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It was the tutoring of a high school student in Reading that got Pedro Rivera thinking.A college engineering major at the time, Rivera thought about the teachers who had taken the time to nudge him, an average, quiet student in troubled North Philadelphia.He switched majors to pursu...

Barack Obama shrugged off attacks by Sarah Palin as he addressed 10,000 people in a 'sermon on the mount' that showed him undaunted by his Republican rival's new running mate.

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Evelyn Roberts' phone rang Friday morning in Lititz. She answered it.A voice said, "Grandma, it's me."Roberts, 76, didn't recognize the voice, and the agitated caller never gave his name, but he did lay down a whopper of a story.A suddenly distressed Rob...

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Reamstown Days, Ephrata Arts and Crafts Show and other outdoor events scheduled for today could end up looking like deleted scenes from the movie "Waterworld," as Tropical Storm Hanna makes its way across the region.The storm, which made landfa...

Fulton Theatre opened its 156th season with interesting news Thursday night.Managing Director Aaron Young announced before an opening night crowd that the theater was officially designated by the National Park Service as a site of significance to the Underground Railroad.Before a th...

Manheim Township School District and its teachers are close to an agreement on a new contract, 10 months before the current pact expires.Informal talks between the teachers union and school board began in May. Both sides say they expect to approve a new multiyear contract within the next t...

Kennedy Jet Kulish, a sixth-grader at Hambright Elementary School, is a seasoned professional volunteer.When she was just 6 years old, Kennedy began raising funds for needy children through "Kisses for Kaeden," the nonprofit organization she founded when it was discovered her bab...

Republican presidential candidate John McCain will return to the midstate Tuesday for a town hall meeting in Lancaster at Franklin & Marshall College's Alumni Sports and Fitness Center.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, will be appearing with her running mate, U.S. Sen. John McCain, Tuesday in Lancaster. County Commissioner Scott Martin, a co-chairman of the McCain campaign locally, said Saturday that Republican leaders had just been notified o...