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<p>• Actor Gerard Butler, 43. </p>
<p>• Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, 45. </p>
<p>• Actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg, 57. </p>
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HISTORY LESSON
<p>1789: Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
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Around the State
<p>Tot dropped in storm drain
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<p> DUNMORE (AP) — An 18-month-old is hospitalized after being dropped into a storm drain.
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Bright idea in 100W bulbs
Mercury-free LEDs cost $50 and last longer
<p>NEW YORK — Sorry to see 100-watt bulbs disappear from stores because they were energy hogs?
How’s your heart? See if you pass mirror test
Study: Looking old for your age may flag risks
<p>LOS ANGELES — Want a clue to your risk of heart disease? Look in the mirror.
Second blaze rattles owners
Suspicious fire in empty Mocanaqua building comes after October arson
<p>MOCANAQUA — George and Colleen Hartley watched the triple-apartment building they own on Main Street here burn Monday afternoon, just a month after a vacant house they owned next door burn
Be cautious with burning due to wildfire risk, officials warn
Residents urged to recycle, compost to get rid of debris
<p>Most everybody has been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather.
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<p> But there is one downside: An increased risk of wildfires.
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BLOOM AXES SPORTS BOSS
Backers plead as Perkins admits error at heated meeting
<p>BLOOMSBURG — The Bloomsburg school board voted unanimously Monday to fire Bill Perkins as athletic director at a hostile meeting.</p>