State parks may close next year without DER funds
In Pennsylvania the Department of Environmental Resources warns more than 10.5 million dollars in state parks and related facilities could stay closed next year unless the legislature provides an extra 500 thousand. New Tyler and Neshaminy parks face opening delays along with campgrounds at Hickory Run Promised Land Codorus and Ohiopyle and Laurel Ridge. Locals question why users can’t pay nominal fees to use the facilities.
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Neshaminy State Park
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Hickory Run
Poconos
Codorus State Park
York County
Foorey
Ohiopyle State Park
Laurel Ridge State Park
General Assembly
Age Isn’t Everything New York Evening Piece
A nostalgic AP piece reflects on aging with humor and warmth. It notes silver hair, lingering youth in heart, love letters, bold shirts, pet nicknames, and playful jealousy about cooking. It highlights dance, poetry, rock tastes, and the belief that aging can coexist with romance and creativity.
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New York
Roosevelt family feud over Elliott book sparks GOP tensions
The Roosevelt brothers split after The Untold Story by Elliott Roosevelt. Franklin Jr and James voice concern over Elliott’s motives amid stock-swindling probes and a Senate inquiry. Accusations swirl about Mastriana's bribery claims and late ties to Agnew while James seeks to mend rifts.
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Elliott
Franklin
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D-Wash
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Neighborhood Farms and Pick-Your-Own Appeals Grow
Chicago residents join a citywide summer farm program to ease inflationary food costs by growing produce nearby. Alvin McBride and others praise the experience, while farmers in Illinois and neighboring states offer do it yourself apple picking to supplement hefty urban living.
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Wisconsin
Richard Daley
Galbraith Critiques Reaganomics and Calls for Tax Hikes
In a sharp critique of current policy Galbraith argues that relying on high interest rates to curb inflation is flawed and unfairly hurts the poor. He says taxes on upper incomes and stricter monetary controls, plus targeted aid for jobless in weak areas, would form his remedy, contrasting with Shultz and Stein's approach.
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George P. Shultz
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Shultz
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Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
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Jerome Wolff
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