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Pennsylvania town that inspired the song ‘Winter Wonderland’ gets historical marker Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Winter in Honesdale's Central Park was the inspiration for the Christmas classic, Winter Wonderland. (File photo) Facebook Share Pennsylvania lyricist Richard Smith was inspired by winter scenes in his hometown of Honesdale, Wayne County, in 1934, when he wrote the lyrics to the song “Winter Wonderland,” which has become a Christmas classic recorded again and again by everyone from Perry Como to Barry Manilow to The Eurythmics. Basically, almost anyone who ha...

Former Pa. Gov. Dick Thornburgh remembered as a leader who was right for his time Updated Jan 01, 2021; Facebook Share Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh wasn’t the most charismatic governor Pennsylvania ever had. He wasn’t the most beloved. Succeeding Govs. Robert P. Casey, Tom Ridge, Ed Rendell and Tom Wolf all won re-election by significantly larger vote margins. He also wasn’t the most visionary. The public policy initiative that many remember Thornburgh for the most was being the first governor to push for an end to the state’s monopoly on liquor sales. Forty years later, Pennsylvania�...