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DotPenn Opens Up Obama Rumor Mill

June 25th, 2008 · 12 Comments

 
Rumor Mill opens: Obama is Amish! So he is. 
Central Pennsylvania, land of Paper Mills, Windmills, and now, the Obama rumor mill.
DotPenn writers are currently collecting and–what the hell–creating their own rumors about presidential candidate Barack Obama to keep Obama’s Fight the Smear site busy. Obama’s site is designed to respond to smears, rumors, and whitey lies.
Sven Waring, DotPenn […]

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Tags: Amish · Barack Obama · National Politics · Politics · Religion · Windmills

Amish Diaspora: Snyder Township Too Backwards for Amish

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Amish say township should wake up and join the 18th century.
Citing a lack of sanitation and poor breeding practices, the once thriving Amish community in Snyder Township is dwindling.
Isaiah Yodle, a Snyder Township farmer and elder in the Amish community, said the township’s infrastructure and sanitation is terrible. “If I was to be growing garbage, […]

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Tags: Amish · Mooks · Snyder Township

PennDOT: Amish Labor, God’s Grace Needed for I-99 Project

December 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Ye Ole Route 220 Shall be Replaced, PennDOT voweth
PennDOT says I-99 is on the fast track thanks to some Pennsylvania residents noted for being on the slow track.
PennDOT engineers are working with Amish craftsmen to complete the rest of I-99. They will use a technique often called, “Highway Raising,” by the English.
In this procedure, herds […]

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Tags: Amish · Penndot · Rendell