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PA is Full of Bologna... Lebanon Bologna Lauren Reed A signature Pennsylvania product, lebanon bologna is made by only a few companies in the Commonwealth. When someone says, “Famous Pennsylvania foods;” what comes to mind? Most can come up with a list that includes the hoagie, Birch beer, Hershey’s Chocolate, Scrapple, Shoofly pie, cream cheese, and soft pretzels. One thing commonly left off the list, however, is a famous sausage and lunchmeat that originated in Lebanon County, Penn...

A U.S. financial-transactions tax would decrease liquidity, increase volatility, and hurt retail investors.

(Maximusnd/iStock/Getty Images) A U.S. financial-transactions tax would decrease liquidity, increase volatility, and hurt retail investors. Last month Senator Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) introduced a bill in Congress to pass a financial-transactions tax (FTT) at the federal level. An FTT would effectively act as a 0.1 percent levy per trade on all financial transactions (e.g., stock and bond trades). Further to the right, Oren Cass — the founder and executive director of the think...

A Lee County school board meeting got off to a shaky start Monday evening , when the elected officials faced a rowdy audience that often cheered and booed about a one-page flyer that outlines the civil rights of LGBTQ+ students.  The meeting was advertised as a pre-briefing, or non-voting session, to give board members a first look at what might be included in next year’s student handbook. A crowd of at least 350 people attended the meeting to speak for and against the one-page flyer, which...

Hometown Heroes have been in Westlake since day after Laura Syncbak: KPLC 7 News at Six - April 14, 2021 - part II By John Bridges | April 15, 2021 at 8:00 AM CDT - Updated April 15 at 8:00 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A team of disaster volunteers who arrived in Southwest Louisiana a day after Hurricane Laura, will wrap up their work next week. Christian Aid Ministries has been cleaning up Westlake for the last 7 and a half months. Westlake Mayor Bob Hardey said they were a God-send. “...

Christian Aid Ministries brings help to Westlake, Moss Bluff Christian Aid Ministries is setting up to repair, and in some cases, build new houses for people who are either uninsured or underinsured. By Theresa Schmidt | December 18, 2020 at 5:13 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 5:13 PM WESTLAKE, La. (KPLC) - Throughout Hurricanes Laura and Delta, help has poured in from all over the country, and Christian Aid Ministries is no exception. Christian Aid Ministries has drawn nothing but prai...