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 Penn State firing employees (with alternative transportation).
While some companies and organizations are helping their employees deal with the high price of gas and harmful environmental effects of commuting with innovative four-day work weeks and telecommuting options, Penn State is offering faculty, staff and students a new–and carbon-free–way to fly.
Starting in August, Penn State, in conjunction with Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA), will introduce […]

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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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 State College park officials order bigger pooper-scoopers.
Despite loud protests from State College dog owners, Tudek Park will now allow non-State College families to share the canine recreational facilities.
Brent and Katy Barto, co-chairs of the Tudek Dog Park membership committee, said allowing people from Philipsburg, Osceola Mills, and other GOMers (Go-Over-the-Mountainers) to use the park, will […]

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