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DeWitt claims politics played into charges against him
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa.The day after a Connellsville mayoral candidate was held for trial for his alleged involvement in operating a chop shop, the candidate suspects politics to be the major factor. "Do you really think it's a coincidence that those who are related to or...Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Fayette County, Theft, Primaries
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Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses
Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...
Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Movies, Construction, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Turnpike shutdown planned early Sunday
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.A local stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed early Sunday because of a massive reconstruction project in the New Baltimore area at the Somerset-Bedford County line. Both sides of the toll road are scheduled to be closed from midnight...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, Christianity, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Roman Catholicism
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State seeks to unload 23-acre prison site
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.The state wants to sell the 123-acre parcel containing the soon-to-be-closed state prison in Hempfield, a site that Westmoreland County officials said Monday would be good for an office park or another kind of job-creating, taxpaying business. "I want...Tags: Marketing, Tom Corbett, Kim L. Ward, YMCA, Centre County
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Should call boxes be kept on the turnpike?
No With all due respect to smoke signals, Morse code and the telegraph — well, society forges on. Call boxes along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are an expensive, unnecessary and seldom-used taxpayer liability that should be struck from the...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Apple iPhone
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EDITORIAL: CARD GAMES: Pa.'s dealing the green kind to foreign investors in a fundraising scheme
Philadelphia Daily NewsIT'S complicated. That describes a lot in life, but when it describes government schemes to get money, especially for public works like roads, we get nervous. And a new scheme being pursued by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that will award green...Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Immigration, Public Transportation, Personal Data Collection
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PennDOT makes progress on I-81 work
The York Dispatch, Pa.Construction crews are working around the clock to remove a Harrisburg area bridge damaged in a fiery tanker crash last week. Crews started to demolish the eastbound Route 22 bridge over Interstate 81 on Friday and removed a section of it Saturday...Tags: Dauphin County, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Highway Transportation, Traffic
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Seton Hill motto especially poignant at graduation
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Seton Hill University's motto, "Hazard yet forward," is especially meaningful as the school heals from a fatal bus crash in March, said commencement speaker Haley Scott DeMaria. "The hazard we can't control. The forward we can," DeMaria said on Saturday...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Arts and Culture, Accidental Death, Fayette County, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Auditor general says Turnpike connection raises alarms
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Friday that an unusual plan to finance construction of the I-95/Pennsylvania Turnpike connection "raises alarms" and may prompt an investigation by his office. DePasquale said he was especially...Tags: Joint Ventures, Politics, York County (Pennsylvania), Bucks County, Immigration
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National TV commercial highlights county businesses
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County officials hope a national television advertising campaign will be a catalyst for local business growth. During the past two weeks, film crews from Mineral Point-based Wix Pix Productions have been traveling the county shooting scenes...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Economic Policy, Television Industry, Politics, Elections
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I-81 could be closed through Sunday after tanker crash; some Turnpike tolls waived
(MCT) — Traffic will be disrupted for days — and possibly months — at a major Interstate 81 interchange in the Harrisburg area after a fiery crash involving a diesel tanker caused serious damage Thursday to the road and bridges. The...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Tom Corbett, Executive Branch, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Politics
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Chinese investors to fund Pa. turnpike I-95 connection
(MCT) — To help pay for the construction of the long-awaited connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95, turnpike officials plan to borrow $200 million from wealthy foreign investors. The investors, expected to be primarily from China,...Tags: Politics, Financial Markets, Sales, Immigration, Parties and Movements
May 18, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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