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Be it Resolved: Let's all have a Happier New Year
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share thisWith the exception of a handful of Wall Street bankers who still are counting their bonuses, very few people are shedding tears this morning over the passage of 2009.
It's a time for optimism as the new year and decade dawn this morning. In that spirit, following are some headlines and capsules we hope to see published in the coming year, which also reflect some of the positions that The Review expects to advocate on this page:
Marcellus Shale natural gas bounty reaches wide spectrum of area residents
Incomes up, unemployment down
Bradford County retailers enjoy renewed prosperity
Earnings reduce costs of public pension fix
Cooperation, good government continue to improve under the courthouse dome in Towanda
Iraq troop withdrawals on schedule
State voters OK constitutional convention
Congress closes Medicare "doughnut hole"
NEPA towns OK regional police forces, expand joint firefighter pacts
State approves Marcellus Shale extraction tax
DEP upgrades gas-drilling rules to match N.Y.; protection of underground water supply a top priority at state/federal levels
Feds boost local sewer funds to help clean Chesapeake
Nate Bump earns a spot with Phillies, does well
Lackawanna: County keeps Triple A Yankee baseball franchise
Scranton Medical school spurs spin-off industries, satellite facilities thrive; existing facilities find more ways to cooperate, improve region's health care
Date certain for Scranton-NYC rail service, leading to Twin Tiers connections
JoePa wins 400th game, says he hadn't noticed
BCS scrapped in favor of playoff
Easing credit restarts stalled development projects; reinvigorates efforts in downtown Towanda, Waverly, N.Y., and elsewhere.
Progress Authority woos new industry and jobs, shores up existing operations for western Bradford and elsewhere in the county
'Bonusgate' spurs sweeping ethics reforms
More college grads remaining in northeast Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission rolled into PennDOT
Feds reject - again - tolls on I-80
School boards, teachers' unions and taxpayers in Troy and elsewhere in the Twin Tiers gain better understanding of each others responsibilities and financial hardships
As economy improves, good will flourishes among area families, friends, neighbors - in fact, all residents - and extends to visiting workers
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