Investigators Report Smuggling Bomb Materials Through Federal Buildings
Government Accountability Office findings reveal GAO investigators concealed bomb making materials in ten federal buildings and constructed devices while moving them inside. The Federal Protective Service oversees about 9,000 federal facilities, a focus of the probe.
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Progress News Dept locations and hours
The Progress News lists office addresses and contact numbers in Clearfield Philipsburg and Curwensville with weekday hours. Locations include 206 E Locust St Clearfield 765-7813 7 am to 4 pm, 109 N Front St Philipsburg 342-4763 7 am to 2 pm, and 460 State St Curwensville 236-3468 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Online at www.theprogressnews.com.
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Clearfield Uses Long Ball To Force Deciding Game
Clearfield ace early, then belts key homers to edge Houston 6 3 and force a deciding game as Page 9 reports Pirates snap losing streak with victory.
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Philipsburg Heritage Days opens with awards ceremony
Heritage Days kicked off with Front Street closing at 5 pm and Vesper Services at First Evangelical Lutheran Church. The theme Honoring the Past Looking to the Future framed awards honoring Osceola Mills Borough for its 150th birthday and five year anniversary honorees. Proceeds benefited Community Action Shoe Bank and the ministerium emergency fund.
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Comfort Keepers
State College
Sandra Foster
Moshannon Valley Emergency Medical Services
Jennifer Sanker
Geisinger-Philipsburg
Jerry Craven
Knights of Columbus Morrisdale
Paul Hohman
Knights of Columbus
Morrisdale
Patty Ammerman
Conemaugh Home Health
Bill Woolworth
Brenda Leigey
Trinity United Methodist Church
Lawrence supervisors tackle seismic tests and grants agenda
Lawrence Township Supervisors approved Dawson Geophysical to perform seismic tests on Old Penfield HeGearee Camp and Pifer Roads under state safety rules. They also named Rhodes & Sinon LLP as Phase II sewer project counsel and discussed joint UCC appeals solicitor with Clearfield Borough. Grants from Growing Greener were pursued.
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Lawrence Township Board of Supervisors
Montgomery Creek
Nelson Road
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HeGearee Road
Camp Road
Pifer Road
State Department of Transportation
William Lawhead
Rhodes & Sinon LLP
Harrisburg
James Naddeo
Philadelphia
Rhodes & Sinon
Naddeo
Clearfield
Kim Kesner
Rendell Warns of Up to Eight Hundred State Layoffs
Governor Rendell in Harrisburg warned that up to 800 Pennsylvania state employees could be laid off as lawmakers push spending cuts and unions refuse further concessions. He favored rolling furloughs, but unions balked, citing contract constraints and disruption.
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Specter faces potential three way race for 2010 Dem nomination
U S Rep Joe Sestak and state Rep Bill Kurtz say they will challenge Arlen Specter for the Democratic nomination to seek a sixth Senate term. Specter, 79, switched from Republican to Democrat in 2009 and has strong party backing, while Sestak trails in fundraising and Kurtz plans early fundraising. A 10 month primary battle looms as Sestak tours Pennsylvania counties to boost name recognition.
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States using stimulus to stay afloat
The GAO report notes the 787 billion stimulus keeps teachers employed and cushions state budgets while enabling some medical payments. It also cites cases where states favor short term spending over lasting reform such as education, with Flint, Michigan cited as using funds to cover deficits rather than build new schools.
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