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At 58, Tom Cillo is tackling his dream of playing college football
Tom Cillo willed his way through two weeks of 12-hour days of practices, meetings, walkthroughs and meals. When the Warriors broke camp, Cillo was one of 117 players remaining on the roster.
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National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed
A shutdown contingency plan released by the park service said “park roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors.” However, parks without “accessible areas” will be closed, and sites currently open could close if damage is done to park resources or garbage is building up, the plan says.
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Trump administration wants University of Pennsylvania to sign ‘compact’ in exchange for preferential funding terms
The Trump administration is offering nine prominent U.S. universities preferential access to federal funds if they pledge to take a series of steps that align with the Republican administration’s goals of eliminating what it sees as liberal influence on academia.
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11 creepy facts about Pennsylvania that textbooks leave out
You may not have learned these unsettling facts about Pennsylvania in school.
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Pa. Department of Corrections is closing two prisons over critics’ objections
The process is expected to be carried out over four months, and estimates say it could save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
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1894 lynching victim to be remembered with historical marker in Stroudsburg
A historical marker recognizing a lynching victim is set to be erected in Monroe County.
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Philadelphia native Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100
Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who went overseas. He died last week, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
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Yolanda Hadid is selling her Solebury estate. Here’s how much the former model is asking
Former model and reality TV star Yolanda Hadid is selling her 32-acre Bucks County estate.
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Pirates to keep Don Kelly as manager after improvements in second half
The Pirates extended Kelly’s contract on Monday, confident the leadership he provided during a turbulent year is what the club needs as it tries to emerge from a decade of irrelevance.
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‘The Story of Us, Erie Polonia’: Exhibit shares the history of the city’s Polish community
Bobby Sulecki has been researching the history of Erie’s Polish community since he was 12.
