Welcome to the newly refreshed but still awesome ErieBlogs.com. Happy Monday!

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I was lucky enough to win a 2009 Creative Spark award from the Advertising Federation of Northwest PA, and the ceremony was this past Friday night at the Sheraton on the bayfront. First – I haven’t really been down there to the Sheraton or the convention center (how about a tour, convention center folks? We’ll [...]

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We hope you had a nice Memorial Day yesterday. Parades and other remembrances were held across the area yesterday. Thank you, veterans, for your service. Mercyhurst College announced today that it has been accepted in the Veterans Administration’s “Yellow Ribbon” program, which provides scholarships and other financial aid to military personnel who served our country [...]

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Today we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (whose birthday is actually January 15).  You can hear a recently discovered recording of Dr. King from his 1959 visit to the country of India.  Regardless of your political beliefs or affiliations, this holiday holds an additional special meaning in light of Barack Obama’s election as the [...]

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The body of Bill Rossey of Meadville was found late Sunday in French Creek. He was reported missing in late October. Ed Palattella, of the Erie Times-News, received a Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Award for print journalism in the Continuing Coverage category for “Garvey Era Ends,” about the resignation of alleged child [...]

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