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Vote on mountainside development delayed

Posted on 29 August 2008 by BB

The expected vote by the Lower Paxton Township supervisors this Tuesday, Sept. 2, to approve a mountainside, luxury housing development proposed by McNaughton Homes has been delayed.McNaughton could have forced a vote, but company officials decided to …

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A Rainy Day Afternoon

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Justin Kunkel, Editor

Well, it finally rained. Other than the slight drizzle that seemed to back up traffic for no reason yesterday afternoon, I can’t remember the last time we had a legitimately rainy day. That’s probably not much consolation for the people who w…

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Hollywood Casino & The Action Card Spam

Posted on 28 August 2008 by floor9.com

It’s 8:30pm.  I’m sleeping because all the overtime I work to pay down my student loans nine years early has the unfortunate side effect of occasionally requiring me to live on four hours of sleep.  My phone rings with a phone number I don’t recognize.
717-469-2211.
That’s Grantville.  I don’t know anyone in Grantville, let alone anyone [...]

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How to avoid property owner heartaches

Posted on 28 August 2008 by BB

An op-ed by BB …I’ve seen it happen dozens of times over the years – a housing developer spends months, sometimes years, working to get a plan approved, and then adjoining and nearby property owners catch wind of what’s in the works when the prop…

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Here’s My Free Idea of The Day

Posted on 27 August 2008 by jerseym

I was watching television tonight.
Man vs. Wild, to be exact.
Have you seen this program? It’s on the Discovery channel.
Basically, it’s this guy with an Australian-ish accent who gets himself dropped in these remote locations- in the wild- and basically lives like a caveman for a few days; navigating this episode through some crazy swamp prone [...]

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burg life is………

Posted on 26 August 2008 by darkburg

burg life is …… what? well this blog as burg life is an attempt to explain, examine, and uncover or lives and the lives we lead here in harrisburg. for instance critical mass is this week. friday at six o’clock, front and walnut. this is a great event to be part of. no registration needed, no [...]

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Drink this now: Espresso Milkshake

Posted on 26 August 2008 by Sara Bozich

Drink this now: Espresso Milkshake, Cornerstone Coffeehouse. Unbelievable! Please ignore the boyfriend’s ’stache, and get yourself over to the Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill to try this delicious espresso milkshake. With three shots of espresso, it’s sure to perk you…

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