August 2011
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Proposed Gas-Drilling Ban, Environmental-Rights Question Set for State College Ballot
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State College voters will decide Nov. 8 on a proposed borough-charter amendment — an amendment that would ban commercial gas drilling and establish environmental rights locally.
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Mike the Mailman: Keystone Little League Team Ignited Small-Town Morale
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The Keystone Little League team that nearly won the Little League World Series showed fans so much respect and adoration, Mike the Mailman writes. And the community returned the favor.
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Police: Laundry-Room Sex Lands PSU Freshman in Trouble
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A Penn State freshman will be charged with disorderly conduct after she was identified having sex in a seventh-floor laundry room, State College police said.
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Sue Paterno Lauded for Determination, Faith at Steeple-Blessing Event
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Sue Paterno has illustrated how to bring “the culture of God” into modern culture, a retired bishop said at a cornerstone- and steeple-blessing ceremony Monday in State College.
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Monday, Aug. 29
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Dispatch rocks the Bryce Jordan Center. Millions in cost savings identified at Penn State. The PSU men’s and women’s soccer teams begin well. Here’s your news-and-sports rundown for Monday.
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Penn State Football: Joe Paterno…He’s One in Two Million
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The Nittany Lions’ legendary head football coach promised two weeks ago he’d be on the field for the season opener on Saturday in Beaver Stadium. Now when has JoePa ever been wrong?
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Loy: Future Economic Growth Will Be Slower; Investors Shouldn’t Panic
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The economic growth of the past 10 years was built largely on artificial means, personal-finance columnist Judy Loy writes. She says future growth will be rooted in innovation and hard work.