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Sobbing over a school
May 16, 2008
One Montoursville Area School District parent said she’d be willing to pay a 5-percent tax increase to keep Loyalsock Valley Elementary School open.
A three-hour-long public meeting, filled with tears, shouting and pleading took place in the Loyalsock Valley cafeteria Thursday night to discuss the potential closing of the elementary school on Route 87.
“We’re not going down without a fight,” one mother said while walking toward the school, filled with hundreds of parents, guardians and alumni.
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Dark future foreseen for cost of keeping region’s lights on
May 16, 2008
When electric rate cap removals take effect Jan. 1, 2010, customers could see an increase of about 35 percent in their electric bills
“I wish I had good news,” Donald E.
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Farm bill likely veto-proof
May 16, 2008
President George W. Bush has promised to veto a $290 billion farm bill, but overwhelming support for the bill by both the House and Senate indicates a presidential veto doesn’t stand a chance.
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City Council awards Reach Road contract
May 16, 2008
City Council awarded a $434,167 contract for phase one of the Reach Road resurfacing and restoration work between Arch Street and the Reach Road Interchange.
The contract went to the lowest of three bidders, HRI Inc of W.
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Horse racing -- inhumane?
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 4:55PM
Once again an innocent horse has been put to death because of a tragic accident it suffered following a race. Eight Belles was euthanized Saturday after breaking both its front ankles after finishing the Kentucky Derby second. Jockey Gabriel Saez has been criticized for not pulling up on the only filly to run this year's Kentucky Derby halfway through the race. Animal Rights Activists claim that the rider pushed Eight Belles too hard -- it seems they are correct. This sits wrong with me. I first started to believe that horse racing might be a bit inhumane when Barbaro, winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby, shattered his leg while racing two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes. After numerous surgeries, the horse was finally euthanized after developing laminitis. And these are just two of the many horse tragedies that occurr all the time due to horse racing.
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Still looks like a horse race
Mon, May 5, 2008 @ 10:18AM
Wow, did you all see the Kentucky Derby Saturday? Big Brown, what a horse, but so sad for the only filly in the race, Eight Belles, being put down after breaking both ankles and after she had come in second. Though this horse race was never really a "horse race" with the dominance of the apparent front runner in the stretch to the finish line, as we enter the last six months before the general election in November, it is looking more and more like it will indeed be another "horse race." The two Democrat rivals, Clinton and Obama, are neck and neck, and if you believe the polls, either one will be neck and neck with McCain in most areas of the country come November. Looks like we will have to wait for the "photo finish" to see who wins by a "nose." Or maybe we will be surprised and a "Big Brown" will emerge as the frontrunner as we get closer to November.
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On Being Objective
Tue, April 22, 2008 @ 10:59AM
Spigotz - Does the term newspapers extend to magazines? The distinction between newspapers and magazines has never been complete. Therefore, the distinction must depend upon binding and cover which distinguishes magazines from newspapers. Logically both have evolved from the news sheets of which we spoke in an earlier blog. However, newspapers did come first. More content, sometimes of a less political nature, the size, the style of writing all play a part in defining magazines as a different piece. Of course, we do not want to err on the side of bias, so we must mention that there are some truly polical magazines such as Newsweek and Time Magazine that subscribe to the same (or greater) in-depth reporting as newspapers.
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First Fantasy - Baseball Breakdown (Part Six)
Mon, March 3, 2008 @ 2:08PM
First Fantasy: Baseball Breakdown by: Christian Ingram Due to the absolutely ridiculous response generated by the announcement of First Fantasy’s Williamsport Sun-Gazette League, we have decided to create a second league to accommodate all who might be interested! The original league, which will now be drafted live at a local venue on a Saturday afternoon in late March, is almost full. There are only one or two spots available at the moment, and if you wish to be involved in this live local draft, e-mail me (cingram@sungazette.com) and I’ll hook you up with all the pertinent details so you can come on down and test your mettle against First Fantasy and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
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Gone fishing ...
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 3:01PM
Don't try to reach me for a week ... while I'm not exactly fishing, I'll still be just as absent, vacationing it up in sunny Williamsport. Yes, things will be looking up next week ... there's a ceiling to paint, a few porches to scrub and trees to trim. The list is building, the nearer we get to having young male muscles around. Not that I need them for everything ... I did manage to get the propane refill myself, so I'm ready to marshal the grill. Anticipation over this vacation's had my nerves on edge much of the week ... C's flight is coming in earlier than previously thought, and the other young one will make his way west on Monday. The neighbors will be thrilled to see vehicles that have been parked out front too long finally move. Hell, I'll be thrilled to see them move ... perhaps I can haul in groceries from the ease of a convenient parking space. Gassed up last night in anticipation of the trip to Baltimore ahead. At $3.
