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It's harder yet to realize that just a century ago, many schools had not even made a transition from slate boards to pencils and paper!

Did you ever notice how things sometimes occur in threes? Like, you can go for months or years and never give thought to something.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Back Again columnist Bob Urban is on vacation this week.

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By Bob urban

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At the dawn of the new century, tuberculosis or TB was the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for about one out of every nine deaths in

One of the most enduring aviation mysteries of the last century is the disappearance of historic aviatrix Amelia Earhart.

OK, picture this. It's 1959. Fifth grade. Mr. Howard Borger says, "Class, take out your history books."

Do you ever have vivid dreams and then remember them?

With Baccalaureate on a Sunday night, followed by class night Monday and then graduation on Tuesday, the 13-member Tamaqua graduating class was in

By BOB URBAN

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Critics about climate change skeptics who are not willing to panic about the possibility of global warming (or cooling depending on who is discussi