Anyone up for a carbon cleanse?

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When it gets colder, it shrinks. Sounds like a Seinfeld episode.

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When did the 11 o’clock news become the 11 o’clock sports?

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Have you seen this little girl?

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Are we going to be able to help keep an old roller coaster flying along the tracks?

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A little local sports trivia: What hockey player had 353 penalty minutes in 65 games?

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Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies.
– Tommy Chong

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Are you ready to be counted?

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Man, this week has been brutal. How has your week been? Accuride Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Their plant on 12th and East Ave. will remain open. They purchased Kaiser Aluminum years ago. Montrel Amos thought it was a good idea to rob the Circle K on Pine Avenue on Wednesday. His [...]

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Erie Indemnity Company has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year end 2008. You can read the full release here. A few highlights: Net loss per share-diluted was $0.12 per share in the fourth quarter 2008, compared to net income per share-diluted of $0.55 per share in the fourth quarter of 2007. This [...]

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A quick heads-up if you have not yet picked up an digital TV receiver – WSEE will turn off its analog signal tomorrow. This will only affect you if you get TV signals with an antenna, either rabbit-ears style or an external antenna. Satellite and cable customers will not see any change. Despite Congress changing [...]

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Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA) has received her House subcommittee assignments. Small Business Committee Chair, Subcommittee on Regulation, Health & Trade Member, Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship Science & Technology Committee Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Investigation and Oversight Agriculture Committee Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research Member, Subcommittee on Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and [...]

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Erie Insurance reached the milestone of four million policies in force after reaching 3 million policies in force just eight years ago in 2001. Erie Insurance has been in business for 83 years and is a Fortune 500 company.  According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance is the 16th largest automobile insurer and the 21st [...]

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Erie is the featured city in this weeks Keystone Edge, a website dedicated to discussing the new economy in Pennsylvania.  Right along with Erie, the featured growth company is Kold-Draft of Erie which manufacturers ice-cube machines.  Finally, there is an article featuring INRange Systems of Altoona and its new drug dispensing machine to be released [...]

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Ken Barnes was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of Brian Wells by placing a collar-bomb on him which eventually exploded. Somehow the length of the sentence seems inadequate due to the total disregard for human life and being such a heinous crime.  Although Barnes claims he was forced to place the [...]

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St. Vincent Hospital has settled with the federal government, agreeing to pay $1.9 million in order to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. Anthony Kite, an independent hospital consultant in New Jersey, alleged the hospital defrauded the medicare system by submitting inflated reimbursement claims over actual costs. Phil Friedman, the attorney representing Teri Rhodes, has filed a [...]

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Today is Veterans Day. From the President of the United States: On Veterans Day, we remember those who have served in previous wars, those who are serving today, and those who did not live to become veterans. Our Nation is blessed by these brave defenders, and we owe a debt of gratitude to all those [...]

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Some local companies will be announcing third quarter earnings soon. Erie Insurance will release its earnings on November 6 while GE will announce their numbers today. GE has said profits for this quarter will be lower due to issues not only in the market but within the GE Capital section of their business. Erie has [...]

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If you didn’t register to vote by 8 p.m. yesterday, you’ll have to wait four years to vote for president again. Tom Ridge and Lynn Swann will hold a rally Wednesday in Perry Square in support of the McCain-Palin ticket. In Pennsylvania, here are the polling numbers: Quinnipiac poll has Obama up in PA by [...]

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Union workers at Erie Plastics have approved concessions by a count of 131 for and 34 against. These concessions will include a $2/hour pay cut, loss of 4 of their 12 vacation days and an increase in insurance premiums. This will allow the plant’s new owners to continue to operate the plant and keep the [...]

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Erie Insurance disclosed that it has lost about $9.5 million in its Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac holdings. Erie stock closed yesterday at 43.22, down 3.40. Fannie and Freddie were recently bailed out by the Federal government and are the largest source of funding for home mortgages in the U.S. It was another bad day [...]

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Joshua Lilly of Erie has been sentenced to 7 to 14 years in state prison for molesting a girl, who was 8 or 9 years old at the time of the crime. Jeremy Noyes, who was arrested last month by the FBI for among other things, wanting to start a colony of sex slaves, is [...]

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When her grandson wouldn’t finish his homework, Sheila Martin slapped him. Rodney Payton didn’t like that and told her to stop. Martin responded by threatening them both with a knife. Payton shot a gun at her. Both are in jail facing assault and endangerment charges. No word if the homework was completed. A large number [...]

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Abe Satterfield’s trial was expected to start on November 3. He was facing sex abuse charges related to an incident when Satterfield was a student at the University of Iowa. Prosecutors are now saying the trail may be delayed due to pre-trial motions and the busy schedules of prosecutors. CelebrateErie begins tonight and runs until [...]

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The Erie Block Party, held most Thursday evenings during the summer, will be held this week at Jr’s Last Laugh Comedy Club featuring the rock band M-80′s. The event theme is “Take You Back” and benefits Vietnam Veterans Chapter 435. Upcoming block parties: August 14 – No block party; CelebrateErie begins. August 21 at Matthew’s [...]

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First on the docket today, several local companies announced earnings reports yesterday. Here’s a brief recap: Erie Indemnity Company, parent company of Erie Insurance, released their quarterly earnings report yesterday. Net income per share was $0.71, down from $1.11 compared to the second quarter of last year. ERIE shares closed yesterday at $45.14. If you [...]

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I (Mike) had the pleasure of presenting at yesterday’s Lunch and Learn session presented by the Technology Council of Northwest Pennsylvania. I talked about how to integrate social networking into your business, and the full house had plenty of great questions and comments. I also got to meet a bunch of ErieBlogs readers, which is [...]

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When Starbucks announced it would be closing 600 of its stores, some of us were left wondering if any of the stores in Erie would be closing. Although no official list has been released, the Seattle Times has put together a Google map of stores rumored to close using information from store employees and other [...]

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If you’re driving through the city of Erie over the next week, be careful. City police are cracking down on speeders through July 4. It’s supposed to be under the radar, no pun intended, but someone in the mayor’s office has been emailing their friends and family to warn them. Those people then forward that [...]

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Margaret Claire Reed was born on August 8, 2006 with what is known as VACTERL Association. It is a grouping of birth defects (V = vertebral A = anal C = cardiac T = tracheal fistula E = esophogeal attresia R = renal (kidney) L = limb.). She’s been through several surgeries in her short [...]

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