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Volunteers needed to help citizens file income taxes

In the 1950s, while an undergraduate at Penn State, I was passing by a dorm room door after dinner and I heard a soft musical instrument being played, coming from within. Fascinated, I knocked and introduced myself to the student and asked about this melodious sound. He introduced me to the …

Before we moved to Lancaster County, my husband and I lived on Sanibel Island in Florida.

Dudley is an 8 1/2 year old domestic shorthair, who has lived outside his whole life.

Years ago, when I was engaged in doing career counseling, I would often ask the client if they would rather spend their life as a wedding planner or a divorce lawyer. The question was asked with the understanding that all benefits would be equal. With the exception of some young women who sa…

Fires, floods and accidents, oh my! Every day, there are people who read the news in the morning and then find themselves featured in it that evening because of an unexpected event. We’ve all heard the phrase “proper planning prevents poor performance.” A key to surviving a disaster is knowi…

Back in the 1970s, I was living and playing basketball in Australia — living the good life of a young single male. I was dating a woman named Louise. We went to a party and at that party I met another woman named Kathy Steele. I was interested in Kathy Steele, but I was dating Louise, so not…

“Addiction thrives on isolation,” says Scott Theurer, a member of the Lancaster County Recovery Alliance and one of the organizers of Recovery Day Lancaster. “And COVID has been the chief sponsor of isolation.”

Michael Badriaki is the new principal of Lancaster Mennonite High School and Middle School.

Artie Van Why remembers. He can never forget.

On Jan. 18, Mariann, my significant other, and I arrived in Singapore for the start of a four-week cruise through Southeast Asia.

Kathy Moser, 65, of Columbia, wants to be remembered as a giver. And after a 40-year career of coaching, teaching and counseling in the Red Lion Area School District, it’s safe to say she’s given a lot to central Pennsylvania youth. “I always wanted to try and give back,” Moser says. “I had …