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“The forests are ... taking over these grassland habitats.”

Ecologists want you - to explore and help save a natural oddity. The oddity, a swatch of serpentine barrens called Goat Hill Public Wildlife Sanctuary, lies just over the Fulton Township line, along Red Pump ... via LancasterOnline

“I was thrilled when I learned it was going to be in the chambers”

"Lancaster Squared" gets to the root of the city. Its people. Sponsored by the Lancaster City Human Relations Commission, the black-and-white photo exhibit "Lancaster Squared" will be on display in City Council ... via LancasterOnline

“We're pretty confident we're going to see an increase in entertainment”

Patrons enter A nnie Bailey's I rish P ub and R estaurant in the first block of E ast King S treet. via LancasterOnline

Obama now in striking distance By TOM MURSE, Staff 2008-04-16 11:15:00 Lancaster New Era Fasten your seatbelts, folks. via LancasterOnline

Democratic Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama plan to return to the midstate this weekend as part of some last-minute campaigning before the Pennsylvania Primary on Tuesday. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

The Pennsylvania Primary is just over a week away and elections workers in our area are making sure they can handle a larger-than-usual crowd. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

“Before, I didn't hear that. Now this year, it's totally different. They want a change. They're not happy with what they got.”

If you can pop popcorn in a microwave, you can vote - it's that easy, a state official assured Latino voters Friday. via LancasterOnline

Encouraging Pennsylvanians near and far to exercise their right to vote, Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes reminded absentee-ballot applicants that their request forms must be completed, signed, and ... via SolancoNews.com

“At this point we're trying to get control or it will get dissolved”

Administrators of Hogar Crea International Inc. of Pennsylvania won an injunction in Northampton County Court after claiming in a lawsuit the dissident workers physically occupied the treatment centers last ... via Dailyitem.com

“It's kind of amazing, in trusting yourself, in trusting the person sharing, in trusting the other actors, what things can happen”

East Manchester Township resident Nancy Grow kept her voice calm as she recalled the riots that swept past her Chicago home 40 years ago, when some city neighborhoods erupted after the Rev. via York Dispatch

“It's a terrible tragedy. We are as heartbroken as the next person”

A man received a smoker's cancerous lungs in a transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and died six months later, according to a lawsuit against the hospital and several doctors. via WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Mark Abrams, a reporter for KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, is the new president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association. via The York Daily Record

“He was just a plain good citizen.”

GUN CONTROL: Rep. Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, withdrew from the House floor a pending constitutional challenge to legislation that would require owners to report within 72 hours when they realize a handgun has ... via The York Daily Record

A judge upheld a jury's $24 million award to a pair of teens who were severely burned by electrical wires when they climbed atop a rail car. via The Morning Call

“At best, this law as drafted will be ineffective”

A proposal to require handgun owners to report to police when their weapons are lost or stolen was defeated in the state House of Representatives. via York Dispatch

Pennsylvania's truck drivers are urging lawmakers in Harrisburg to cut state taxes on fuel. via WHP-AM Harrisburg

“To me, as a father, I can't imagine someone would discard a child and not have some kind of second thoughts about it”

Baby Mary Anne's grave is well-tended, covered with silk pink roses and teddy bears, in the St. via LancasterOnline

Senator Barack Obama will return to Pennsylvania on Friday. His campaign says a bus tour will begin in western PA and wrap up in the southeastern part of the state. via WTKT-AM Harrisburg

“The fact that McCain is a veteran, in this state, will make a big difference”

This morning's news that Pennsylvania Democrats had broken the 4 million mark in registered voters is a concern for state Attorney General Tom Corbett. via LancasterOnline

March 22 is the earliest possible date, and that hasn't happened since 1818. The regional forecast mentions snow Saturday morning, Sunday night and Monday. via Philly.com