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National symbol comes back strong
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Bald Eagles are making a comeback in the Keystone State.
July 4, 2008
The once-endangered bald eagle, the bird that symbolizes America, is making great strides in its comeback after 25 years of conservation efforts, state Game Commission biologists say.
The bald eagle has expanded its range in the state and is known to be nesting in at least 47 of the state’s 67 counties, the commission announced this week. In 1983, only three nests were known to exist in the entire state.
This year’s nest count is expected to exceed 140, up from the estimated 120 nests in 42 counties in June 2007.
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GOP’s choice favors drilling
July 4, 2008
In the midst of high gas prices and a sagging economy, it’s time to explore every possible avenue to tap energy sources already available, 10th Congressional Republican candidate Chris Hackett contends.
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Youth alcohol and drug use down in region
July 4, 2008
Drug and alcohol use among local youths decreased last year but remained generally higher than the national average, according to a survey released this week by the Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition.
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Rainfall likely to hold off until after today’s slate of celebrations
July 4, 2008
Celebrations in honor of America’s birthday are happening throughout the area today, and, according to Mike Dangelo, a National Weather Service forecaster based in State College, the rain should hold off for the festivities.
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Top Headline Poll
How best can the current gas price crisis be reversed?
Allow off-shore drilling and other alternatives to increase American supplies.
35%
Reduce usage of gasoline by finding alternative transportation.
9%
Invoke new windfall profits taxes against oil companies.
11%
All of the above.
40%
Nothing can be done.
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Vacation
Thu, July 3, 2008 @ 1:32PM
Hello loyal blog readers (all two or three of you ), yours truly will be on vacation from July 4 to 14. So, don't expect any blogs from me next week. I know, I know; what will you do with your time, right? I know it'll be hard, but I think you'll survive. If it's really getting to you too much, check out a support group listed on page B-6 of Sundays paper. There's gotta be some type of Web Blogger Support Group in there somewhere! Happy Fourth of July to all of you, and try not to think about how mad at this country we should be (or maybe just George W.). Yes, gas is more than four dollars a gallon. Yes, many of us got gypped on our stimulus check and only got a portion of the $600 we were supposed to get. (Apparently, me being a single male with no children only entitled me to half.
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The bridge is out
Wed, June 18, 2008 @ 12:54PM
What a brouhaha a closed bridge can cause when it's the only way into town...Seems like there isn't one person who doesn't mind taking a five mile plus detour to get into Mansfield these days, including the residents of Brooklyn Street, a narrow street that turns into Brooklyn Road once it goes into Richmond Township, and a dirt road at that. The bridge is closed to east bound traffic due to rehabilitation work being done by a PennDOT contractor. Though the official detour is Route 15 south to the Canoe Camp exit, most people take the "short cut "over Brooklyn Street to Spencer Road, which comes out near WalMart in Richmond Township. With people speeding and passing each other on Brooklyn Street, there is a danger to bicyclists and farmers using the road for their activities as well as to law abiding motorists.
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In Summary
Wed, June 11, 2008 @ 11:32AM
In Summary Chains and Consolidation. Eventually the large number of newspapers in this country succumbed to consolidation by larger chains of newspapers. In the first half of the twentieth century the number of newspapers began to decline and of those surviving, more and more were owned by large national newspaper chains rather than local citizens. Reducing the number of newspapers in a city or area had advantages for those that did survive - where there were once 20 daily newspapers in New York city, by 1940 there were only eight and in that year 25 cities in the US with a population of more than 100,000 had only one daily newspaper. E.W. Scripps created the first large newspaper chain in the U.S.
