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Sat, Jul 05 2008


Soldier with Valley kin gets firefighter's sendoff

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Scranton man killed in Snyder County accident
A 56-year-old Scranton man was killed along Routes 11-15 near the Monroe Marketplace in the area of Stetler Avenue and Runyan Road intersections about 12:40 this morning, according to the state police at Selinsgrove.
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• City cop chases two across roofs
• Liverpool man dies after rig hits truck

Work on high
For generations, their steeples have anchored the backdrop of downtown Danville. Now, because of the unforgiving passage of time, three churches in the borough are in the midst of expansive and expensive renovations....more>>

• Bickford: Danville supports college
• Danville dismisses community college

2008 Elections

Obama on defensive about Iraq as he targets Republican strongholds
Barack Obama, who hoped to use U.S. Independence Day holiday campaign stops to woo moderate voters in traditionally Republican territory, found himself instead defending against criticism that he was wavering on his Iraq war policy to win votes.
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• Obama says Iraq trip could refine his policy
• Obama: Service to be a cornerstone of presidency

Pennsylvania News

Governor signs new Pa. state budget into law
A state budget that boosts education spending and borrows for energy, infrastructure and economic development projects easily passed the state Legislature on Friday and was signed into law by a visibly pleased Gov. Ed Rendell.
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• Lawmaker would rein in game deputies
• Key lawmaker: Proposed turnpike lease is dead

Sports

Danville survives losers-bracket game
The Danville Junior Division All-Stars knew one thing heading into their 4th of July elimination-bracket showdown with Berwick: They would have to score early to get at Berwick ace Kyle Miller....more>>

• Selinsgrove's A.J. Stroup chasing his namesake
• Doping-scarred Tour begins without top stars

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Lack of response to survey gives troubling answer
Advocates of the proposed Susquehanna Valley Community Education Project say the majority of parents and students surveyed expressed an interest in the idea of a local community college. ...more>>

• Commonwealth should ease up on fireworks regulations
• Prosecutors should work together to solve Gricar mystery

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Not forgotten
Donald "Dee" Johnson graduated from Lewisburg High School in 1954 and was one of the most outstanding all-around athletes to come out of "Green Dragon" country....more>>

• Flag Day commemoration
• Bad data

Life

Many ideas on how to nudge dolphins back to ocean
Trapping them in giant cages. Using enormous nets to herd them out to sea. Playing recordings of killer whales. Fom the sensible to the silly, there is no shortage of suggestions from the hundreds of spectators lining the banks of a river near the Jersey shore on how to get a group of 15 bottlenose dolphins back into the ocean.
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• A-list celebs flock to Paris fashion shows
• There's no school like experience

Arts & Entertainment

Disney Channel hit invades area theater
Who better for the cast of a show named “High School Musical” than a troupe of high schools students? When the Milton Area Community Theater decided to cast the popular musical for its summer production this year, they had no idea how a general audition would go....more>>

• Local acts play the blues
• ‘Miss Liberty’ missed mark

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