Tag Archives: Pennsylvania

National Park Week offers free admission April 22-26

Celebrate National Park Week April 20-28, 2013, with free admission to the parks April 22-26 — including Gettysburg National Military Park.

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Don’t forget to listen to your little voices

Buffy Andrews says when you find your gift — that thing you are most passionate about — don’t let it go.

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Counting calories leads to budgeting time, energy, wallet

Leigh Zaleski shares how the structure of counting calories has spread into other areas of her life.

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Book Smarts: Tracing the evolution of etiquette

Some of the lessons from the 19th century feel starkly different. But some, if you look closely, are the same.

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A blast from the past: Ladies behind the leaders

Eugene DePasquale was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 51st auditor general earlier this month. This story, featuring his wife Tracey, appeared in the September/October 2008 issue of Smart.

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Earthy and Expecting: Discharge day!

On Jan. 23, Jax was discharged after 87 days in the York Hospital NICU.

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Moms in toyland: The keepers of childhoods

Teresa Cook has Legos and other toys in her basement once used by her three grown sons.

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Nursing in public: Tips for feeding baby outside the home

A local lactation consultant says onlookers shouldn’t be bothered by breast-feeding mothers.

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Create a welcoming space for your house guests

Local bed and breakfast owners share how to make guests feel at home.

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Get in to the fracking debate with “Promised Land”

Will the big names in “Promised Land” — Matt Damon and John Krasinski — prompt discussion about fracking and gas extraction?

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