Pennlive.com has compiled a list of 329 establishments (either restaurants, bars or businesses) in the commonweath who have had violations of the state’s smoking ban reported to the Department of Health. Here the ones from Erie:
Coney Island Lunch, 3015 Buffalo Road
Erie Wastewater Treatment, 68 Port Access Road
General Electric Transportation Systems, 2901 E. Lake Road
Hibachi Japanese [...]

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In case you missed it, here’s text and video of President Obama’s Inaugural Address from yesterday. Moments after the speech was complete and the President and Vice-President were sworn in, they launched their new Whitehouse.gov website. That, folks, is how you do a website. XHTML transitional compliant, designed with accessibility in mind, CSS sprites, it [...]

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Today at 11:30 a.m. EST, Senator Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. Pretty much every channel on TV will be carrying it, and you can also watch it live online at Hulu.com and uStream.tv. In fact, here’s a stream from Hulu:

If you park your car on the street [...]

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We had snow and very cold temperates last night and into this morning. Many activities and sporting events were cancelled. Good for ice fishers, not as good for the rest of us. Speaking of ice – we’re starting to get ice dunes at Presque Isle. For the love of all that’s holy, stay off the [...]

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Even as President-Elect Barack Obama begins to pick his cabinet and other key positions, two states remain uncalled from Tuesday’s election. At the time we write this, North Carolina and Missouri are neither red nor blue. In North Carolina, Obama leads 50% to 49%, and its flipped in Missouri.
Bit of a police blotter today.
James DiNicola, [...]

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Not surprisingly, yesterday’s election is the biggest news of the day.
Thanks to everyone who came and hung out during our live blogging last night. We hope it was as much fun for you as it was for us. We had great discussion, people watching different TV channels and websites for up to the second results.
We’re interested [...]

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Former President Bill Clinton will visit Erie on Monday to campaign for Barack Obama. He will appear at McDowell Intermediate High School at 4:15 p.m., with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. Tickets to the event aren’t required, but if you want to attend you should RSVP at the Obama website here.
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Former Massachusetts Governor [...]

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A recent poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain in Pennsylvania by 4%. The Rasmussen poll was done by telephone survey of state voters with the following figures: 46% Barack Obama; 42% John McCain; 5% unspecified third-party candidate (Ron Paul hold outs?); and 8% remain undecided. This is a 2% increase over last [...]

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The Christiana Mall in Delaware has instituted a curfew, banning unaccompanied minors from being in the mall after 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Officials at the Millcreek Mall say they have no plans for a similar plan. The old smoking pits at the mall = stunned.
The Board of Directors for the Center for [...]

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Today, finally, is primary election day in Pennsylvania.
The major races on the ballot today will be the presidential primary and the race for the Democratic nomination in the 3rd Congressional district. The winner of that race will face Phil English in the fall. We interviewed two of the candidates in this race, Mike Waltner [...]

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Garrett Kensy is a winner. Garrett Kensy was a three sport athlete in high school. He was Salutatorian at Maryvale High School and went on to Mercyhurst College in Erie. Garrett won the starting quarterback job as a freshman before an injury in the second game ended his season. Then last year doctors told him [...]

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Only about 500-1000 people were on hand at Behrend to hear former President Bill Clinton speak at a venue that holds 1800. By the time he got to Warren, he was about an hour and a half late for an 11:30 am appearance. At least the school children got to eat lunch before they started [...]

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In his first campaign visit to northwest Pennsylvania, Sen. Barack Obama will hold a Town Hall-style meeting at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Friday, April 18, at 10:30 am, in the Junker Center. Doors open at 8:30 am. Young Democrats of America, a Penn State Behrend student organization, is hosting the event. Admission [...]

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In his first campaign visit to northwest Pennsylvania, Sen. Barack Obama will hold a Town Hall-style meeting at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Friday, April 18, at 10:30 am, in the Junker Center. Young Democrats of America, a Penn State Behrend student organization, is hosting the event.
Admission will be by ticket only. Tickets [...]

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