Saturday Jul 12 | The Progress
Between May 30 and June 6, a known woman wrote four checks totaling $170 to Leyo's Supermarket that were returned for insufficient funds.
Mr. Witherite slowed to pull his vehicle off the roadway when Mr. Johnston's vehicle struck the back of it.
The vehicle will have front end and windshield damage. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 857-3800. Lawrence Township Reports have been received of tractor-trailer traffic on a township road ...
Crash-site crane dismantled for 9/11 tribute
For nearly seven years, the large crane about a half-mile from the Flight 93 crash site has been part of the experience for visitors.
Two Tenet hospitals at odds with Blue Cross
“When a health-care provider demands excessive and unwarranted compensation increases, we cannot agree, because such out-of-line increases will unfairly drive up our customers' premiums”
Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s two hospitals in the region - Hahnemann University Hospital and St. via Philly.com
Auditor General Wagner backs Obama
“Senator Obama has proven to us that he has the leadership to lead our country, not just out of this war, but to make sure veterans”
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner today endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president. via The Valley Herald
Chris Satullo: Winners and losers in political Phila.
This week, Pennsylvania became the much-analyzed Land of the Cling-ons - and Philadelphia the temporary capital of Colbert Nation. via Philly.com
5CD Race: Scarnati Endorses Walker
“I am proud to endorse Derek Walker for Congress and I urge all Republicans to join me in voting for him on Tuesday, April 22”
Republican Congressional Candidate Derek Walker received another endorsement Thursday in his bid for U.S. Congress in Pennsylvania's Fifth District. via GantDaily.com
Obama says attacks haven't crossed a racial line
“Unfortunately, for the last eight years there has been no vision in America”
Sen. Barack Obama speaks during a town hall-style meeting with veterans at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pa., on Tuesday. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Government giving tied to taxes
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury.”
Pennsylvania's presidential primary is rapidly approaching, and because of the dynamics of this year's campaign to determine the Democrat Party's nominee, Pennsylvania's vote is very much in play. via The Lebanon Daily News
Clinton, Romney make campaign stops in Pennsylvania
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the Allegheny County Democratic Committee's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner. via The York Daily Record
Pa. Senate votes to toughen ID requirements for public benefits
“All we're asking is the state, under public welfare and public programs, verify citizenship, verify that those receiving public benefits are American citizens, are here legally and entitled to these benefits”
People who want public benefits from unemployment compensation to admission to a state-subsidized university would have to prove they are U.S. citizens or legal residents under a bill approved Wednesday by the ... via The York Daily Record
“The program will feature both lectures and activities”
Grade school teachers can refresh or expand their knowledge about ecology and the environment by attending the Forest Resources Institute for Teachers, June 30 - July 1, 2008. via Tri State Observer
Wind chimes alert homeowner to would-be burglar
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information on a thwarted burglary in Fawn Township. via The York Daily Record
Bill Clinton makes campaign stop in Altoona
Bill Clinton took a verbal jab at critics of his wife's bid for the Democratic nomination for president. via The Tribune-Democrat
Pa. docs lose med-mal subsidy as health care debate hits impasse
“We expect and hope the House will take up the bill they have and send it to Gov. Rendell so health care providers can have predictability”
A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed Monday, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an impasse ... via The York Daily Record
Inside Out: Building doctors' emotional link to patients
“Neither the patient nor I had any emotional support.”
In a recent column I described my experience dealing with a severe illness in a health care system that was often devoid of the compassion I needed but rarely received. via Philly.com
Philipsburg Main Street Program Receives Accreditation
“The organizations we name each year as National Main Street Programs are those that have demonstrated the skills and comprehensive perspective needed to succeed in Main Street revitalization.”
The efforts of the Philipsburg Main Street Program over the past year has earned it recognition for commercial district revitalization by meeting standards for performance set by the National Trust Main Street ... via GantDaily.com
Man dies in confrontation with teens on Philly subway platform
A man collapsed and later died after a mid-afternoon confrontation with a group of teenagers on a downtown subway platform, authorities said. via Centre Daily Times
AG: Multi-Million Dollar Bust Started With Low-Level Buy
“The drug business can be very profitable for these people, until inevitably, they end up in prison.”
The breakup of an 18-dealer, multimillion-dollar drug ring in the Susquehanna Valley started with a small undercover purchase from a low-level street dealer in Cumberland County, officials at the Pennsylvania ... via WGAL