Teamwork
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Linemen from Henkels & McCoy, Blue Bell, Pa., work together to install a new utility pole along Colonel Drake Highway south of Ashville on Friday morning. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
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Fun for all: Miracle League of Blair County celebrates 20th season with Saturday opener, Loco visit
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Everyone wins at the Miracle League of Blair County, which celebrated its 20th season opener on a chilly Saturday morning on the diamond and enjoyed a visit from the Altoona Curve’s mascot, Loco. As a nonprofit 503(c)(3), the league shares the love of the game with physically and/or ...
Weak dollar making life more expensive
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NEW YORK — A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar. The dollar has fallen about 10% against other major currencies since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, a pullback potentially ...
Hollidaysburg grad awarded prestigious internship
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Penn State University junior Madeline Shanafelt said she learned a thing or two about education and public policy after speaking out at a Hollidaysburg Area School Board meeting in November 2022, which brought on backlash from attendees. She spoke out because of her disappointment with how ...
Tech giants get a blue-collar ally in battle for data centers
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HARRISBURG — Building trades unions — long fashioned as the voice of the American worker — are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America’s artificial intelligence economy. Unionized workers are employed on a huge number of massive data center ...
Fans hunt for Liberty Bell replica in each state
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or even a fire station near you. It won’t be the original, but it’ll be a dead ...