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Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States of America.
One of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial times, it was known officially as the Quaker Province, in recognition of Quaker William Penn's First Frame of Government constitution for Pennsylvania that guaranteed liberty of conscience. Penn knew of the hostility Quakers faced when they opposed rituals, oaths, violence, and ostentatious frippery.
Pennsylvania has also been known as the Keystone State since 1802, based in part upon its central location among the original Thirteen Colonies forming the United States. It was also a keystone state economically, having both the industry common to the North, making such wares as Conestoga wagons and rifles, and the agriculture common to the South, producing feed, fiber, food, and tobacco.
Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Philadelphia is Pennsylvania's largest city and is home to a major seaport and shipyards on the Delaware River.
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Top Headlines for Eastern Pennsylvania from TheMorningCall.com
Allentown man accused of stealing $706, purse at Sands casino
Feb 7, 2012 5:00 am
An Allentown man picked up a woman's purse holding $706 as she played a slot machine at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, and he left the casino with the cash, police said.
Ambulances sent to Lower Macungie for 2-car crash, alarm
Feb 7, 2012 4:58 am
Allentown diocese to workers: Contraception mandate could end health benefit
Feb 7, 2012 4:56 am
Obama plan would affect about 1,000 teachers and other employees, officials warn.The Diocese of Allentown has enlisted its workers in a fight to defeat an Obama administration mandate that religious e...
No more cable TV for Nazareth police
Feb 7, 2012 4:55 am
Council refuses to reconnect the set, saying police force needs to be taught a lesson.It was a showdown worthy of the daytime soaps.
Lower Mount Bethel residents speak out against sludge
Feb 7, 2012 4:55 am
Some farmers plan to use biosolids as fertilizer to save money.Lower Mount Bethel residents are raising a stink about farmers' plans to use treated human waste as fertilizer.
Bethlehem schools rethinking summer school
Feb 7, 2012 4:54 am
State exit exams are forcing Bethlehem Area to look at alternatives for helping students make up failed courses.There are 867 students who have failed 1,313 courses at Liberty and Freedom high schools...
Top Local News for Eastern Pennsylvania from TheMorningCall.com
Unemployment benefits extension goes to House for vote
Feb 7, 2012 4:58 am
But bill could be hung up because some Republicans want to link approval of extension to shoring up long-term solvency.HARRISBURG — Legislation that would restart the flow of extended unempl...
Allentown diocese to workers: Contraception mandate could end health benefit
Feb 7, 2012 4:56 am
Obama plan would affect about 1,000 teachers and other employees, officials warn.The Diocese of Allentown has enlisted its workers in a fight to defeat an Obama administration mandate that religious e...
No more cable TV for Nazareth police
Feb 7, 2012 4:55 am
Council refuses to reconnect the set, saying police force needs to be taught a lesson.It was a showdown worthy of the daytime soaps.
Lower Mount Bethel residents speak out against sludge
Feb 7, 2012 4:55 am
Some farmers plan to use biosolids as fertilizer to save money.Lower Mount Bethel residents are raising a stink about farmers' plans to use treated human waste as fertilizer.
Bethlehem schools rethinking summer school
Feb 7, 2012 4:54 am
State exit exams are forcing Bethlehem Area to look at alternatives for helping students make up failed courses.There are 867 students who have failed 1,313 courses at Liberty and Freedom high schools...
Feb 7, 2012 12:48 am
South Whitehall woman encourages community to think seriously about food allergiesLauren Rabin used to resent having to change her eating plans to adjust to the needs of those with food allergies.
DEP orders Lackawanna radon contractor to surrender certification
Feb 6, 2012 9:51 pm
Inspections found nearly 40 violations at radon mitigationsThe state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday ordered a Lackawanna County company that has done work in Northampton County to pa...
GOP lawmakers seek vote on Pa. drilling bill
Feb 5, 2012 4:46 pm
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's top Republican state lawmakers say a final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on the state's boomi...
Latest news for Philadelphia Pennsylvania from Philadelphia Business Journal
Phillies games to be 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP radio
Feb 6, 2012 9:39 pm
The Philadelphia Phillies and CBS Radios Talk Radio 1210 WPHT and SportsRadio 94 WIP said Monday they have signed a multiyear broadcast partnership for live play-by-play coverage of Phillies pre-seaso...
Quick chat with appRenaissances Bob Moul
Feb 6, 2012 9:27 pm
After writing up the news that Bob Moul had joined appRenaissance, I talked to Moul and was able to ask him some questions about the company and why he decided to become its president and CEO. He sai...
Philadelphia Auto Show attendance for 2012 second-best in history
Feb 6, 2012 8:34 pm
The Philadelphia Auto Show said Monday it recorded the second-best attendance in the events history. Attendance was 252,194 for the nine-day show, including a one-day high of 57,331 for Saturday, Feb...
Former Boomi CEO Moul leading appRenaissance
Feb 6, 2012 8:31 pm
Philadelphia-area technology executive Bob Moul has selected his next venture a mobile-application developer based in Old City. Moul was named chairman and CEO of appRenaissance last week. The compa...
Temple names director for translational medicine center
Feb 6, 2012 8:22 pm
Temple University School of Medicine has recruited Walter Koch to serve as director of the universitys newly established center for translational medicine. Koch, who will also serve as a professor of...
The Super Bowls Top 5 overnight TV ratings: Slideshow
Feb 6, 2012 7:39 pm
The eagerly anticipated overnight ratings for last nights Super Bowl are in. See how the Giants-Patriots game stacks up against the top overnight ratings of Super Bowl history in this slideshow. One...
Super Bowl inspires much Google searching, Twitter tweeting
Feb 6, 2012 7:24 pm
Super Bowl XLVI may not have broken the TV ratings record, but it broke all Twitter records, a digital marketing-and-research firm said Monday. iProspect.com, a Boston-based company that does search-...
Phila. law firm donates $200K to Community Legal Services
Feb 6, 2012 7:15 pm
Philadelphia-based plaintiffs personal injury law firm Raynes McCarty has donated $200,000 to Community Legal Services to support the organizations new law center at Broad Street and Erie Avenue in No...
Langsam Stevens adds partners, tweaks name
Feb 6, 2012 7:11 pm
Environmental law boutique Langsam Stevens & Silver has changed its name to Langsam Stevens Silver & Hollaender with the addition of three partners from Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst. New...
Kenexa buys management software firm OutStart
Feb 6, 2012 6:37 pm
Kenexa Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy OutStart for an undisclosed sum. The Wayne, Pa., provider of human-resources software and services said that the acquisition will expand its reach into t...
News for Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from Post-Gazette.com
Popular North Versailles steakhouse called "total loss"
Feb 7, 2012 5:28 am
Allegheny County fire marshals will spend part of today attempting to figure out what started the fire that destroyed the popular North Versailles restaurant, the Winchester Room.
Pitt students' electric bike is built for Pittsburgh's hills
Feb 7, 2012 5:12 am
After riding among a caravan of bright blue bikes up Oakland's O'Hara Street Thursday, University of Pittsburgh senior Micah Toll said he wasn't surprised by the attention from onlookers. Especially c...
Economy, Internet help drive success of lower-end knockoffs
Feb 7, 2012 5:10 am
LOS ANGELES Mirabelle Vargas, 29, winds her way through the open-air stalls in downtown Los Angeles' bustling Santee Alley, hunting for Victoria's Secret underwear. