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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Happy Halloween!  Please be careful when driving this evening and make sure to keep an eye out for the little kiddies. Feel free to send us any leftover candy you might have.
Alaska Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin spent part of the day yesterday in Erie. First, she held a National Security Roundtable at Penn [...]

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Governor Sarah Palin, running mate of Senator John McCain, will be in Erie for a rally on Thursday, October 30.
The event will be held at the Bayfront Convention Center and should get underway abut 3:15 p.m. Get there early, but remember due to other events that day and weather, the Governor may be delayed. [...]

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John McCain spent yesterday in Erie with Tom Ridge, including a tour of the GE Transportation plant. He held a town-hall meeting and took questions.
During McCain’s tour of the GE plant, he made the following comment as to what he would do in his first 90 days in Washington if he were elected president: “Call [...]

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Lots of stuff going on this weekend: Key West Phest, the St. Paul’s Italian Festival, Footloose at the Erie Playhouse, and so much more. Get out there and have some fun.
Yesterday afternoon, a few funnel clouds were spotted over Lake Erie. Meterologist Ray Petelin has some pictures on his blog.
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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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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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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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Hall of Famer and Super Bowl XI MVP Fred Biletnikoff announced he has retired as the Oakland Raiders’ wide receivers coach after spending more than three decades as a player and coach for the franchise. Biletnikoff spent the last 18 seasons on the Raiders’ coaching staff, including 10 as receivers coach. As a rookie, he [...]

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