Erie City Council will propose an amendment to the zoning code requiring all people giving massages to have a degree or certificate, pending a state law that takes effect in 2010 requiring all persons offering massage services to be state licensed. We’re not sure why city officials haven’t cracked down harder on several massage “parlors” [...]

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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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Carhartt Carl has been caught! The man suspected of robbing 12 banks in Pennsylvania and Ohio, including a recent hold-up of a Cleveland branch National City Bank this past Monday, has been arrested. The FBI report that 33-year-old Kenneth Gibson of Cleveland was charged in Monday’s holdup and is suspected to be the [...]

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Congresswoman-elect Kathy Dahlkemper has announced her office locations. She will be in Rep. English’s former location at 208 East Bayfront in the Intermodal Transportation Center. In Washington, her office will be in the Cannon Office Building, room 516.
A 52-year-old man died while in Erie police custody. The man, who remains unidentified by police until [...]

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Today we’re taking the wraps off our newest project – our new Government Contacter.
I’ve read both good and bad ideas on local blogs about ways to improve Erie. It’s easy to suggest change, it’s hard to actually get the ball rolling and get things accomplished. Today, we’re making getting that ball started a little easier.
Our [...]

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Erie PA native Rear Admiral (Retired) Charles August Curtze passed away at age 96. He attended public schools in Erie then went to the Naval Academy Preparatory School. He then received an appointment to the US Naval Academy and was part of the Class of 1933. After assignments on the USS New Mexico and USS [...]

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