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- 1What Pennsylvania can learn from the Texas measles outbreak●What can Pennsylvania learn from the Texas measles outbreak?
Texas is dealing with a measles outbreak, and health officials and commentators in Pennsylvania are asking what lessons their state can draw from it. The discussion, highlighted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, centers on vaccination rates, public health preparedness, and how quickly outbreaks can spread in communities with low immunization coverage. It reflects wider national concern about measles returning in places where it had been considered eliminated.
- 2Planet Fitness heading to South Hill as Matt Shea buys Division Street building▼The Dirt: Planet Fitness coming to South Hill; Matt Shea buys Division Street building for ministry
Planet Fitness plans to open a location on South Hill, adding a national gym chain to the area's retail landscape. Separately, former state lawmaker Matt Shea has purchased a building on Division Street for use by his ministry. The double commercial real estate news is reported by The Spokesman-Review in its Dirt column, which tracks development in the Spokane region.
- 3Fraternity suspends Madison chapter over hazing allegations●Fraternity suspends Madison chapter facing hazing allegations
A national fraternity has suspended its University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter amid hazing allegations, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The suspension means the chapter can no longer operate while the allegations are reviewed. Hazing investigations at college fraternities typically draw attention from students, parents and university officials concerned about campus safety and Greek life oversight.