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  • Local restaurant inspections released

    Local restaurant inspections released0

    March 19 to April 2, restaurant and food handler inspections took place throughout Lancaster County, and the results have finally been released. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture uses a reporting process for all food handlers called “risk-based.” The main goal of a risk-based inspection is to assess the amount of regulation an operator has over

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  • Birth control legislation probes women’s rights0

    One of the great things about America is that its citizens possess the liberty to forge their own moral codes. However, a new healthcare bill threatens the moral rights of working women in Arizona. The bill, proposed by Arizona House Republican Debbie Lesko, would enable employers to judge if a woman’s use of birth control

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  • New law in Pa. keeps Amish from casting their vote

    New law in Pa. keeps Amish from casting their vote0

    On March 14, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a new law, joining Pennsylvania with Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee and Georgia as having the strictest voter identification requirement in the United States. Republicans are advocating the law as a way to avoid voter fraud. However, Attorney General Eric Holder strongly opposes the law, believing the law discriminates

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  • Bike racks to be installed at apartments, quads

    Bike racks to be installed at apartments, quads0

    New bike racks are being installed at the Hackman Apartments and possibly Schreiber Quadrangle this summer. The project is being undertaken to better protect students’ bikes from harsh weather. At the beginning of the year, Residence Life told students they were to store their bikes outside. Students started to become frustrated with the situation because

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