April 2013
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Penn State, State College Noon News and Features: Monday, April 2
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State College Borough Council Opposes Permit to Build High-Pressure Natural Gas Line
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Local Girl Scouts Launch Operation Backpack: Making a Difference Around the World
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Girl Scouts all over Centre County took part in Operation Backpack; collecting school supplies which are destined for Kabul, Afghanistan. Those supplies have been stuffed into backpacks and are being sent overseas.
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State College Borough Council Opposes Permit to Build High-Pressure Natural Gas Line
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Council members passed a resolution last night, opposing a permit that would allow Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania to build the controversial project. However, the pipeline could still be approved in the future.
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Countdown to Blue-White / 18 Days: O’Brien Raises Expectations and Intensity in Year Two
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With O’Brien making a brief cameo appearance in the shotgun formation, the second year head coach shouted out directions to the offense. “Really, at the end of the day, what we all love to do is coach and be on the field.” He said.
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Proposed Gas Pipeline Sparks Heated Response at State College Borough Council Meeting
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Some State College residents are in an uproar over a proposal to run a high-pressure natural gas near their homes. Opponents voiced their concerns at Monday’s borough council meeting.
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Smile—you’re on candid camera! Police Hope Photos Will Lead to Theft Suspects
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Smile—you’re on candid camera! State College police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects from a Wal-Mart theft which took place on March 25, 2013 around 8:45 p.m.
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Natural Gas Leak Blamed on Older Equipment
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The gas leak that shut down a section of Park Avenue over the weekend is now blamed on an older-style gas line. Ten people were evacuated from a home late Saturday night after reporting a “gas odor.”
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Viral Videos: Do the Strumpfhosentanz!
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Today’s Viral Video is not an April Fools joke, but you might think otherwise. Several ladies joined together (we mean that literally and figuratively) to perform an optical illusion dance.
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Penn State, State College Noon News and Features: Monday, April 1
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Happy April Fools day! State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Afternoon News & Features. Here’s Monday’s offering:
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Let’s Call Domestic Violence What it is: Violence
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With recent incidents of domestic violence escalating and murder-suicide making local headlines, it raises questions. How do our court and mental health systems keep missing the very troubled? Just days after a man in Huntingdon County shot and killed his toddler and injured his wife before committing suicide, a man enters a market in Philipsburg…