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Donate Life Month is a reminder that Pa. drivers can register as an organ donor Updated 10:08 PM; In conjunction with the national observance of Donate Life Month in April, the Pennsylvania departments of transportation and health are spreading the message that driver’s license and identification cardholders can easily help another person live a fuller, longer life by registering as an organ donor. An organ donor designation can be added by selecting “Become an Organ Donor in 30 Seconds” at www.dmv.pa.gov, according to a press release. Once the designation is added, individuals will re...

‘Extremely dangerous’ and ‘potentially life-threatening’: The Storm of the Century in 1993 Updated Mar 13, 2021; Posted Mar 13, 2021 The 1993 blizzard left 20.4 inches of snow in the area, March 13-15. (Allied Pix for The Patriot-News)14 Allied Pix for The Patriot-NewsAllied Pix for The Patriot-News Facebook Share And that is a good thing. If there is one thing we know in central Pa. it is that the weather and the calendar sometimes do not agree. March 1993 is a fine example - the “Storm of the Century,” which ranks as the sixth largest in the Harrisburg area in terms of snowfal...

Longtime state Sen. John Blake will resign his job March 8 for a new position with U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright. Blake, 60, confirmed only his resignation and its date, but multiple other sources confirmed he will work for Cartwright. Blake and Cartwright are scheduled to appear jointly at a news conference Monday at 11 a.m. in downtown Scranton. Repeated efforts to reach Cartwright were unsuccessful. “I’ve given my all to it (the Senate seat),” Blake said Sunday in a telephone interview with The Times-Tribune, a Times-Shamrock newspaper. “My passion and my joy in the job has...

Two Pennsylvania Lawmakers Gain Clout in Close Congress The U.S. senators, each from different parties, have interesting positions that could provide them more clout in the narrowly-led Democratic 117th Congress. Charles Thompson, PennLive   |   January 29, 2021   |  News (TNS) — There is a case to be made that the control-shifting results of the 2020 elections could amplify the clout of both of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators — one Democrat, one Republican — in the upcoming 117th Congress. Besides the inauguration of President Josep...

Flip in control of U.S. Senate may give both of Pa.’s members more clout, in different ways Updated Jan 29, 2021; Facebook Share There is a case to be made that the control-shifting results of the 2020 elections could amplify the clout of both of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators — one Democrat, one Republican — in the upcoming 117th Congress. Besides the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the big change this year, after the two January run-off elections in Georgia, is the retaking of the Senate by the Democrats. Of course, 50 Democrats to 50 Republicans with Vice President K...