Jennifer Palik

By Jennifer Palik | jpalik@pennlive.com and Megan Lavey-Heaton | mheaton@pennlive.com Tropical Storm Agnes was the worst disaster to hit Pennsylvania, leaving 48 dead and more than 65,000 homes and 3,000 businesses destroyed. However, when the storm first developed and moved over the southern United States, few thought it would have any sort of impact on Pennsylvania.

Editor’s note: This week, I’ve asked Patriot-News senior editor Jen Palik to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how the paper is produced. - Cate Barron Dear reader, When I started at The Patriot-News nearly 20 years ago, PennLive was in its infancy. Stories generally were posted to the website only after they ran in the newspaper. Today, the process starts online. PennLive editors and reporters decide what stories to cover and update the website nearly 24/7.

Associated PressBob Cratchit carries Tiny Tim in a scene from the 2009 Disney version of "A Christmas Carol." None of us can forget poor Tiny Tim Cratchit from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” The “good as gold” boy from the classic story has inspired many to give generously. But his story, set in London in the mid-1800s, has also given rise to much debate about what ailed him.