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Jackson Township residents and supervisors oppose potential closure of Jackson Elementary

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Central Cambria school district is looking to cut costs after an appraisal on the taxable real estate at the Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Fairview powerplant in Jackson Township was estimated five times too high. The district collected taxes from the powerplant based on the high estimate, and that led to the district owing the powerplant about $3.7 million over the next three years officials said. Superintendent at Central Cambria Jason Moore said Jackson is one of their elementary schools, and a feasibility study is being done to see if combining Jackson Elementary with Cambria Elementary is best for the district. Read More...

The redemption of Ginny Burton

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SEATTLE (KOMO) — It was several years ago and I was working on a documentary that would eventually be called, "There But For The Grace of God...", trying to understand the epidemic of homelessness that had gripped Seattle and so many other places. I was wandering the streets of Seattle with my cameraman Doug, going to the places where broken people sought refuge. I walked into a men's shelter called Lazarus Day Center, run by Catholic Community Services. Read More...

Washington could be first state to recognize Lunar New Year as paid legal holiday

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SEATTLE (KOMO) — Lunar New Year could become a Washington state legal holiday if a new bill gets passed. According to Substitute House Bill 1516, the day of Lunar New Year is on the "date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an intercalary month intervene." According to the House Bill Anaylsis, the Saturday before the beginning of the Lunar New Year would become the designated day for the state legal holiday. Read More...