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The Confederate general From Pennsylvania
People who passed John Pemberton on the streets of Allentown must have thought him an impressive figure. This 60-year-old's lean, 5-foot-10-inch, ramrod-straight frame showed a positively military bearing. His finely tailored suits added to Pemberton's...Tags: Christianity, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Career and Workplace
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Slow road for Turnpike's electric-car charging stations
Q: The planned Turnpike car-charging stations you wrote about some time ago raise a few questions. How much will the Turnpike Commission be charging car owners to 'charge up' their plug-in hybrid or electric cars? Are there reliable studies showing that a...Tags: Vehicles, Road Transportation, Transportation, Car Guides and Reviews, Coopersburg
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Awards and honors for Lehigh Valley residents
Roger Lehmann was formally installed as president of the Pennsylvania Association of Sewage Enforcement Officers during the organization's annual meeting March 4 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Grantville. In addition to being a Pennsylvania-...Tags: Media Industry, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Journalism, Board of Directors
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$1M Powerball-winning ticket sold in Midland
Beaver County Times, Pa.Beaver County's lottery luck has continued with a $1 million Powerball-winning ticket sold in Midland. The Pennsylvania Lottery has confirmed one of two million dollar tickets in the state for Saturday's drawing was sold at the CoGo's at 1030 Midland...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery, Dauphin County, Lotteries, Middletown
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Woman sentenced to 6 years in prison in theft of Ben Franklin bust
The Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA A Philadelphia woman was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for stealing a rare bust of Benjamin Franklin from a Bryn Mawr home. Prosecutors said U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II also ordered 47-year-old Andrea Lawton to serve...Tags: Prisons, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Elkton, Prosecution
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Phila. controller's race enlivens a sleepy ballot season
The Philadelphia InquirerFor any city controller in Philadelphia there is a conflict between the ideal job specifications and the political reality of getting yourself elected. The public would like to see a snarling watchdog keeping a wary eye over city finances, fearlessly...Tags: Local Government, Housing and Urban Planning, Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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Casey, Toomey on Senate committee that will investigate IRS next week
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania's two U.S. senators sit on the powerful tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, which will begin its investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups at a hearing on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats are...Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Parties and Movements, Richard Nixon, Tea Party Movement, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
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Fraud report highlights need to stay vigilant
Pennsylvania ranks high in a new report on fraud, and the common scams highlighted in the report continue to dog victims in the Lehigh Valley. A Lower Macungie Township man was conned out of $300 this month in one of those swindles. He was duped into...Tags: Allentown, FedEx Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Computer Crime, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Sestak to skip governor's race, seek Senate in 2016
The Philadelphia InquirerFormer Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak said Tuesday that he planned to run for the Senate in 2016, setting the table for an eventual rematch with Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The decision helps shape the Democratic race for the nomination to challenge...Tags: Joe Sestak, U.S. Senate, Federal Election Commission, Executive Branch, U.S. Congress
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Pennsylvania getting swept into national 'Common Core' education debate
HARRISBURG — In the last three years, the Bethlehem Area School District and other districts have spent lots of money rewriting curriculum and lessons to prepare students for tougher state-sanctioned academic standards and exams. "It's got to be...Tags: Executive Branch, Mike Folmer, Regional Authority, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Parties and Movements
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BRIEF: About Jack Gulati
Reading Eagle, Pa.Born Ashok Kumar Gulati on Sept. 20, 1942, in Gujranwala, India. Son of Jagjit Lal and Leela Wanti Gulati. Arrived in U.S. June 30, 1958. Married to the former Rosemary Murphy for 39 years. Father of David, Charles and Michael Gulati; 10...Tags: Business, U.S. Congress, Small Businesses, Berks County, Federal Communications Commission
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BRIEF: Fire levels barn, cottage near Gilbertsville
Reading Eagle, Pa.A fire destroyed a two-story barn and a small cottage in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, officials said Saturday. Dozens of firefighters from Berks, Montgomery and Chester counties spent nearly seven hours at the scene Friday afternoon,...
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