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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Did Sandy push the presidential elections back? I hope so.
There is a proverb that I want to start this column on: It is about disaster. When disaster strikes, people chip in to help. When politicians help, disaster strikes again. Therefore, people go first o...
Posted on 10/30/12 at 7:23 PM
THE NEW FORTY The kinder, gentler airport...
When I travel to Emmitsburg alone, I fly into the Harrisburg airport instead of BWI. The reason I do that is because the navigation from Harrisburg to Emmitsburg is much less complicated and the drive...
Posted on 9/27/12 at 8:46 PM
College mourns pregnant coach killed in crash 
A small Catholic college outside Pittsburgh mourned the loss of a women's lacrosse coach who died along with her unborn child when the team's bus crashed on the way to a game, remembering her Sunday as warm, outgoing and a natural leader.
By Kevin Begos and Ron Todt , March 17, 2013
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Police probe why man fatally shot 3 in rural Pennsylvania
Authorities in central Pennsylvania are trying to determine why a man fatally shot three people along a rural road before being killed in a gunfight with police.
By Genaro C Armas and Joe Mandak , December 22, 2012
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Two-year-old child killed after fall, mauling at Pennsylvania zoo
Officials say a young child died after falling into an exhibit at the Pittsburgh zoo and being mauled by African painted dogs.
By Associated Press , November 04, 2012
Injured hiker rescued in Badlands National Park
Officials used a helicopter to rescue a Pennsylvania man who became injured while hiking in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota.
By Herald Staff Report , June 08, 2012
Bobblehead dolls of gun-holding Lincoln assassin Booth pulled from Gettysburg park visitor center shelves
The dolls of John Wilkes Booth with a handgun, which had sold well, were removed from shelves on Saturday, a day after a reporter for Hanover, Pa.'s The Evening Sun newspaper asked about them, officials said.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2012
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PSYCH CLINIC DEATH: Pennsylvania woman loses 2 children to fatal shootings, 17 months apart
Mary Schaab's only daughter was fatally shot 17 months ago, so she understood the horror and pain of losing a child, even before a Pennsylvania state trooper knocked at her door late Thursday to tell her the same thing had happened again — this time to her son.
By Joe Mandak , March 10, 2012
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Pittsburgh psych clinic shooter had no ID; shooting victim identified as staff member
A gunman who killed a worker and shot several other people at a psychiatric hospital on the University of Pittsburgh campus lived nearby and used two semiautomatic pistols, one of them stolen, as he marched around checking offices possibly in an attempt to find more victims before campus police fatally shot him, authorities said Friday.
By Joe Mandak and Kevin Begos , March 09, 2012
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Police say U of Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic shootings kill 2, injure 7
VIDEO: Bottom of articlePolice reported one of the dead was the gunman, said University of Pittsburgh Medical Center spokesman Paul Wood. It was unclear whether the wounded people were patients, employees or visiting family members, Wood said.
By Joe Mandak and Kevin Begos , March 08, 2012
SPIN METER: Santorum's views on education show shifts
Republican Rick Santorum says he wants to dramatically curtail the role states and the federal government play in running schools. Yet back when Santorum was a senator from Pennsylvania, he got a Pittsburgh-area school district to help pay tens of thousands of dollars in tuition for his children to receive online schooling.
By Andrew Miga , March 01, 2012
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Feds award grant to overhaul health insurance markets to Minnesota, 9 other states
Seven of them — Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania — have either adopted a plan or are making substantial headway. But a recent Associated Press analysis found uneven progress among states setting up the new insurance exchanges, a linchpin of the law. In two states announced today — Kentucky and Tennessee — it's not clear whether policymakers will follow through. In Arkansas, officials concede that Washington will have to take the lead.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , February 22, 2012
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Minnesota agency fines Pennsylvania debt collection firm for hiring felons
Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman alleged that NCO Financial Systems Inc. failed to adequately screen debt-collector applicants. He says the company also hired people with felony convictions and failed to notify the state when collectors were fired for breaking state laws.
By Associated Press , February 18, 2012
Penn State ex-VP seeks dismissal of charges against him
A former Penn State vice president Tuesday asked a judge to throw out charges that he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and that he did not properly report suspected child abuse.
By Mark Scolforo , February 14, 2012
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Judge: Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky can see grandkids, have local jury
The judge overseeing the child sex abuse case of Jerry Sandusky says the former Penn State assistant coach can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge ruled today that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case.
By Associated Press , February 13, 2012
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Raw milk popularity leads to outbreak of illnesses on east coast
An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.
By Mary Clare Jalonick , February 03, 2012
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Unlike U.S. counter-Punx, Canadian groundhogs 'predict' early spring
The forecasts come in the middle of an unusually mild winter that has taken even seasoned meteorologists by surprise. Environment Canada had warned this fall to expect colder-than-normal temperatures in the north and west.
By Canadian Press , February 02, 2012
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