HARRISBURG -- A local anti-tobacco leader scoffed at a compromise bill Tuesday that would greatly limit where smokers can light up in Pennsylvania, ending a protracted stalemate and guaranteeing a vote by the full Legislature on an issue that has smoldere

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HARRISBURG — Legislative negotiators endorsed a compromise bill Tuesday that would greatly limit where smokers can light up in Pennsylvania, ending a protracted stalemate and guaranteeing a vote by the full Legislature on an issue that has smoldered for

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Rio Rancho Public Library is sponsoring a poetry contest for children in grades kindergarten through grade six, or ages 5 to 12, who live in Rio Rancho.