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Helping Hands | CareerLink’s Get2Work program prepares, trains new, young workforce
Pennsylvania CareerLink’s “Get2Work” out-of-school youth employment program, funded by the Workforce Investment Act, is a community partnership that engages local employers to help provide Centre County’s youth with vital work experience, career exploration, training and employment.
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Communities that Care | Specialized parental attention urges children to invent boredom busters
Does hearing your child say, “I’m bored” put you on edge? If so, you’re not alone. Over the next three weeks in this column, we are going to suggest some ideas for dealing with summer boredom.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS
A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
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Faith leaders asked to help members get legal help
When Grace Liverman needed to write a will, the 66-year-old who suffers from lupus and other health problems didn't know where to turn. So she called her pastor at Hamilton United Methodist Church in Nashville.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus has cut infections in teen girls by half, according to a study released Wednesday.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude.
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Spiritual-care course trains chaplains, others for the next disaster
The three mass-casualty disasters in the Northeast this past year - Sandy, Newtown and Boston - brought attention and the nation's sympathies not only to the victims but also to the many people who came to their aid: particularly police, fire and medical first-responders.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
EU fines pharma firms over generics delay
The European Union has fined Danish pharmaceuticals multinational Lundbeck and several other producers a combined 146 million euros ($195 million) for delaying the market entry of cheaper generic alternatives to a major antidepressant.
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Longest day of the year carries special significance for Pagans
HARTFORD, Conn. - Lisa Tonner was living in Fairfield County, Conn., and knew nothing about Paganism when, in the late 1980s, she accepted an invitation to go to the city.
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Voices of Faith: Who is your favorite prophet?
VOICES OF FAITH: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE PROPHET?


