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Pa. historians baffled by vanished Lincoln bust (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:52:00 GMT

SCRANTON, Pa. -- Few of the 3,000 historic postcards in Jack Hiddlestone's collection are as veiled in mystery as the one with Abraham Lincoln on the front.

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Scranton, PA - Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:09 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States June 30 - July 3 634.3 miles Side trips to site in Sweetwater

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Back to the Office - Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:17:38 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States Wednesday 18th to Sunday 21st June 2008 - Scranton Camp Scranton had not changed too much since camp last year - it was still a hole. After meeting up with coaches old and new including our good friend Homero from Venezuela, we headed out for a few drinks before the madness of camp was to begin the...

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Mercy Making Pitch to Workers Who Lost Their Jobs at Geisinger (Red Orbit )

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:01:01 GMT

By David Singleton, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jul. 2--Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre employees who learned last week their jobs will be eliminated in September are now learning something else. Their skills are in demand.

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High School Student Launches CFL Giveaways with Project Greenlight (Treehugger)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:31:50 GMT

When news came that a student named Ryan Morgan at North Pocono High School near Scranton, PA had started distributing CFL bulbs in a bid to raise awareness of global warming and what folks can do about it, I must admit that I was impressed, and felt not a small pull of nostalgia as well. For it was not too long ago that I found myself doing almost the exact same thing with Mr. Luna's Bright...

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Describe your ideal 'Office' Games event (Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:12:49 GMT

On July 19, Mindy Kaling will host The Office Games in Scranton, PA -- "a day of fun Dunder Mifflin style" that'll include a 2K Fun Run (hopefully more successful than the show's alfredo sauce-laden one, pictured) and a "red...

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The Office games coming to Scranton (TV Squad)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:33:11 GMT

Filed under: The Office , Celebrities , Reality-Free To some, the only games that matter this summer will be the Olympics in Beijing. To others, Scranton, Pennsylvania will be the place to be for the real games. On Saturday, July 19, The Office's number one on-screen enthusiast, spunky Kelly Kapoor -- played by actress/writer/co-executive producer Mindy Kaling -- will host a series of...

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Mindy Kaling To Officiate 'Office' Games In Pa. (Entertainment - The Post Chronicle)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:13 GMT

Mindy Kaling, one of the stars of the U.S. version of "The Office," is planning to preside over "The Office Games" in Scranton, Pa., ...

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Steve Carell Signs For Three More Years of The Office! (/Film)

orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:45:45 GMT

Today the angels looking down on Scranton, Pennsylvania are crooning “Beers in Heaven.” Steve Carell has signed on to star as Dunder Mifflin’s quasi-top dog, Michael Scott, on NBC’s The Office for three more years. An understandably elated, Ricky Gervais, broke the news on his blog… “Steve Carell (now one of the most bankable film stars [...]

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Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Landlords in Scranton, Pennsylvania (PR News Wire )

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:01:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department yesterday filed suit against the owners and managers of The Mill, an apartment complex in Scranton, Pa., for having and enforcing policies that discriminate against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleges...

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EDITORIAL: Rolling Dice on Mental Health (Red Orbit )

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:31 GMT

By The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 23--For more than four decades, Pennsylvania wisely, compassionately and economically has transferred the protocol for mental health care from institutional treatment to community care.

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DEP Schedules Public Hearing on Landfill Expansion (Red Orbit )

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:13 GMT

By Shari Sanger, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 23--TAYLOR -- The state Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing next month to accept public comment on the proposed 60-acre expansion application of Environmental Recycling Services Inc.'s landfill.

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State AG: Bring Back Lifeguards (Red Orbit )

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:00:11 GMT

By Charles Schillinger, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 21--GOULDSBORO -- There should be lifeguards at state park beaches. A week after the death of 17-year-old Thomas Golden Jr., Auditor General Jack Wagner redoubled his department's call for just that. Mr.

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Seniors Line Up for Food Vouchers (Red Orbit )

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:00:09 GMT

By Roja Heydarpour, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 21--CARBONDALE -- Rose Morris, 81, sat and sipped a cup of coffee as hundreds of seniors waited outside the Carbondale Senior Center for their turn to get Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers. She arrived at 6:30 a.m.

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Times-Shamrock buys two Cleveland alt-weeklies, will close one (Everyday Ethics)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:51:59 GMT

Cleveland Plain Dealer | Working With Words Times-Shamrock Communications of Scranton, Pa., has acquired Cleveland Free Times and Cleveland Scene. A joint paper called Scene will hit streets on July 30. The company owns the daily in Scranton and alt-weeklies in Detroit, Baltimore, Orlando and San Antonio. || More from John Ettorre .

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Video of the Week: The Menzingers (Punknews.org)

adam@nospam.punknews.org (adam) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:00:03 GMT

This week's video, or the "Video Of The Week" if you will, features Scranton, Pennsylvania's Menzingers performing live in Richmond, Virginia. The four piece punk rock act has been working the road in support of their Go-Kart Records debut A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology , a record that's made huge fans of more than a few of your humble `Org editors. The Menzingers are...

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Fire Rips 2 City Apartment Houses (Red Orbit )

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:00:14 GMT

By Aly Van Dyke, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 18--Sixteen-year-old Jolene Belles was playing in her room when she heard three loud bangs come from the garage of the building next to her family's second-floor apartment.

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Bill Would Help NEPA Towns Pay for Sewage System Upgrades (Red Orbit )

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

By Robert Swift, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 17--HARRISBURG -- Statewide voters would vote on a $400 million bond issue for sewer and water projects under a bill headed to the Senate floor. The referendum measure by Sen.

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Red Cross Hails Change in Donor Age-Limit Law (Red Orbit )

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:00:41 GMT

By Charles Schillinger, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 17--A recent change in the state law lowering the age limit for blood donors has already proved a boon for area Red Cross chapters.

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CMC Seeks Grant From Blue Cross (Red Orbit )

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:00:26 GMT

By Daniel Axelrod, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Jun. 14--Community Medical Center's leaders are about to ask Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania for a $12 million grant to nearly double the size of the hospital's intensive care unit.

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