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Licensing ties to Joe Paterno cut by Penn State
Penn State has severed ties with the name, likeness and image of former head football coach Joe Paterno. The ...
14 years ago
Pomegranates, mattocks and more: Gifts gardeners will love
Gardeners should be the easiest people in the world to buy for. There are so many tools, plants, books, and gewgaws marketed to this cro ...
14 years ago
Mt. Airy Village Fair features children’s choir
Singers greeted shoppers who came out to this year’s Mt. Airy Village Fair on the corner of Carpenter Lane and Greene Street. The e ...
14 years ago
GOP candidates vying for Casey’s Senate seat debate in N.Y.
Ten Republicans are competing for the chance to take on Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey next year. Most of them met in New York f ...
14 years ago
Pa. legislative map changes await vote
The once-a-decade redistricting process will soon come to a close in Pennsylvania with a vote set on new boundaries. The five-memb ...
14 years ago
Pa. plan for public-private transportation venture set for a vote
Study after study shows Pennsylvania’s roads are deteriorating. One state lawmaker is proposing a way to bankroll transporta ...
14 years ago
Not in the mood to occupy? How do you show discontent?
Camping out in public to draw attention to corporate greed, ineffectual government and growing income inequality might not be for you.&nb ...
14 years ago
Tracking an epidemic with the glow of the night sky
A Princeton researcher is using satellite images of the night sky to track the transmission of measles in Niger. Postdoctoral rese ...
14 years ago
Cash cowed: Penn students find giving $100,000 away is complicated process
Students in an urban studies class at the University of Pennsylvania were assigned extra homework this semester: give away $100,000. ...
14 years ago
Police charge 23 people in riots that erupted after Paterno’s firing
Police in State College have charged 23 people in the riots that occurred after Penn State’s legendary football coach Joe Paterno w ...
14 years ago
LCB pulls controversial ad in ‘responsible drinking’ campaign
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board has pulled a controversial ad in a public awareness campaign encouraging responsible drinking. ...
14 years ago
Vote set on abortion rule for Pa. health exchange
Two weeks ago, Pennsylvania decided to set up a state-run health exchange. Now some lawmakers are ready to set rules for the marketplace ...
14 years ago
Bar mitzvah project helps lighten electrical load for local charity
What can you do to help your community? That’s the question many Jewish youth, including 13-year-old Ari Bortman, face when prepar ...
14 years ago
N.J. may penalize towns for not sharing
New Jersey lawmakers have advanced legislation that would encourage New Jersey towns to share services. The measure, sponsored by ...
14 years ago
NJ STARS scholarship program may lose a bit of its luster
New Jersey lawmakers are considering some changes in the NJ STARS scholarship program. Proposed revisions call for the program to ...
14 years ago