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2009 Mercer County 4-H Roundup Results
Mercer County Extension Director Janet McDougall has announced the 2009 4-H Roundup results. The Roundup was Aug. 5 to 8, and the results were announced later that month.
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Jordan's speech
Editor's note: Jordan Gruber is Grove City High School's Class of 2009 valedictorian. He has requested - due to the controversy surrounding his right to address his class at graduation and the amount of interest in the content of his commencement speech - that Allied News publish his speech for public access. It follows.
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What would Lincoln do?
Abraham Lincoln wouldn't bail out AIG. Or would he? It was Lincoln, the Republican, who signed the National Bank Act of 1864, creating a new system of banks and a federal government agency to regulate it. Just four years earlier, the country had a hodge-podge of currency, with more than 10,000 different bank notes circulating; banks failed; the economy struggled. - Mercer Community Band gives July 4 concert on Courthouse Square Mercer Community Band, under the direction of Dr. Hendley D. Hoge, will present a Red, White and Blue concert in honor of America’s 232nd birthday at 7:30 p.m. July 4 on the historic Mercer Courthouse Square.
- Watch the nesting Peregrine falcons from your computer The story of two Peregrine falcons that have nested on the ledge of Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson State Office Building since 2005 will continue this year before a worldwide audience now that the cameras that broadcast their experiences are live online. Two cameras will chronicle the falcons round-the-clock while streaming the footage live via the Web to interested viewers around the world. The video is available on the Department of Environmental Protection’s Web site, www.depweb.state.pa.us, keyword: Falcons.
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Students, residents partner to 'Polish the Rock'
Slippery Rock University students and borough residents are partnering to “Polish the Rock.”
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Slippery Rock's dirty little secret
It happens much too often.
A beautiful summer afternoon glittered with sunshine and blue skies sneaks its way into western Pennsylvania. It becomes the quintessential day for a group of friends to spend their picture perfect afternoon riding their dirt bikes, periodically slipping into tricks frequently performed by the members of their clique as they hop like bunnies over enlarged mounds of dirt. -
Lucky 7s
July 7, 2007. Brides such as Michelle DesSureault who booked the date in record numbers may not need something borrowed and something blue to bring them luck on their big day. They've got the calendar on their side.
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Ex-taxman loses latest unemployment appeal
Each time Michael M. Cooney’s unemployment compensation case has been appealed, the previous decision has been reversed.
Unfortunately for Cooney, 58, of 142 Harvard St., Grove City, the latest ruling — by Commonwealth Court — went against him. -
Slippery Rock University confers degrees at outdoor ceremony
Gray clouds passed over the athletic field at Slippery Rock University on May 12 as graduating seniors and their families and friends awaited the start of commencement.
One father in the stands used technology to keep an eye on the weather, constantly checking his PDA, while others used cell phones to communicate their locations in the stands. - More Web Only Headlines
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