Basking in baseball, apple pie – and awards

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Mark Rupsis, the chief operating officer of Chester County, is the recipient of the 2016 'Outstanding Chief Clerk Award' from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.

Chester County’s top administrative official typically takes pride in being in charge and knowing what’s happening. But that pattern got interrupted last week when Chester County Chief Operating Officer Mark Rupsis attended the 130th Annual Conference of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. Rupsis said the announcement that he was the recipient of the statewide “Outstanding Clerk Award” caught him completely by surprise. CCAP recognized…

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Wellness, Jackie’s Way: Science of food,GMOs

First, a definition: Genetically modified organisms are defined as organisms whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found there. Second, the purpose of genetically altering plants is to improve their durability through drought tolerance or disease resistance or their nutritional value. And these changes are aimed at increasing yield and…

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