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Remembering Fallen Officers from 9/11
An honor guard stood watch over 72 American flags that had been placed in front of the Fraternal Order of Police state lodge. That’s one flag for every police officer who died in the line of duty on September 11th, 2001. “9/11 was the deadliest day in law enforcement history, but it was also a […]
Super Committee to Meet, Obama to Speak on Same Day
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction convenes for the first time on Capitol Hill this Thursday. Only a matter of hours later, President Barack Obama will address Congress and the nation on jobs. Republican Pat Toomey (R-PA) will be there for both events. Tapped by the Senate Republican Leader to serve on the bipartisan, […]
Investors Warned to Watch for Scams During Times of Market Ups and Downs
The recent ups and downs on Wall Street have made average investors concerned, and it’s during times like these that scam artists and flawed get rich quick schemes tend to increase. Sometimes it involves a legitimate investment that’s misrepresented as low risk, other times it involves a rip off. Michael Byrne, chief counsel for the […]
Three Novel Influenza-A Cases Linked to Pennsylvania Agricultural Fair
Three children have come down with a novel strain of flu, and the one link among them is an agricultural fair last month in southwestern Pennsylvania. All three children attended the Washington County Agricultural Fair between August 13th and 20th. The cases are similar to previous rare human infections with the swine-origin H3N2 viruses, but they’re […]
New Terms of Service for UC Debit Cards
A new company is administering Pennsylvania’s unemployment insurance debit cards, and new terms of service are in place. According to Department of Labor & Industry spokesman Sean Yeakle, the new agreement offers more free withdrawals and more ATM locations. “More than 430,000 Pennsylvanians receive unemployment compensation through a debit card, and under the terms of […]
Hurricane Irene Highlights Dangers of Falling Trees, Need to Inventory Those Around Your Home
Tragically, a number of the deaths from Hurricane Irene were blamed on fallen trees or tree limbs, including three in Pennsylvania. Robert Wells, associate director of Arboriculture outreach at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, says people need to think proactively about tree health. He says we usually think of trees biologically, but […]
Navigating the Turnpike? There’s an “App” for That
Keeping with the Turnpike’s plea to ‘keep your thumbs on the wheel,’ the new TRIP Talk app is both hands-free and eyes-free. “As you move through the Turnpike or toward the Turnpike, using GPS location, it will read you – verbally – read you and alert of traffic situations that you’re coming upon,” says Turnpike […]
September is National Preparedness Month
We’ve just gone through Irene and Katia is churning in the Atlantic. September is National Preparedness Month and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding Americans to prepare their families, businesses and homes for emergencies of any kind. Deputy Administrator Tim Manning says you need to know what your risks are, and have an emergency kit […]
Advocates Push PA Lyme Disease Law
Patients and doctors lined up to testify on the proposed Lyme and Related Tick-borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment Act. The House Human Services Committee convened a capitol hearing on HB 272 this week. “The latest statistics we have from 2009 show that there were almost 5,000 reported cases of Lyme disease in the state […]
Pennsylvania Give Low Marks to State, National Leaders
The latest Franklin and Marshall College Poll shows President Obama, Governor Corbett and Pennsylvania’s two United States Senators, Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, are all in the 30% approval range for job performance among Pennsylvania adults. The President’s rating stands at 34%, the Governor’s at 32%, Senator Casey is also at 32% and Senator Toomey […]