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Sunday Nov 23 | LancasterOnline

Soldier on to Iraq

Every 4½ minutes the horror movie soundtrack let out a scream. Neil Gussman recalled timing the outbursts on his watch not long ago as he relaxed in a military barracks with 39 roommates.

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Related Topix: Lancaster Metro, Lancaster, PA, US Military, US Army, Fort Indiantown Gap, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, Gap, PA

Thu Nov 20, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

MAWC approves $17M in projects

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County on Wednesday authorized more than $17 million in construction projects for improvements to the system's aging water lines.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, South Greensburg, PA, Greensburg, PA, New Stanton, PA

Tue Nov 18, 2008

KNOE-TV Monroe

Study shows retailers get $1B of sales tax back

A new study has found some states - including Oklahoma - are giving retailers back about $1 billion in sales taxes each year.

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Related Topix: Collecting, Life, Hobbies

Sat Nov 15, 2008

Home

Iowa hosts national climate symposium

Iowa will play host to a national symposium on climate change next week at the Honey Creek Resort State Park near Centerville.

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Related Topix: Oceania, American Samoa, World News

Thu Nov 13, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

Pa. Oil City Still Pumping Black Gold

Skyrocketing oil prices and a sluggish economy are not a helpful combination. But in Venango County, people are tapping into oil on their own property to try to help the economy, and profit on the price of the ...

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Related Topix: Oil City, PA, Venango County, PA, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Pittsburgh Metro

Wed Nov 12, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Oklahoma Borough raises taxes 4 mills

Oklahoma residents appear to be facing a whopping 65 percent tax hike, but may avoid most if not all of it by paying less for sewerage service.

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Mon Nov 10, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Group says Pa. could improve insurance info for consumers

Pennsylvania's insurance department needs to do a better job helping consumers choose the best insurance for their cars and homes, the Consumer Federation of America said in a report released today.

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Related Topix: California, PA

Sun Nov 09, 2008

PR-inside.com

ProSchools Receives Approval in Washington to Offer Four New Mortgage Broker Courses

ProSchools, a leader in mortgage broker education, has developed new mortgage broker courses, designed to meet continuing education requirements for Washington mortgage brokers and loan originators.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Washington, Washington Government

Fri Nov 07, 2008

Pottstown Mercury

Judge worries about mother's influence on teen

Frank and Michele Cossey have redecorated their Plymouth Meeting home in the hope their 15-year-old son, who is at a juvenile detention center in Western Pennsylvania, will soon be able to return home to visit.

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Related Topix: Plymouth Meeting, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Erdenheim, PA, Grove City, PA

Thu Nov 06, 2008

Perry County Weekly

Yes They Can: Change sweeps through legislatures

Change swept through state legislatures as well as the campaign for presidency this year, with the biggest upset being the end of 40 years of GOP rule in the New York state Senate that put Democrats in charge ...

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Related Topix: US News, New York Metro, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Nov 04, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

Westmoreland Man Drives 16 Hours From Oklahoma To Vote

A Westmoreland County man does not take his right to vote lightly, so he traveled from Oklahoma to Youngwood to cast his ballot in Tuesday's election.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Youngwood, PA

Thu Oct 30, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Ceramic pots at Clay Place appeal to whimsy but have practical uses

Yoko Sekino-Bove's latest solo exhibition at the Clay Place in Carnegie is a delight to behold.

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Related Topix: Carnegie, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Sewickley, PA, Washington, PA, Farmington, PA

Wed Oct 22, 2008

Pittsburgh Business Times

84 Lumber continutes consolidation; closes more stores

After closing a total of nine stores in such states as Alabama, Illinois and Oklahoma a few weeks ago, the Eighty-Four, Pa.-based company closed another 20 stores Tuesday including western Pennsylvania stores ...

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Related Topix: Eighty Four, PA, Belle Vernon, PA, Meadville, PA, Indiana, PA, California, PA

Wed Oct 15, 2008

Keystonepolitics.com

Thinking of voting a straight party ticket? Think again.

In email to supporters of the organization Black Box Voting , an organization devoted to fixing flaws in voting machines, informed them of votes being miscounted or not counted at all when the straight party ...

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Thu Oct 09, 2008

Perry County Times

Mrs. Pa. spreads message of hope at West Perry

Mrs. Pa. spreads message of hope at West Perry By Bonnie Swinehart "Her presentation covered a combination of issues including fitness, nutrition, body image, cancer awareness, child abuse and life as a ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, US Military, US Army, Carlisle Barracks

Fri Oct 03, 2008

MergeDigital

-- Cheap W Huge consignment sale is a great way to buy, sell and save

No longer are hand-me-downs looked down upon, as moms and dads sift through name brands such as Gap, Gymboree and Janie and Jack.

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Related Topix: Gap, PA, Allentown Metro, Allentown, PA, Coopersburg, PA, Center Valley, PA, Entertainment

Sun Sep 28, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Kiski goes silent

For more than eight weeks, our reporter has been seeking information from Alle-Kiski Valley school districts on how much their top administrators make compared to administrators five years ago.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Vandergrift, PA

Fri Sep 19, 2008

The Daily Local News

Big fun at the fair

If "Oklahoma!" was Oscar Hammerstein's picnic, then "State Fair" was his barn dance.

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Alabama Live

Mo. scraps private financing for bridge project

Credit market troubles have forced officials to scrap an innovative plan to fix hundreds of Missouri's worst bridges, thwarting what was to serve as a national roadmap for quickly renovating aging ...

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Related Topix: Missouri, Alternative, Missouri Government

Thu Sep 18, 2008

Philly.com

The Invisible People

For nearly two centuries they lived unseen, specters on the land their ancestors occupied for 10,000 years and more.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania

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