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Pennsylvania Safer Child Protection Rules Proposed Reform
A Pennsylvania task force calls for broadening the abuse definition to include under age 1 shaking and driving under the influence with a child in the car. It urges expanding who must report abuse to lawyers college administrators coaches and techs, adjusting the Childline to a three digit number and funding to back reforms. The panel notes budget cuts strain counties and omits civil statute of limitations reform. The First Amendment appears in the text as a constitutional reminder.
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Ellwood City Nativity Debate Spurs Lights Over Private Property
A reader letter urges Ellwood City residents and businesses to place Nativity scenes on private property to transform the town into a model of Christmas spirit. The writer criticizes government building nativity protests and defends Christian display while noting seasonal lights and commercial changes.
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Corbett Faces Pressure Over Tax and Fee Pledges
The article examines Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2010 pledge not to raise taxes or fees as a new drilling impact fee brings in over 200 million in its first year. It notes GOP and Democrat criticisms, debates on tax incidence, and Corbett’s shifting stance toward a wholesale fuel tax cap removal to fund highways, while highlighting political calculations ahead of 2014.
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Nobel laureate Mo Yan stirs debate over censorship values
The Nobel Prize in literature recipient Mo Yan defended censorship as a necessary check in Stockholm. He refused to support a 134 laureates appeal for Liu Xiaobo’s release, drawing criticism for aligning with a one party state and raising questions about upholding free expression.
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