget stalemate. While some lawmakers have proposed legislation that would withhold lawmakers’ pay during future deadlocked budgets, Pugh, R-Luzerne, wants to amend the state constitution to take away the legislature’s ...

Ruth M. Smith Center breaks ground on new kitchen building

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=It’s taken more than 20 years, but the Ruth M. Smith Center in Sheffield will soon have a new, commercial grade kitchen. Since 2003 the center’s Kitchen Committee has been saving every penny possible to provide the center with the kitchen they need to properly and conveniently prepare ...

Lawmakers say lack of trust makes it harder to end the shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican lawmakers unwilling to directly defy him. And a minority party looking for any way to fight back. The dynamic left Washington in a stalemate Thursday — the ninth day of ...