All about Ben
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A Franklin cash register, a children’s toy, is part of the exhibit.
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.’’
Those are the words of Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and one of the framers of the Constitution.
As an author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat and entrepreneur, it seems he practiced what he preached. More than 300 years after his birth, his determined curiosity and innovative spirit still are not forgotten.
The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Loretto is celebrating Franklin with its “Cents and Sensibility: Benjamin Franklin and Popular Culture” exhibition, on view through July 20.
“It’s not the typical art exhibition,” said Gary Moyer, executive director at SAMA. “This is an eclectic and whimsical display of Franklin memorabilia.
On the air: A quick look at some area radio and television personalities
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Current position: Morning DJ on MIX 94.
Silent disease an issue locally
Hepatitis C is a disease many have — though few realize it.
It’s been dubbed “the ghost virus” and the “silent stalker” because it evades media attention and even medical diagnosis, area medical practitioners say.
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An animated pair of blue jays and a demure couple of mourning doves caught my attention immediately upon pulling into a parking spot near the end of the James Mayer Riverwalk, just outside of Johnstown.
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Pints and purrs
Raise a glass to help homeless pets.
The 2008 Pints for Pets Brewfest will bring more than 50 craft brew- ers to its inaugural event at Blair County Ballpark from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Blair Arts Council Kids Day
Dist 6 AAA track championships
Curve vs. Aeros
Bedford Springs Resort
District 5 Track & Field Champ
Dist 6 AA track champ
Mount Aloysius Graduation
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