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Last night, I saw my first fireflies of the summer and heard crickets chirp for the first time in a long time. I was immediately transported back to my youth when I ran myself silly chasing the flickering lights and was lulled to sleep by crickets singing outside my bedroom window.

1. Meet assistant managing editor of the metro department, Susan Martin. Susan is originally from Baltimore. She lives inNorth Codorus Township and has worked at the York Daily Record/Sunday News for 22 years. 2. Check out The Gopher Hole, the York Daily Record's new golf blog, which keeps an eye on all things golf in York County and beyond.

Let's have some fun. Answer the questions below by visiting the various blogs and email me your answers. Put "Scavenger hunt" in the subject line of your email and send to [email protected]. Everyone who has correctly answered all four questions will be entered into a random drawing for two free tickets to Hersheypark.

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of 45 counts at his child-sex-abuse trial. Jurors announced the verdict Friday after weighing 48 charges accusing him of abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period.

I've always loved the Fourth of July. Growing up, it meant a small-town celebration complete with a bike rodeo, carnival games, yummy food and, of course, fireworks. In honor of this great holiday, I'd like to see photos from residents of York and Adams counties showing their patriotic spirit.

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Welcome to our live chat for the PIAA Wrestling Championships Class AA semifinals. I'm happy to bring you as-it-happens action on as many Class AA semifinal matches. We're paying the PIAA's real-time web publishing fee for tonight's Class AA semifinals and tomorrow's Class AAA semifinals as possible.

Meet the newest members of Digital First Media's ideaLab.These 25 fantastic MediaNews Group employees join their 15 enterprising colleagues at Journal Register Company who have made up the ideaLab for the past two years.The latest members of the ideaLab hail from all parts of MediaNews Group across the country and from different areas of the company.

DETROIT (AP) -- A World War II veteran said nobody helped him in the minutes after he was attacked and carjacked during daylight at a busy Detroit gas station and he had to crawl across a concrete parking lot to get help.

Bring your Penn State football questions and comments for Frank Bodani at 8 p.m. Monday for our weekly PSU live chat. In the meantime, here's Frank's column diving into the deeper story behind PSU's recruitment of star quarterback Christian Hackenberg. And, in case you missed it, Bill O'Brien completed his coaching staff over the weekend.

February 16, 2012|By Gregory Karp | Tribune staff reporter Mars Inc., maker of Snickers chocolate bars and Wrigley gum, plans to stop selling chocolate products that have more than 250 calories per portion, dooming king-sized bars.

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Updated: 02/11/2012 05:51:12 PM EST York, PA - You're invited to join a live video chat on Google+ with York Daily Record/Sunday News photographers at 1 p.m. Thursday. They'll talk about work they've done, and answer your questions about how to make your own photography better.

You shouldn't lie to David Carr and NYT The passage on the right is from and Amy Chozick and David Carr's New York Times story on the Philadelphia newspapers saga.

Tomorrow, more than 700 Penn State students will take to the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center for the start of a 46-hour dance marathon (THON) to raise money for families battling pediatric cancer. The full name of the event is The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.

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Would this photograph qualify as "Portrait" or "Natural Environment"? Hmmm... Maybe it would qualify for one of the categories I suggest below... I wouldn't be the first to suggest that photojournalism contests in their current form don't convey the daily reality of photojournalists. They certainly increase the appreciation of outstanding photojournalism.

Photojournalist at The York Daily Record/Sunday News. Native Texan in love with the Rocky Mountains. Unlike everyone else in the department, I am allergic to cats. About a week and a half ago, my editor asked me if I get motion sickness.