Silky webs killing trees in Mid Atlantic states

“Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!”

CNHI News Service

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Those along the Atlantic Coast aren't thinking about Sir Walter Scott, the prolific Scottish poet, but his famous words still ring true.

Residents of West Virginia and much of the Mid Atlantic region may have noticed a larger population of white moths this summer. But what’s even more noticeable are the countless web-like pouches that are covering the branches of trees throughout the region.

Poverty is the shame of the nation

By Stephen Dick
CNHI News Service

Many comparisons have linked President Obama to President Franklin Roosevelt. But Obama more channels the presidency of Lyndon Johnson who not only gave us the civil rights law and Medicare but launched a war on poverty.

He's had enough and not taking it anymore

CNHI News Service

MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Chris Gillingham is serious about fighting crime.

If that means jumping out of bed at 2 a.m. and chasing trouble causers down the street in his underwear, so be it.

That's exactly what happened early Monday morning. The Meadville fireman looked out his bedroom window and saw two guys running across his lawn as the alarm blared from his car.

He was angry and sprung into action. "I ran out in my underwear to try and catch them," Gillingham said.

Max Ehrmann and ‘Desiderata’ have come home

Dangerous riptides create life-and-death conditions

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Beachgoers at Good Harbor Beach take in the large waves caused by offshore storms. The city is urging residents and visitors to stay out of the water after dangerous conditions forced lifeguards to rescue a dozen people Tuesday.

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