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   Diabetes and its costs: Worry grows
About one out of every six Pennsylvania hospital stays involved diabetes last year, generating a total bill of more than $6 billion, according to a new state report.

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IN EDUCATION  

   New teachers struggle to connect, gain respect
Twenty-two-year-old Mimi Doherty grew up in a big Irish Catholic family in Scranton. In May, she graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass., ready to change the world.


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   Day trip diVINE
Spend an afternoon in Pa. wine country.


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   Minority scholarship program
The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News are seeking help from area teachers in finding top minority high school students for scholarships that total $40,000 each.

IN TRAVEL  

   Getting away from it all -- and at oh-so-tempting rates
You've heard it all by now: how palm trees sway in gentle breezes, how soft waves caress the shore, how couples stroll hand in hand on moonlit walks, how everyday cares fade amid the sensual pleasures of lush islands.

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IN HEALTH  

   Feds seek public input on vaccine
The government is seeking public input before it decides whether to let a few dozen toddlers and preschoolers be vaccinated against smallpox, a study to test the best children's vaccine dose but one raising thorny questions about safety and ethics.

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   A haunting tune
Ohio family fled old home in 1905, never to return. Was it haunted? Plus, lots more scary home stories.

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