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ADMINISTRATION

 

You see 0 bids; he sees better bids

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/opinion/s_565727.html

 

Passage of turnpike bill urged

http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659633&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=571464&rfi=6

 

 

LEGISLATURE

 

Legislation to help ‘host’ schools

http://www.dailylocal.com:80/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Daily?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FDLN%2FHome&r21.content=%2FDLN%2FHome%2FTopStoryList_Story_1996774

 

Reformers urge redrawing of gerrymandered districts

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/NEWS/805040339

 

Vote Count

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659504&BRD=2715&PAG=461&dept_id=639013&rfi=6

 

Lawmakers supporting proposal

http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659178&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6

 

 

STATE NEWS

 

State employees, teachers angle for hikes

http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19658842&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=468517&rfi=6

 

State officials: Door prizes unethical, must be returned

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/879113-85.stm

 

Pa. third in nation for bank jobs, FBI says

http://www.timesleader.com/news/20080504_04_BankRobberies_ART.html

 

Reform laws on mortgage lending

http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659658&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=456222&rfi=6

 

Harrisburg attorney tackles ins and outs of open-records overhaul

http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/05-04--pa-right-to-know-seminar---staudenmaier

 

Much will change on public records

http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/open-editorial-2008-05-04T00-33-54

 

 

ELECTIONS/POLITICS

 

Casey for veep?

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/opinion/s_565666.html

 

Supporters of state campaign finance reform start to think small

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a11_harrisburg.6391679may04,0,4847520.story

 

Block the phone calls

http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/Calls-editorial-

 

 

GAMING

 

Pa. Gaming Board is a bad joke

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/bumsted/s_565663.html

 

Meadows' hardcore bettors are still trekking to track

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878972-85.stm

 

 

GAS PRICES

 

Some holiday

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080504_Editorial__Gas_Tax.html

 

The phony promise of a gas-tax 'holiday'

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878700-85.stm

 

Rolling back tax not worth headache

http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/expresstimes/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1209873979117940.xml&coll=2

 

Idea to suspend gas tax should be tanked

http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=90664

 

Ethanol's lesson

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/archive/s_565627.html

 

Orwellian nuttiness incarnate

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/mcnickle/s_565665.html

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Rendell plan for schools stressed

http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659177&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6

 

A fairer plan

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080504_Editorial__School_Funding.html

 

Hazleton Area seeks to give PSSA help

http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7368&Itemid=2

 

 

FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL

 

Flight 93 memorial won't be ready by 2011

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a10_flight93.6391779may04,0,2235173.story

 

Petition criticizes design of Flight 93 memorial

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/879066-84.stm

           

 

LOCAL NEWS

 

Nuclear settlement money little solace for survivors in Armstrong County

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/s_565716.html

 

Silence surrounds suicides

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-05042008-1528879.html

 

Upper Dauphin School District plans no tax hike

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/05/upper_dauphin_school_district.html

 

Spraying for moths scheduled

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1209864312174680.xml&coll=1

 

Trust rejects merger strategy

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1209770710155450.xml&coll=1

 

Pro-Hershey passions have cooled over six years

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1209763507282490.xml&coll=1

 

Manufacturing jobs vanishing from county

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/568737.html

 

Solid job turns to uncertain future

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/568739.html

 

Mired in misdemeanors: Cops battle for quality of life

http://www.delcotimes.com:80/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/Daily;jsessionid=5H8pLdTHvXlZmx4kJyBWBBVFCTcPLtzbJpnYSvj9LC32N5vhhsjg!-266082864?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pg_article&r21.pgpath=%2FDCT%2FHome&r21.content=%2FDCT%2FHome%2FContentTab_Feature_1995135

 

Tamaqua official: ‘How do we know it’s safe?’

http://www.standardspeaker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7358&Itemid=2

 

Study: Number of inmates to rise

http://www.timesleader.com/news/20080504_03prson_jen_ART.html

 

Valley has a stake in Sacred Heart's future

http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/all-a.6385921may04,0,6908702.story

 

Dodging The Damage - Potholes in PA

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Dodging_The_Damage_-_Potholes_in_PA.html

 

Drilling for dollars

http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659624&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

 

Luzerne Co. plays waiting game

http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659628&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

 

Drilling oversight falls to DEP

http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19659627&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

 

Airport has potential to reverse decline

http://www.republicanherald.com/articles/2008/05/04/opinion/editorial/doc481d7f68dbe1f524316591.txt

 

County DUI court making bold strides

http://www.sungazette.com/page/category.detail/nav/5004/Editorials.html

 

Rise in children placed for adoption

http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/507162.html?nav=742

 

 

PHILADELPHIA

 

Phila. Officer Shot to Death

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080504_Phila__Officer_Shot_to_Death.html

 

Remembering a family man, a respected officer, a friend

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080504_Remembering_a_family_man__a_respected_officer__a_friend.html

 

 

PITTSBURGH

 

Pittsburgh is now sootiest U.S. city

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080504_Pittsburgh_is_now_sootiest_U_S__city.html

 

Soot City: Pittsburgh still has work to do on clean air

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878719-35.stm

 

For sale: Local homes left in shambles

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/s_565725.html

 

Horses help local farmers cut costs

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/s_565740.html

 

 

NATIONAL

 

U.S. jobs report shows a milder decline

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20080502_What_will_U_S__jobs_report_say_today_.html

 

Smarter electric grid could be key to saving power

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/business/20080504_ap_smarterelectricgridcouldbekeytosavingpower.html

 

'Underemployed' not always counted.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_left_story/20080503__Underemployed__not_always_counted_.html

 

Lawmakers, consumer groups, ISPs debate future of Internet 'neutrality'

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08125/878738-96.stm