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School choice advocates criticize Shapiro budget

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Supporters of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), the state’s biggest statewide school choice program, say Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2026-27 budget prioritizes increased public school funding over continued support for the tax credit program. The debate ...

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

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Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...

On the right path

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Hollidaysburg Area High School graduates head towards the Tiger Paw Path to Tiger Stadium for graduation ceremonies on Friday evening. Hollidaysburg Area High School graduate Kaitlyn Barfield and paraprofessional Robin Bice look through the program in the school auditorium prior to ...

Deeds

Public Records

Blair County Terra Boutique LLC to MAD Collective Properties LLC, 321 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg, $280,000. Todd A. and Deborah K. Hill to Kyler O. and Abigail R. McDonald, property in Greenfield Township, $275,500. Sharon Baker to Jeffrey A. and Amanda L. Stanek, property in Blair ...

Big Boy viewing in Altoona area to require major prep

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Of the three locations where there will be free public viewing of the Union Pacific’s Big Boy steam locomotive in the Altoona area between July 8 and 11 while the machine is parked, one spot — where the viewing opportunity is by far the most extensive — will require significant ...

Bankruptcies

Public Records

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Blair County Judith M. ...