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1997

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Say So I Would Like To Talk About Handicapped Parking. We Have A Handicapped License Plate, But During The Holidays When We Went Shopping We Had To Park At The End Of The Malls, Because People Just Have A Handicapped Card And They Are Really Not Handicapped. You See Teenagers And Young Men And Women Getting Out Of Cars And Just Flipping Up These Cards And You Have To Park At The End Of The Malls.

· January 13, 1997
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Shame On Those Who Truck Their Trash To Nanticoke Instead Of Landfill I Took A Walk In The Woods Behind My House In Nanticoke A Few Days Ago Looking For Some Relaxation And Fresh Air.

· January 13, 1997
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Shooting Victim Still `guarded'

· January 13, 1997
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The Following Incidents Were Reported By State Police Or Area Police Departments: Break-in Try Reported

· January 13, 1997
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The Unborn Are Perishing While People Argue And Grieve Over 30 Deer I Cannot Understand, Comprehend, Fathom And, Most Of All, Sit Quietly And Say Nothing While I Watch Humans Protest Such Occurrences As Frances Slocum Park Deer Hunt With Such Vigor And Strong Convictions For The Sake Of 30 Deer.

· January 13, 1997
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Today's Paper A Double First From The Publisher: If You've Driven Past The Intersection Of Market Street And Pennsylvania Avenue In The Last Year And A Half, You Probably Noticed A Great Deal Of Construction And A Brand New Building.

· January 13, 1997
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William Navarouski William V. Navarouski, Of Sebastopol, Jenkins Township, Died Friday At The Wilkes-barre General Hospital.

· January 13, 1997
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William Price January 12, 1997 William G. Price, 89, Of R.r. 1, Benton, Died Sunday At The Berwick Retirement Village.

· January 13, 1997
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Workers Worried About Jobs

· January 13, 1997
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American Legion Visits Medical Center During The Holiday Season, The American Legion Post 132 Visited The Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-barre, And Distributed Canteen Books To The Veterans. Shown, From Left, Are: William Godlewski, Adjutant, George Ferris, James Williams And Gerald O'connor, Commander.

· January 12, 1997
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Angela Snitko January 11, 1997 Angela M. Snitko, Of Wilkes-barre, Died Saturday At The Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.

· January 12, 1997
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Athlete Of The Week If Somebody Was Going To Break The Seton Catholic Record For 3-point Baskets In A Game, Kelly Tracy Was The Logical Choice. After All, Perimeter Shooting Is Her Forte.

· January 12, 1997
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A New Angle On Health Care Contrary To Rumors, Nesbitt Memorial Hospital Isn't Closing, Merely Changing Its Mission

· January 12, 1997
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A. Dewitt Smith: Friend, Leader, Newspaperman The Times Leader You Hold Bears The Fingerprints Of All Its Employees, Past And Present. But The Hands Of A. Dewitt Smith Shaped This Paper As Have Few Others. Smith's Influence May Be Found On Every Page, In Every Picture And In Every Column, Including This One. And His Death On Friday Reminds Us How Lasting Can Be The Impact Of One Decent And Determined Man.

· January 12, 1997
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Bribe Tales Just That, Board Says Stories Of Paid-for Teaching Jobs Abound, But Hard Evidence Is Always Lacking, Officials Say

· January 12, 1997
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Callers Criticize, Commend Officials, Events And Policies

· January 12, 1997
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Carole Jones January 9, 1997 Carole M. Jones, 65, Of North Hedgerow Drive, Allentown, And Formerly Of Wyoming Street, Wilkes-barre, Died Thursday At The Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Allentown.

· January 12, 1997
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Clarence Hensley January 11, 1997 Clarence W. Hensley, 70, Of Hughestown, Died Saturday At The Wilkes-barre General Hospital.

· January 12, 1997
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Conversation Suggests Payoffs Offered To School Board Members Editor: Prior To Beginning This Statement, I Want Everyone To Know That I Contacted Dave Iseman (times Leader) And Carl Christopher (standard-speaker) To Ascertain From Them If It Would Be Possible For Both Papers To Work Together On A News Story. The Reply Was Negative. I Then Asked If Their Papers Would Be Willing To Hire A Polygraph Operator To Test Me Prior To Their Publishing The

· January 12, 1997
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Corporate Ladder Promotions And Hirings Deborah G. Krohn, Gri, Crs, Has Been Hired To A Realtor's Position With Lewith & Freeman.

· January 12, 1997