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  • Texting language seeps into academic work

    Texting language seeps into academic work

    In coming years, students in Pennsylvania may be seeing tougher standards that will combat a declining quality in academic language use. According to an Associated Press release, press secretary Timothy Eller of the Pennsylvania Department of Education said, “The department [of education] is preparing to release new standards.” Eller emphasized that these standards will apply

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  • Penn. funds gambling addiction prevention program

    Penn. funds gambling addiction prevention program

    The Pennsylvania Department of Health has received $4.6 million in the past year to curb gambling. The money, allocated from a small percentage of revenue from Pennsylvania casinos, was given in an effort to construct programs spreading awareness and treatment for addicts. This campaign resulted from the recent emergence of casinos throughout the state. Since

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