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For his academic work during the fall semester of 2010, Benjamin Tkach of Lehighton was named to the dean's list at Wilkes University.

The late author and gardener Ruth Stout once wrote, "I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden."

The career of Allentown native Amanda Seyfried should survive "Red Riding Hood" relatively unscathed.

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Penny E. James, 103 Church Lane, Tamaqua R.D., and Richard L. Stroh, 1248 Main St., Slatington.

NEW YORK (AP) - There's a new author in the White House: Michelle Obama.

Tyra Brown, daughter of Troy and Annette Brown of Jim Thorpe has been named to the Dean's list at Millersville University.

Nora Tappan of Lehighton has been named to the dean's list at Penn College of Technology of Williamsport with a GPA of 3.5.