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A rally calling for an end to Pennsylvania’s coronavirus restrictions is set for 11 a.m. today at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. Organizers of the “Pennsylvania Assemble for Freedom” event say they are gathering “to call out the governor, and to demand to be set free from any, and all restrictions, and to return freedom of choice to ‘We the People.‘” According to organizers, speakers will address the crowd starting at noon. They include lawmakers like state Sen. Doug Mastriano, state Rep. Russ Diamond, as well as business owners and representatives of organizations like ReOpen PA. “We will be peaceful,...

West Shore barber Brad Shepler has rapidly become a symbol of the growing revolt against Gov. Tom Wolf’s order closing non-life-essential businesses over the coronavirus. That was unmistakable Thursday morning, two days after state officials threatened to revoke Shepler’s barbering license and fine him up to $10,000 a day for reopening his East Pennsboro Township shop in violation of the closure edict. A crowd of several dozen filled the small parking lot of his business, Shep’s Barber Shop, off Wertzville Road to cheer him on. A bevy of Republican legislators, headed by state Sen. Mike Regan, showered Shepler with promises...