HISTORY LESSON
<p>1922: The Teapot Dome scandal began as Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall signed a secret deal to lease U.S. Navy petroleum reserves to his friends, oilmen Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L.
Press Enterprise
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Actor Conner Rayburn, 14.
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<p>• Actor Kevin Alejandro (TV: “Southland”), 37.
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<p>• Actress Heather Burns, 38.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>Breakfast Buffet: 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Nescopeck Township Volunteer Fire Company, Rt. 93.
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AROUND THE WORLD
<p>Bodies found at pot house
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AROUND THE STATE
<p>300 cars burn at salvage yard
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Plan aims to ease inmates back into society
Local judge says program would save taxpayers money by keeping ex-cons from bouncing back to jail
<p>BLOOMSBURG — In an effort to stop what he calls the “revolving door” of prison, a local judge has created a jailhouse program to helps prisoners transition to the outside and save taxpayer
Bloom to add crossing clocks
Timers will count down seconds left for pedestrians to clear Main Street
<p>BLOOMSBURG — Countdown timers are coming to crosswalks on Main Street, showing pedestrians just how many seconds they have to get across.
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Spice sellers savor success
Bloom online entrepreneurs quickly go from novice to seasoned
<p>BLOOMSBURG — When Greg and Penny Patterson decided to start their own online business in 2007, they knew little about spices.
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Audit also slams extra $3,400 for former NW super
<p>SHICKSHINNY — A $3,400 payment by Northwest Area to former Superintendent Nancy Tkatch has drawn fire in a state audit.
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Insuring ex-teacher to cost NW $424,000
State rips 25-year deal for retiree district says it could not afford to fire
<p>SHICKSHINNY — A bad teacher, whom Northwest Area wanted to fire but couldn’t, was instead granted early retirement at 40 with health insurance paid to age 65.