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Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People Is Legal Again In This PA Municipality Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People Is Legal Again In This PA Municipality
Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People Is Legal Again In This PA Municipality A Pennsylvania municipal council has repealed an anti-discrimination ordinance which was put in place to protect people from discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender. After more than 100 people spoke at the meeting held simultaneously in-person and over zoom with over 200 people in attendance– the majority speaking against the change– the Chambersburg council members voted 7 to 3 to repeal the ordinance which had only been enacted in the fall of 2021. The previous council was majority Democratic party members and the recently sworn in one is majority Republica…

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Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of Covid-19 Complications Lebanon County Commissioner William "Bill" Ames has died of COVID-19 complications. Ames, 81, died Tuesday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to a press release from the county commissioner's office. The Republican was in the middle of his third four-year term. He “has served, for the last ten years, with a forthright desire to confront fiscal and social issues that challenge counties on a daily basis,” the release says. “His consistent approach was always to be a listener, to give thoughtful consideration, and to make fair decisions." He worked alongside fellow commission…

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by Nicole Acosta