Warts and All: Though ugly, most childhood warts are not cause for serious concern.
If you touch a frog… Don’t worry, you will not get warts, despite the classic myth that the bumps on… Read More
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Sports & Health
Clean Shot: A well-maintained gun is a safe gun.
Whether you are a target shooter, a benchrest shooter, a varmint hunter, a general all-around hunter or merely own a… Read More
Harrisburg to Hood to Coast: Local team runs, climbs, endures in famously grueling relay.
Early into the nearly 200-mile running relay, Jane Gordon was shrouded in a fog so thick that she could barely… Read More
The Guns of September
“Pop. Pop. Pop.” It had been six months since I’d heard that sound. Last February, if I recall. It was… Read More
Playing from the Soul: More than a competition, cricket is a game of friendships, a reminder of home.
On a warm day, you may see them as you drive up N. Cameron Street: a group of men playing… Read More
Adaptable Bug: Once again, bird flu is raising concern.
A new strain of bird influenza (H7N9) has been causing infections in people in China. There have been about 100… Read More
Waiting on the Show: Like most Double-A players, Jimmy Van Ostrand may never make it to the Majors, a fate he’s come to terms with.
“Why do you want to make it, Jimmy? Is it for the money, or because it’s the top?” asks Terry… Read More
A Call to Oms: After much searching, a couple finds their purpose in Yoga Nature.
Misha Kaschock and Sara Rose Bryant separately point out that Yoga means “yoked” or “union,” a well-suited mantra for the… Read More
A Polo Ponder: chukkers & water balloons. An afternoon is spent with the horsey set.
On a Sunday in late June, I went to some polo grounds outside Lancaster. The grounds hold Sunday afternoon matches… Read More
Pedaling Problems: Can Harrisburg catch up to the growing urban biking culture?
In many U.S. cities, the once-ignored, even derided, bicycle is fast becoming a legitimate, preferred form of transportation. Traffic-choked New… Read More