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COMMENTARY U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., campaigning in Atlanta on Monday 10/24/22 (Capital-Star photo by Ariana Figueroa).

Raphael Warnock’s Georgia win matters to Pa. This is why | Thursday Morning Coffee

By - December 8, 2022

Blueprints has encouraged the placement of Little Free Libraries in the region, which allows people to borrow or take books contained in them, or to donate some. This photo from 2021 shows the unveiling of a Little Free Library in Greene County with, from left, Richard Burgess, a Blueprints board member; Jeff Fondelier, Blueprints' vice president of operations; Ellen Rossi, president of the EQT Foundation; and Blair Zimmerman, a Greene County commissioner.

Blueprints helps Washington, Greene county residents with a variety of needs | Helping the Helpers

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Beverly’s Babies divisions staff (facing camera) Paige Jones and Megs Yunn (far right).

Beverly’s Birthdays celebrates children on their special day | Helping the Helpers

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Dr. Suleman Lalani, a Pakistan-born Muslim, won election to the Texas state House in November from Fort Bend County, one of a growing number of counties with no racial majority. Diego Ramirez Courtesy of Suleman Lalani.

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Washington Christian Outreach has been spreading the gospel by helping to fulfill the material and spiritual needs of the less fortunate for more than four decades (Herald-Standard photo).

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Medicare recipients who take insulin will be the first to benefit from the drug pricing provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. Additional drug costs will start to decrease in 2026. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Vision Services of Washington-Greene hosted a life skills luncheon earlier this month, where clients could test out assistive technology (Herald-Standard photo).

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In this June photo, Ramona Reeves of Uniontown walks down Evans Street while holding an image of her son, Semori K. Wilson, who was killed in 2018. Reeves founded the SKW Foundation, which co-sponsors the Wear Orange Day (Herald-Standard photo).

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