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Lawmakers hear case for Common Core school standards
The letters decrying Pennsylvania's relatively new academic standards for students began arriving about six weeks ago in state Rep. Paul Clymer's email and mailbox. The letters were on the same form or used the same language so Clymer could tell they...Tags: Tom Corbett, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Education, Will Tallman
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Parkland School District achieves 38th rank in statewide list and students earn awards
Parkland School District has recognized, awarded and received a number of achievements in the beginning of May, including ranking 38th in a statewide list of top scoring public school districts and having the middle school jazz band travel to Washington...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Orefield, Students, Weightlifting
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James Ray Pyle, 81, of Somerset
James Ray Pyle, 81, of Somerset, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 16, 2013. Born Feb. 8, 1932, the son of Ralph and Ruby Pyle. Preceded in death by his parents and two infant brothers, Donald and Frederick. Survived by his wife of...Tags: Christianity, Alzheimer's Association, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions
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Jim Thorpe ruling portends disturbing questions about Ira Hayes
There cannot be anything less dignified than a bunch of lawyers fighting over the corpse of a hero who deserves to be honored and to rest in peace. Today, the battle is over Jim Thorpe. Tomorrow, maybe it will be over Ira Hayes. Thorpe won 1912...
Tags: Heroism, Punishment, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gambling
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Pittsburgh region’s population loss is Lehigh Valley area’s gain
Capitol IdeasYo! The long-running success of the Pittsburgh Steelers apparently is not enough to keep people in parts of western Pennsylvania. Allegheny County lost 4.3 percent of its population between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census. As a result, it will...... -
Yale Center For British Art Named One Of World's 50 Best Art Galleries By Times Of London
The Yale Center for British Art in New Haven made the Times of London’s list of the 50 greatest art galleries in the world this week. It came in 15th. The article’s paragraph on YCBA reads: “Paul Mellon, who died in 1999, gave his...
Tags: Artists, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Arts, Whitney Museum, Arts and Culture
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Chevron announces possible Pittsburgh-area HQ for Marcellus Shale natural gas region
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chevron says it plans to buy 61 acres of land near Pittsburgh for possible use as a new regional headquarters. Chevron's Appalachian unit announced the agreements to purchase the Moon Township land in a Wednesday release. The...Tags: Energy Resources
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Becky (Alice Bettie) Morse, 88
Becky Morse, 88, of Harbor Springs, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 28, 2013. She passed away peacefully at Bay Bluffs medical care facility, surrounded by her loved ones. Becky was born on Feb. 15, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Adolf and...
Tags: Chad, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest, Butterfly Ballots
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PA Head Start programs brace for 5 percent sequester cut
Of The Morning CallThe association that represents Pennsylvania's Head Start Program providers is out with a new summary of how sequester cuts will hurt programs for low-income children in the coming year. This according to the Pennsylvania Head Start Association: "Head...Tags: Head Start
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Mrs. Patricia Miller April 2, 2013
Pat Miller passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning, April 2, 2013, at the age of 74. 33 years with Columbia Pictures, she retired as an executive secretary in 1998. A resident of Burbank since 1970, she and her husband Jim were members of...
Tags: Human Interest
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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Yorktown (York, Virginia), Kitty Hawk, Ellicott City, Kensington, Matthew E Baker
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Man sues Boy Scouts over alleged abuse from 1970s
A Pennsylvania man on Friday sued the Boy Scouts of America, alleging that the youth organization failed to protect him from sexual abuse by a Scoutmaster nearly 37 ago and then covered it up. Carl Maxwell Jr. was one of five boys, ages 13 and 14, who...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Trials, Laws, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations
May 14, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 13, 2013
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May 16, 2013
|Story| Daily American
May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 1, 2013
|Story| AP West Virginia
May 1, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
May 4, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
May 3, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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