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Tens of millions brace for Hurricane Sandy's approach
Tens of millions of people braced Monday for howling winds, torrential downpours and storm surges that authorities warned could bring devastation unlike anything they've seen. Hurricane Sandy could affect as many as 60 million people. "This is the...
Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, White House, Halloween, New York City, Long Island
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Gov. Corbett's gasoline untax may raise $1.85 billion
There are things that make California more attractive, in some ways, than Pennsylvania. There is Yosemite, of course, and it's nice to have either an In-N-Out or a sushi joint on just about every block in some areas, such as the San Fernando Valley....
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Gasoline Industry, Government, Highway Transportation, Executive Branch
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'Yellow dot' program spotlights medical needs at accident scenes
Q: At the Pennsylvania Farm Show the other week, while picking up my complimentary state map, I also grabbed a flier about the PA Yellow Dot Program. Seems like a decent idea, but I've never seen a yellow dot on a car. Is this a new program? What's your...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Allergies, Missing Persons, Transportation Accidents, Alzheimer's Disease
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Turkey and dove seasons begin Saturday in Pennsylvania
Beginning Saturday, it's fall turkey hunting time in most of Pennsylvania, with the important exception of Wildlife Management Unit 5C, which includes most of The Morning Call area. The state game commission noted that reproduction is not at its best...Tags: Hunting, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Orefield, Halloween
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To fight fracking, what Pennsylvania needs is a masterpiece
Movies can have a tremendous impact on society, if they're skillfully made. "Triumph of the Will" was a stunning documentary that helped Adolf Hitler consolidate power. "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary about former Vice President Al Gore's...
Tags: An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Environmental Pollution, Al Gore, Science and Technology, Promised Land (movie)
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Judge temporarily blocks Pennsylvania voter ID law, appeal expected
A Pennsylvania judge ruled Tuesday that state officials cannot enforce a new voter identification law in next month's presidential election. The ruling by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson is expected to be appealed. Supporters argue that the...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Court Preliminary, Laws, Lawyers, Interior Policy
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett bombing public education into Stone Age
The late Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay once famously proclaimed, "We should bomb Vietnam back into the Stone Age." He'll never say it quite so colorfully, but I would argue that Gov. Tom Corbett is engaged in bombing public education in Pennsylvania into...
Tags: Teachers, Government, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State
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Public employees shouldn't get special treatment
I got a call Tuesday from a guy who thought my column that day about former Allentown Mayor Roy Afflerbach was "insulting" to readers. He wondered where I was when Afflerbach was seeking election. I called him back to explain that I wrote before Roy...
Tags: Tom Burke, Teachers, Budgets and Budgeting, Ed Pawlowski, Government
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If natural-gas cars hit the road, who pays the gas taxes?
Q: Regarding the Aug. 2 Morning Call article about vehicles fueled by natural gas, maybe I've been missing something, but how do users of alternatively powered vehicles pay road-use taxes equivalent to the state and federal gasoline taxes the rest of us...Tags: Gasoline Industry, Travel, Passenger Cars, Whitehall, Energy Resources
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Military readiness threatened by fat, unprepared kids
If you've ever built a snowman, you know that it typically starts small and then grows as you roll it through fresh snow. Before you know it, you have a giant base. It's been like that with my recent push for strengthened early childhood education as a...
Tags: Obesity, National Security, Government, Executive Branch, U.S. Army
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Tort reform hopes in Pennsylvania may be in a guillotine chokehold
Just when things were looking up for state reforms aimed at rambunctious litigation, along comes a controversial new lawsuit, filed by one of the newest members of the Pennsylvania Legislature. State Rep. Marty Flynn, D-Lackawanna County, sworn into...Tags: Mixed Martial Arts, Government, Edward G. Rendell, Google Inc., Pennsylvania General Assembly
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Questions go unanswered on proposed new state gas drilling rules
There was happy news this past week for people concerned about what Marcellus Shale gas drilling might be doing to Pennsylvania's water. "DEP proposes stronger rules for regulating shale industry," said a headline in Tuesday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette....Tags: Government, Energy Resources, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch
Oct 29, 2012
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Jan 22, 2013
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Jan 20, 2013
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Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 2, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
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Aug 26, 2012
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Sep 6, 2012
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Jan 5, 2013
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Sep 1, 2012
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