Balloon Quest faces rain and wind at Union Township event
Balloonists, led by Patrick Angiolelli and Louis Merryman, braved scattered rain and unreliable winds at Scotland Meadows Park for Balloon Quest. Pilot discretion guided decisions as 21 pilots prepared 20 balloons, with crews laying tarps on wet grass and balancing safety with airborne hopes amid thunderstorm threats and damp conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balloon Quest
Patrick Angiolelli
Union Township Volunteer Fire Department
Louis Merryman
Angiolelli
Nancy Spohn
George
Altoona
Cleveland
National Weather Service
Scotland Meadows Park
Union Township
Obituary notices list local residents ages and addresses
Constance Crespo 76 Ellwood City Patricia J Fry 66 244 Edinburg Road James J Gravatt 59 Mesquite TX Pansy M Johnson 84 Hill View Manor Ethel Kaba 93 Overlook Medical Clinic Mary E Leonard 74 707 E Edgewood Ave Ethel M Locke 91 Frew Mill Road
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Crespo
Ellwood City
Patricia J. Fry
Edinburg Road
James J. Gravatt
Mesquite
Texas
Pansy M. Johnson
Hill View Manor
Ethel Kaba
Overlook Medical Clinic
Mary E. Leonard
E. Edgewood Ave
Ethel M. Locke
Frew Mill Road
New Republic portrayal taints Youngstown as most crooked city
In a Dear Reader column Mitchel Olszak notes a New Republic article that casts Youngstown as the most crooked city in America and places New Castle not far behind. The item appears on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Reader
Mitchel Olszak
New Republic Magazine
Youngstown
America
New Castle
Olszak
Lottery study ranks Pa. lottery among nation’s most efficient
A Pennsylvanian efficiency study finds the state lottery returns 40.5 percent of ticket sales to state programs, ranks high for senior program funding, and spends 23 cents to generate each dollar of program revenue. The report notes commendable efficiency amid ongoing audit findings of past improper practices and a botched million-dollar spin game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Robert P Casey Jr
Patricia A. McQueen
Casey
Monessen
McQueen
International Gaming and Wagering Business Magazine
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania Revenue Department
Is spanking making a comeback in modern parenting
Judy Hruska reports that more than 50 years after Dr. Spock urged minimal corporal punishment, some parents are again embracing spanking. Online forums discuss its use, Oklahoma and Nevada passed laws allowing parental spanking, and figures like Richard Gephardt recount his childhood discipline. A Harris poll finds about 70 percent doubt today’s youths are as disciplined as they should be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Spock
iVillage.com
Oxygen.com
Oklahoma
Nevada
House
Richard Gephardt
Harris
Sue Ascione
Children’s Advocacy Center
Lawrence County
Parenting alternatives in Lawrence County discuss discipline and spanking
Children advocacy center notes parenting is hard and that spanking as discipline may veer toward physical abuse. Ascione questions rising cases of physical punishment and urges clearer boundaries to protect children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Advocacy Center
Lawrence County
Ascione
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Enon Valley
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Ellport
Charlotte Palus
Golden Hill
Arthur D. Patterson
E. Wallace Ave
June E. Piccuta
English Avenue
Thomas C. Pisula
Lattavo Drive
Susan L. Wilson-Gates
Tamarac
Fla
New Report
State
Judy Hruska
Parenting Alternatives
Daily Record Entertainment
Ncnewsonline.com
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