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More pop culture than you can handle, I am sure you can
Fri, April 11, 2008 @ 12:22PM
NKOB is back baby! I barely contain my excitement, should I really be saying this as you read the next sentence. I guess its kind of embarrassing. The New Kids on the Block are getting back together!!!! Ahhh, I remember hearing Hangin’ Tough for the first time. It brings back so many memories. So they are getting back together, in the studio for an album and a tour. The reunion coincides with the 20th anniversary of the first album, “Hangin’ Tough” released on 1988. I promise this, I won’t be buying any NKOTB sheets, shoes, pillows or posters this time. NO SERIOUSLY!!! Read more about the 90s sensation’s reunion at blog links.
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More regulation is preferable to fewer jobs
Mon, May 12, 2008 @ 6:55PM
Investment companies borrowed $16.5 billion from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program this past week, while $18.6 billion was borrowed the prior week, according to Jeannine Aversa of the Associated Press. As the firms grapple with how to cope with the souring markets, Dean Baker of the American Prospect, as an aside to a point about the gas-tax holiday has a proposal May 6: Impose transparency requirements, leverage limitations and caps on CEO pay for investment banks benefitting from taxpayer aid at the behest of the Federal Reserve Board. Greater transparency and tougher regulations are preferable to an option Morgan Stanley and Swiss banking giant UBS are taking. The Associated Press and International Herald Tribune reported on May 6 plans by Morgan Stanley to cut 1,500 U.S. jobs. The DealBook blog of the New York Times, also on May 6, said UBS is cutting 5,500 jobs, including 2,600 in investment banking.
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Incorrect letter to the editor
Sun, May 11, 2008 @ 9:30PM
A letter to the editor was written in Sunday’s paper concerning a perceived lack of coverage for the Jersey Shore baseball team and I wanted to address that issue head-on. The writer titled her letter “Unequal treatment,” drawing a parallel between Jersey Shore and Montoursville baseball coverage and implying that Montoursville receives more “big headlines.” I’m sure the writer will point a finger to Monday’s upcoming column that leads with a Montoursville story as proof of this. However those comments are off base and here is why. Both Jersey Shore and Montoursville baseball have had game stories written about them five times this season. Montoursville has had one more game than Jersey Shore in which photographs were used but Jersey Shore also has been mentioned one more time than Montoursville in the weekly Dr. Masse columns so the coverage has been equal.
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Lycoming's sudden changing face
Thu, May 15, 2008 @ 11:45PM
First football coach Frank Girardi. Then basketball Don Friday. and in between, even friend of the Sun-Gazette and Lycoming SID Cotton Mayer departed his post at the Liberal Arts school, opting to move back with his wife to Seattle, where Mayer spent much of his 20s after growing up here. It's all going to be a little different for Warrior fans around campus next year. And maybe forever. Lyco is stuck in a tough place — both literally, in a town that is trying to answer many questions of itself — and figuratively, noting general trends in the united states, and their effect on small d-3 programs. An infusion of Youth in coaching isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's hard to imagine Lyco ever being able to offer a coach enough that he or she becomes the next Girardi.
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A Mother's Love
Mon, May 12, 2008 @ 1:52PM
I had sort of a weird realization this Sunday. Although I feel like I've been hauling diaper bags and bottles and pumps and screaming, feisty toddlers around with me for centuries, I've only truly celebrated two Mother's Days. My husband pointed that out to me in the morning, as we fought with time to get to church by 10:40, a 20-minute drive for us. And it was 10:20. And my hair was sopping wet. And my son was screaming bloody murder for no apparent reason. And my daughter was into my makeup bag, attempting to put on mascara. After loading everyone into the car, I thought, aren't I supposed to be relaxing today? I was in such a mood that I didn't even want to share my M&M cookie breakfast with Boo. But, of course, I did. (A teeny, teeny little piece).
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Cookin' with Wood by Bob Woodley
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 3:29AM
Fried Rice a la Wood Where I got the recipe: Made it up Tools you'll need: Large, deep frying pan, medium saucepan with lid, cutting tool, spatula, paper towel, measuring cup. Ingredients: 4 servings of cooked white rice 4 large white mushrooms 1 medium Vedalia onion 1 green bell pepper 1 red bell pepper 3 or 4 strips of thick-cut bacon 3 hot Italian sausages MSG (Accent) When I made it: Sunday I had some new neighbors move in, and they didn't have their stove hooked up yet, so I took the liberty of making a lasagna for them and their friends who helped them move.
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