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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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This is an experiment
Fri, June 27, 2008 @ 11:31AM
I spent the past few days at an AP NewsTrain in Harrisburg, going through a dizzying crashcourse on multimedia for news gathering organizations (heretofore known as newspapers) and was exposed to probably just enough new media information to get myself into trouble. Baby steps may be in order as I venture down a new path ... and try to get others to follow. This is a first step, and now that I've gotten the device to work properly, (woo-hoo!) I'm ready to toddle into this brave and exciting new world. The map is where I'm at ... and I'll add a link to this blog for those who may want to check out a cool site yourselves. Have fun! » Read Full Blog
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Bumper stickers cause road rage, G&R fake out, Rock and Roll outbursts, fairy fame
Fri, June 20, 2008 @ 11:45AM
It is Friday, finally and in my search for pop culture oddities and news this is what I have found: Bumper stickers and road rage are at an equal Perhaps the best way to tell someone what is on your mind is by ways of a bumper sticker. Think about it, we drive everywhere and what better way to get out your opinion? In Sharon Baley’s Lab Notes, on Newsweek’s web site she talk about a study that shows that those who plaster the stickers all over their vehicles are more proned to road rage.
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Thoughts from the Prospect on housing
Wed, July 2, 2008 @ 0:58AM
A June 27 article on the American Prospect's Web site has co-director Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and former Business Week columnist Robert Kuttner exchanging thoughts on the housing crisis. Baker is particularly fatalistic, saying, "little can be done to prevent this disaster," and that he knows of no one who knows how to keep prices from severely declining. He argues that housing prices on average kept even pace with inflation for a hundred years and the market activity seen since 1995 - a 70 percent increase in real house prices from 1995 to 1997 fueling a construction boom - is in many ways unprecedented. Kuttner labels Baker's depiction of market stability for a century as a "gross exaggeration," and says the solutions that need concentrated on address sales, purchases, and foreclosures, arguing Baker's pessimism is rooted in a marketwide approach that inflates his arithmetic.
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The Overrated Joe Namath
Thu, July 3, 2008 @ 10:35PM
I was watching the NFL Network's "Top 10 Super Bowl Performances" the other day and I almost choked on my Honey Smacks while watching it when they revealed No. 9 as Joe Namath against the Colts in Super Bowl III. Are you kidding me? Joe Montana went 22-for-29 for 297 yards and a then-record five touchdown passes in a 55-10 Super Bowl XXIV win over the Broncos. Terry Bradshaw threw a then-record four touchdown passes against the defending world champion Cowboys in a 35-31 Super Bowl XIII win. John Elway threw for 336 yards and a touchdown while also running for a touchdown in a Super Bowl XXXIII thumping of the Falcons. Tom Brady completed 32 of 48 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns, while leading a fourth-quarter comeback in addition to the game-winning scoring drive in the final minute of Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Panthers. None of those performances were deemed Top 10 worthy. Namath was 17-for-28 for 206 yards and no touchdowns.
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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 long weekend
Tue, July 1, 2008 @ 12:08PM
I am so looking forward to this long weekend. The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. Family gathers on all sides to celebrate our independence with food, laughter and, best of all, fireworks! On Thursday night, I plan to make a cake with my daughter for a Friday picnic and on Friday night, we'll whip up a pasta salad for a Saturday get-together. There's nothing better than picnic food, if you ask me. My father's slowly getting better and is able to eat foods without gagging, as well as staying up a little later. He made it over Friday night for a visit and my daughter was thrilled to be crawling all over her Pop again. B-2, on the other hand, is much too heavy for him. He's my 6-month-old Porky Pig that weighs a little too much for my father's bony arms. (He's working on getting some muscle back on his body, though!) We had a busy weekend with Avon deliveries, birthday parties and shopping on Saturday, and church, dinner and babysitting on Sunday.
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Cookin' with Wood by Bob Woodley
Tue, July 1, 2008 @ 11:21PM
Stuffed Shells Where I got the recipe: I mostly watched some one else make it. Tools you'll need: Large pot, 9"x13" baking dish, large bowl, large wooden or plastic spoon, teaspoon, measuring spoon, aluminum foil, waxed paper, colander. Ingredients: 1 box of jumbo shells, cooked al dente 2 eggs 1 32oz container of ricotta cheese 8oz shredded mozzarella cheese 1 Tbs dried parsley 1 Tbs dried oregano 1 tsp minced garlic salt and pepper to taste 1 28oz jar of your favorite pasta sauce When I made it: I only helped, but it was Thursday.
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