Rotary Youth Leadership Award camp empowers Western Pa students
More than 100 high school juniors from 56 schools in Rotary District 7280 attend Westminster College for a week of leadership training. Co director Jackie Jaros notes 70 female and 38 male students were selected and receive a $350 scholarship. Westminster offers a $60,000 college scholarship for attendees who maintain a 3.5 GPA.
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Westminster College
Western Pennsylvania
Jackie Jaros
Allegheny County
New York State Line
Jaros
Westminster
Courtney Caughey
NEWS
Olivia Clement
Shenango On the Green
New Wilmington
Clement
Drilling Wastes Rule Cleared Major Hurdle In PA
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 4-1, rejecting gas industry objections, to approve a Rendell administration proposal to curb pollutants in drilling wastewater. Environmental Secretary John Hanger said pollution taints rivers and drinking water and threatens business, fishing, and outdoor activities statewide.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Independent Regulatory Review Commission
Rendell
Pennsylvania Environmental Protection
John Hanger
Jobless aid and tax bill blocked by Senate filibuster
Washington AP report notes Senate Republicans blocked a stimulus package that would extend jobless aid for long-term unemployed, aid state governments with 24 billion dollars, and renew tax breaks. The measure failed 56 to 40, four votes short of breaking the filibuster amid election-year deficit concerns. Obama had urged new stimulus spending.
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Utah Executes Ronnie Gardner First Firing Squad Since 1990s
Ronnie Lee Gardner, 49, was executed by firing squad in Utah for fatally shooting two men. Five officers fired from behind a wall, one gun loaded with a blank, as Gardner offered no final remarks. The event marked Utah’s return to firing squad after 14 years.
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Utah
Ronnie Lee Gardner
Gardner
U.S. Supreme Court
Gary Gilmore
Utah Department of Corrections
Thomas Patterson
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