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Allentown's fiscal problems are bad, but Harrisburg's are even worse
Allentown has a $200 million red ink problem, which, it seems, is the fault of any city politician not currently in office, and a population of 118,000 as of the 2010 census. That $200 million, split 118,000 ways, comes to less than $1,700 per person....Tags: Elections, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Museums, Local Elections, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Young people fascinated with history
History is for old fogeys, right? Well, then, what are all these young people doing volunteering at the Washington County Historical Society? And, why are high and middle school students engaged with in-depth historical research projects? Interns and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Battle of Antietam, The Pennsylvania State University, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health Treatments
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Mayor of fiscally distressed Harrisburg ousted
Linda Thompson, the Harrisburg mayor who asked Pennsylvania to designate the state's capital city as fiscally distressed in 2010, lost her re-election bid in the Democratic Party primary to a local bookstore owner. Eric Papenfuse, 41, who owns the...Tags: Elections, Dauphin County, Politics
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Two Waynesboro women killed in one-vehicle crash
waynesboro@herald-mail.comTwo Waynesboro women were killed early Sunday when their vehicle hit a guardrail on Interstate 81 north of Harrisburg, Pa. Molly K. Kever, 20, and Sara J. Ballard, 21, died after a 1996 Dodge Neon driven by Kever entered a grass median off a curve,...Tags: Obituaries, Dauphin County, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Walmart
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Morning Call takes first in Sandusky coverage
The Morning Call was recognized by the Associated Press this weekend with a first-place award for its coverage of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse trial in June. The award for general news reporting was presented to The Morning Call staff at the annual...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Abusive Behavior, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Halloween, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Shield Pa. taxpayers from a 'pension tsunami'
Pennsylvania's pension crisis is about to hit state homeowners and taxpayers, and the results won't be pretty. The state's two pension systems — for state government workers and public school employees — are, together, more than $47...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, 401K, Pension and Welfare, Bucks County, Retirement
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Memorial Day 2013 closings
Washington County - All county administrative offices will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. - Trash will not be collected. - The County Commuter will not operate Monday. - City of Hagerstown - City of Hagerstown offices are closed Monday. -...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Memorial Day, Labor Legislation, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Where in the world is Ed Pawlowski? All over the place, according to his campaign records
Valley 610When you’re looking at campaign finance reports, the people who give candidates money are often more interesting than where candidates spend it. But that’s not the case with Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski’s latest report. In the first four... -
Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Rebellions, Abraham Lincoln, Culture, Battle of Antietam, U.S. Army
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Natural Resources, Teaching and Learning, Conservation, Abraham Lincoln, Environmental Issues
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NDSU riders place in National Competition
All three North Dakota State University equestrian team members who advanced to national competition placed in their respective category. Karley Schaefer, a freshman from West Fargo, earned third place in intermediate horsemanship at the Intercollegiate... -
Without D.C., Maryland would be sunk
Dan Rodricks is absolutely clueless. His article criticizing CEOs for their opinions regarding taxation and regulatory policies ("Complaining CEOs need to take a hike," May 8) has to be the most stupid piece on the subject that I have ever read. The...Tags: Corporate Officers
May 23, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 23, 2013
|Column| Herald Mail
May 21, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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