McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe

Pictured is a McDonald’s bag with an order for a Quarter Pounder sandwich purchased Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks — some deadly — and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply….

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Pension for raises for retired Pennsylvania teachers and state workers is making progress

(Harrisburg, PA- AP) A bill that would give pension increases to more than 60,000 retired school and government workers passed the Pennsylvania House by a comfortable margin on Tuesday, although opponents warned it would saddle taxpayers with a $1 billion bill. The 135-67 vote sent the measure to the Republican majority state Senate as the current two-year legislative…

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Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, hands off an order of fries after working alongside an employee during a visit to McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool) FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania…

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‘MOMobile’ works to strengthen maternal mental health in PA

Through MCC’s MOMobile programs, advocates meet parents and families for pregnancy, parenting, and community reproductive health education. Parents and families can also receive baby items to help with their child’s development. (Maternity Care Coalition) Danielle Smith – Keystone State News Service About one in eight new mothers reports symptoms of postpartum depression, according to the Centers…

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Deluzio Announces $750,000 Grant for Veteran Suicide Prevention Work in Western PA

CARNEGIE, PA — Today, Navy and Iraq War veteran Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced a $750,000 grant for the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. to conduct veteran suicide prevention work across Western Pennsylvania. This grant comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox…

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Georgia K. Wickline (1936-2024)

Georgia K. Wickline, 88, passed away on October 1, 2024. She was born on August 1, 1936, a daughter of the late Laura Vogler Merriman and Dale Merriman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clyde and Effie Merriman, and Sarah and Charles Vogler. She is survived by her…

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Charles Mitsak (1946-2024)

Charles J. Mitsak, passed away August 11, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona after a long illness. He was born on October 11, 1946, a son of the late Dimitri & Julia Mitsak. He was born and raised in Sewickley. He is survived by his loving son, Ezra Michael Mitsak of Austin, Texas, grieving siblings Michael Mitsak,…

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