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Economic disaster could create country full of Tyrones, without the glam.
Tattered clothes.
Vacant storefronts.
Shuttered factories.
While the residents of Tyrone are used to Depression-era living, most Americans are afraid that their communities may slip into the perpetual economic status of the central Pennsylvanian town.
Dennis Kohlpetzer, who is often seen wearing a barrel on the streets of Tyrone’s barren […]

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 Yurts may solve state’s biggest problem: too many trailer courts.
With millions of dollars in LIHEAP funds safely tucked away, Edward (Genghis Con) Rendell said the key to 21st century energy needs may be found in 12th century nomadic technology.
Yurts for Yinz will provide tents for folks feeling the bitter bite of the state’s high energy bills. Yurts were […]

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Uncle Entitlement: A Salute to Dependence Day
Tammy Sue Barkhard, a third-generation Welfare recipient who lives in Tyrone, said that she gets a little misty when she hears the Star-Spangled Banner on July the 4th. It’s a special day for her.
“I think about George Washington crossing the Mississippi on that special day in July and creating a country that […]

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