July 2011
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Banners Reported Stolen from Penn State Natatorium; Public’s Help Sought
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Two large banners together worth $425 have been reported stolen from McCoy Natatorium, on the University Park campus, Penn State police said.
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Prospector’s, State College BBQ Eatery, Closes
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Prospector’s Allegheny Rib Company, a Ferguson Township restaurant known for its barbecue, has closed, StateCollege.com has learned.
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Penn State Facility Plan Panned in Ferguson Township
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Something unusual has happened in Happy Valley Officialdom: People said no to Penn State. And it happened in the rogue municipality: Ferguson Township, Adam Smeltz writes.
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Festival Police Activity Called ‘Pretty Similar to Past Years’
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The volume of State College police calls logged during the 2011 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is roughly on par with those seen during last year’s festival, a preliminary tally shows.
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A Genealogical Inquiry into Human Misery
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Columnist Rich Kerstetter is working, but would rather be working on family history.
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What’s the Next Chapter in the Economic Saga?
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Personal finance columnist Dan Nestlerode wonders, after all that’s happened in the economic story, what’s next.
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Alessandrine Resigns Leadership Role in Downtown State College
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Jody Alessandrine, executive director of the Downtown State College Improvement District since September 2008, has tendered his resignation, the DID announced Friday evening.
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From Bluegrass to Rock, Festival’s Saturday Entertainment Offers Variety
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Saturday often brings the biggest crowds to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Here’s a look at some performing-arts highlights of the day.
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‘The Last Mountain’ to Make Local Debut during Arts Festival
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‘The Last Mountain,’ an activist documentary edited in part by State High alumna Jessie Beers-Altman, is showing for six days at the State Theatre. It premiered at Sundance in January.
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The Importance of Savoring Each Moment
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State College resident Doris Myers shares two recent poems.