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Peace Camp in Wilkes-Barre is teaching kids how to make a difference
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (470+ words) Peace Camp teaches local kids about equality, kindness, empathy Members of the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment teach the campers about how clothes were made in the 18th century. The campers explore toys, games, clothes, and other items from the Revolutionary War era....
Tell Giselle: Beginning anew again, part 2
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (456+ words) Giselle Massi Tell Giselle Much of the pop therapy emphasizes having the guts, even being fearless, to take the unhappiness or discontentedness that one feels about the current state of oneself and one's position in life, and go for broke....
Beyond the Byline: Always appreciate Dad
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1076+ words) WILKES-BARRE " The strength of my dad was ever-present, but one day, I saw just how strong he was. It was the day before Mother's Day in 1968. It was a Saturday, and Dad was at work when I got the call....
Editorial: Today, we celebrate Dad
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (430+ words) Times Leader Editorial Board Happy Father's Day. That is, if you remembered to celebrate it, and if you figured out a gift to give, or if, as a father, you got something you actually wanted. Mother's Day provokes much more…...
What full-time working moms and dads want, by the numbers
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (940+ words) By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers FILE - A family prepares to fish along a jetty at sunrise in Port Aransas, Texas, on Aug. 10, 2025. Those are some of the findings about full-time working parents from a newly released…...
Editorial: Adolescents stop reading as America's education crisis moves to middle school
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (685+ words) The Editorial Board Chicago Tribune It is difficult to imagine reading achievement improving when reading itself has become a far less common pastime. Today's 9-year-olds are significantly better readers than 9-year-olds were a half-century ago. Today's 13-year-olds are not. That's…...
Luzerne County families among honorees at 34th annual Pennsylvania Permanency Conference
1+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) hosted the 34th annual Pennsylvania Permanency Conference in Monroe County this week, bringing together child welfare professionals, current and prospective foster or adoptive families, kinship care providers, and others to collaborate and learn…...
Misericordia University recieves grant funding for the Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) Misericordia University has been awarded $200, 000 through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Community and Economic Assistance Program to strengthen support services for single mothers enrolled in the Ruth Matthews Bourger Women with Children Program. Misericordia University has been…...
Advocates, lawmakers weigh ways to keep Pa. kids insured as Trump Medicaid cuts loom
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1309+ words) By Jaxon White Spotlight PA HARRISBURG " Upcoming changes to Medicaid are poised to increase Pennsylvania's number of uninsured children and reverse decades of efforts to provide healthcare to poor families in the state, advocates warn. Last year, Congress and the…...
Tell Giselle: Beginning Anew Again
1+ week, 5+ day ago (342+ words) Giselle Massi Tell Giselle I see employment and personal fulfillment as difficult and thrilling as walking a tight rope. The steps must be made carefully. We can only come to certain realizations about those steps when we are willing to…...