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Pennsylvania in middle of fat pack
The latest nationwide obesity rankings may be another reason for Pennsylvanians to consider more grilled veggies and fewer burgers and hot dogs when they fire up the grill this Fourth of July.
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Booming borderland business
Phantom Fireworks distributes fliers to encourage fireworks safety, and it has a safety display set up where customers walk into the store.
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Speed eaters gain weight, clog arteries but have few regrets
Don Lerman set a record by eating seven sticks of salted butter in five minutes.
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Pennsylvania State Senator Refuses To Apologize For His Remarks About ...
During a June 19 radio debate , Pennsylvania State Sen. John Eichelberger repeatedly asserted that same-sex marriage is wrong, " dysfunctional ," and would lead to "polygamy, marrying younger people." But perhaps his most shocking comments came when fellow lawmaker Sen.
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Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.
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Pennsylvania: Ex-Lawmaker Seeks New Trial
A former state senator, Vincent J. Fumo, is seeking a new trial on corruption charges, claiming the jury was tainted.
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Newspaper: Is bribery legal in Pennsylvania?
The revelation that Pennsylvania politicians received nearly $17 million from people connected to the gambling industry has prompted the Philadelphia Daily News to ask about the ethics and legality of cash flowing into the pockets of Pennsylvania politicos charged with overseeing gambling.
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Big Butler Fair peers into Pennsylvania's past
"Antebellum" is a word associated more with the pre-Civil War South than Butler County.
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Man charged in shooting death of IUP student
As weeks passed and Shavaughn Wallace's killing went unsolved, her mother would wander into her bedroom, still filled with her clothes and her smell, wondering whether the case would go cold.
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Panel Clears Police Services Bill
Fees for Pennsylvania municipalities that don't maintain their own police forces are under consideration in the state House of Representatives.
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Editorials from around Pennsylvania
Dealing with a shaky economy: Very difficult. Looking to overhaul a messy American health care system: Very difficult.
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Soybean acres at record high
U.S. farmers planted a record-breaking soybean crop this spring, according to USDA's June 30 Planted Acreage report.
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Unlucky seven
Ed Rendell without a spending plan in place, a reality that many have come to grudgingly accept.
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Group says online job ads decreased in June
Online job advertisements declined by over 500,000 in June compared with the same period a year earlier, but a national report shows only a modest decrease from May, a private research group says.
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Pa. House sends health insurance bill to Senate
A bill to open Pennsylvania's government-subsidized health insurance program to 85,000 more lower-income adults won House approval Monday.
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Rendell: Budget Deal Likely Won't Come Soon
Gov. Ed Rendell is warning Pennsylvanians not to expect a state budget deal this week or next.
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Former Pa. man convicted in cocaine ring
A former Pennsylvania resident has been convicted of federal charges for his role in a multimillion-dollar cocaine distribution ring making use of fruit shipments in Connecticut and New York.
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Wilkes-Barre native named 2009 Miss Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre native Shannon Doyle is the 2009 Miss Pennsylvania, after winning the crown Saturday night during the Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant held at the Syria Mosque near Pittsburgh.
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Strikers, Penelec agree to fed mediation in Pa.
The union representing about 500 striking workers have agreed to use a federal mediator to help settle their dispute with the utility company Penelec.
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Unemployment benefits to run out for 20,000 in Pennsylvania
More than 20,000 Pennsylvanians are expected to exhaust their jobless benefits in mid-July. The state Department of Labor and Industry expects them to be the first large wave of people who have gone through as many as 72 weeks of unemployment benefits.
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