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Jim Thorpe ruling portends disturbing questions about Ira Hayes
There cannot be anything less dignified than a bunch of lawyers fighting over the corpse of a hero who deserves to be honored and to rest in peace. Today, the battle is over Jim Thorpe. Tomorrow, maybe it will be over Ira Hayes. Thorpe won 1912...
Tags: Heroism, Judges, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Bethlehem mayoral candidates each raise more than $55,000
Democrats J. William Reynolds and Robert Donchez raised nearly the same amount of money this year for the Bethlehem mayoral contest, but Donchez's early fundraising efforts from last year were too large to surpass. Donchez had $167,600 to spend on the...Tags: Pen Argyl, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Elections, Politics, Primaries
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Valley News Dispatch wins big in Golden Quill awards
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.Valley News Dispatch staff won five Golden Quill Awards on Monday from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, the most of any newspaper in its circulation category. Nine VND articles and three photographs published in 2012 were finalists in the club'...Tags: Photography, Methamphetamine (drug), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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BRIEF: Pittsburgh homeowners would see taxes decrease under new plan
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess introduced legislation on Tuesday to use $7.5 million in state funding available in 2015 to reduce taxes for about 14,000 homeowners. State law provides about $7.5 million annually for property tax relief, but the... -
BRIEF: One killed in collision in Washington County
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOne person died when a tractor-trailer and SUV collided in Washington County on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The accident occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. along Henderson Avenue near the intersection of Petronka Lane in Chartiers,... -
Deciding whether to serve another drink a tough call for Pittsburgh bar owners
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWalk down Carson Street on a Saturday night and chances are you'll find signs of visible intoxication: slurred or boisterous speech, poor coordination, listlessness and sudden changes in behavior. For most people, these are annoyances that exist in...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Business
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BRIEF: Pennsylvania Senate names Pittsburgh's 31st Street Bridge for veteran killed in Vietnam
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Pennsylvania Senate voted unanimously Monday to name Pittsburgh's 31st Street Bridge in honor of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Raymond Prom, a Reserve Township veteran who died protecting soldiers in Vietnam in 1969. A 20-year-old machine gun squad...Tags: Human Interest, Tom Corbett, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Vietnam, Dom Costa
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Lawmakers hear case for Common Core school standards
The letters decrying Pennsylvania's relatively new academic standards for students began arriving about six weeks ago in state Rep. Paul Clymer's email and mailbox. The letters were on the same form or used the same language so Clymer could tell they...Tags: Education, Teachers, Barack Obama, Schools, Government
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Bail denied for man accused of threats against Obama, agents
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA McKees Rocks man who repeatedly threatened President Obama and then threatened to kill the Secret Service agents investigating his threats will be held in jail until someone comes up with a better solution, a federal judge ruled Monday. Jesse J....Tags: Schizophrenia, Judges, Barack Obama, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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BRIEF: Newsmaker: Dr. Ian Pollack
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNoteworthy: Pollack was selected as chairman of the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. He has been a member of the editorial board for the past 11 years. In his role as chairman, he will review articles submitted for publication...Tags: Surgery, Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh, Colleges and Universities
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Wilson's financials delay rescue
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT MONEY -- the financial ballast that has helped keep the sailboat-shaped August Wilson Center for African American Culture afloat -- may dry up until center officials provide a 2012 audit and business plan. "We can't do any more...Tags: Finance, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance
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W.Pa. abortion clinics struggle under stricter regulations
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewState officials say they moved quickly to strengthen regulations for abortion clinics upon learning of a "house of horrors" in Philadelphia that performed gruesome late-term abortions. The stricter rules led several local clinics to close and are...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Kermit Gosnell, Planned Parenthood, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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