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Flight 93 memorial receives $3M for pedestrian bridge, return road
Daily American Staff WriterTheU.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration has awarded a $3 million grant to the National Park Service for the Flight 93 National Memorial. While the announcement from U.S. Rep. Mark Critz's office on Tuesday stated that the...Tags: Mark Critz, Highway Transportation, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest
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State and local officials say Letterkenny jobs are safe
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comReports that government funding cuts could lead to massive layoffs at Letterkenny Army Depot are premature, said L. Michael Ross, president of the Franklin County Area Development Corp. “We really did not need to create a public fervor over this,&...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Labor Legislation
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Somerset County Where to Go for Aug. 9
Bluegrass Festival The Laurel Hill Bluegrass Festival is Aug. 18-19 at Laurel Hill State Park, Somerset. Bluegrass music, re-enactor village, vendors and more. Free. 814-445-7725. friendsoflhsp.org. Antique show The 42nd annual Somerset Antique Show...Tags: Jane Austen, Transportation, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lorrie Morgan, Breast Cancer
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Freedom and finance
Summit TownshipFreedom, we hear this word used often, but what are we talking about when we use this word. A simple definition of freedom would be: The degree to which we have the ability to act independently without restraint, or in other words when we are free to...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Finance, Bank Robbery, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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Somerset County no longer has a Republican commissioner
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County Republicans are no longer represented on the board of county commissioners. Commissioner Joe Betta changed his political party from Republican to Independent Monday morning. Betta was previously an Independent, but changed it back...Tags: Elections, Bob Bastian, Local Government, Government, Carl Walker Metzgar
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Shuster honors vet with medals
Daily American Staff WriterWhen Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Grew was discharged from the Navy he left without receiving eight awards and medals that he earned. On Monday U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, delivered the medals to their rightful owner. "We appreciate...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Vietnam War (1955-1975), American Legion, Human Interest
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Shuster talks politics with patriots
Daily American Staff WriterU.S. Rep. Bill Shuster started his address at a town hall meeting Monday evening by praising presidential candidate Mitt Romney's choice for vice president — U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. "I couldn't have been more excited," Shuster said. ...Tags: Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Abraham Lincoln, Environmental Politics
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Somerset fireworks set for Saturday
Daily American Staff WriterADDISON — Albert Knoblach, owner of Little Big Shots, has had a pretty busy week — but in the fireworks business the Fourth of July is a pretty big holiday. Knoblach is busy preparing for the annual fireworks show in Somerset, which is set...Tags: PBS (tv network)
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Local senators, representatives view health care decision differently
Daily American Staff WriterLawmakers in Washington, D.C., had mixed opinions Thursday on the Supreme Court's decision that the health care overhaul is constitutional. Republican state Sen. Pat Toomey said he disagreed with the majority decision on the landmark legislation. He...Tags: Mark Critz, Lawyers, Health, Prescription Drugs, Justice System
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Transportation bill offers several paths to a completed Route 219
Daily American Staff WriterThe completion of Route 219 may be two votes and a signature away from reality. On Thursday the conference committee working on a new transportation bill released its measure, which eliminates a provision that barred the use of toll credits as matching...Tags: Mark Critz, Elections, Labor Markets, Transportation, Barack Obama
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Shuster calls transportation bill passage 'sweet'
Daily American Staff WriterIf he said it once he said it 100 times — U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster had Route 219 tattooed on his forehead. Looking in the mirror at that hypothetical tattoo has paid off. On Friday Congress passed a transportation bill that repeals toll credit...Tags: Highway Transportation, Washington, DC, Republican Party, Politics, Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Supporters anxious for potential start of 219 project
Daily American Staff WritersR. Dean Hillegas remembers when it all came apart four decades ago. With congressional approval of new legislation that grants toll credits for Route 219, he may soon see it finally come together. Hillegas was among about a dozen members of the North...Tags: Highway Transportation, Local Government, Barack Obama, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Radio Industry
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