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Corbett's asset test finds little abuse in $2.6 billion food stamp program
It's the question Kathryn Hoffman hates to ask, especially of the elderly people who come into her office looking for help. Do you have a burial plot? How much is it worth? But that question is one of many Hoffman must ask as a food stamp outreach...
Tags: Patricia H Vance, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Executive Branch, Monroe County (Pennsylvania)
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General Services secretary touts state purchasing program for small businesses
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County lost purchasing power under the Gov. Ed Rendell administration because the administration focused on buying in bulk from bigger suppliers and vendors, Somerset County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ron Aldom said. Aldom is...Tags: Business, Politics, Executive Branch, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Tom Corbett
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Free pretzels today: Celebrate pretzel history (but you have to tell a joke)
Free pretzels are being offered today at the Pretzelmaker chain to celebrate National Pretzel Day (find locations below). Now there's a holiday that flies low under the radar. Yet it was 30 years ago that Pennsylvania Rep. Robert S. Walker declared a...
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Local officials endorse Reibman
Valley 610Glenn Reibman has received a slew of endorsements from local officials throughout Northampton County, including Glendon Mayor Charles Seip, Forks Township Supervisor Robert Egolf, Pen Argyl Constable Paul Gilmore, Easton Deputy Mayor Ken Brown and... -
Northampton County executive race getting nasty
My Hall of Fame — for which I am seeking nominations over the next few weeks — includes several exhibits involving wild campaign fliers. Tony Rybak's amazing "Diamond Johnny Callahan" flier, for example, featuring Rybak's mayoral opponent...Tags: Primaries, Charlie Dent, John Callahan, Bethlehem Steel
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UPDATED: Status report on Toomey-Manchin gun talks expected around 5 p.m.
Call Washington BureauUPDATED: Sen. Pat Toomey kept his head down as he quickly walked past a gaggle of reporters. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who Toomey is working with on a background check compromise, sprinted past several huddled reporters, arms pumping,...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Manchin III, Crime, Law and Justice
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Straddling the worlds of high finance and community activism
In 1972, Jim Reynolds was less than two months shy of graduating from Chicago Vocational High School, with plans of becoming a television repairman. Raised in Englewood on the city's South Side, he had been studying the trade for two years when his...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Englewood, Graduation, Bonds, Joe Paterno
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Barron endorses McClure for Norco exec
Valley 610Northampton County Controller Stephen Barron on Tuesday announced he would endorse Councilman Lamont McClure for county executive. "Mr. McClure is the only candidate who is ready to do the job of Northampton County executive," McClure said in a statement.... -
Rendell to campaign for Callahan
Valley 610Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed. Rendell will headline a rally for Northampton County executive candidate and Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan on March 26. This will be Callahan's second high-profile show of support this month. Last week U.S. Rep. Matt... -
Is Toomey the key to gun legislation?
Call Washington BureauCould Sen. Pat Toomey be the Democrats chance to get gun control legislation passed? Reports circulated Friday afternoon that the Pennsylvania Republican is in talks with West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on a bill to expand background checks on...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, U.S. Senate, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Manchin III
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Kass: Republican Bruce Rauner takes no position on gay marriage
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire Republican businessman who wants to become governor of Illinois, sat down with me for an interview Thursday and dodged questions about same-sex marriage. It took about four tries to pin him down on where he stands,...
Tags: Kirk W Dillard, Regional Authority, Rahm Emanuel, Forrest Claypool, Bill Brady
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Ed Rendell's payments from gas drilling interests not disclosed in pro-fracking column
Former Gov. Ed Rendell, whose Democratic Party usually comes down on the side of protecting the environment, once called New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo "crazy" for backing a moratorium on gas drilling until environmental concerns could be resolved. This past...Tags: Credit and Debt, Environmental Pollution, Politics, Regional Authority, Tom Corbett
Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
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Mar 30, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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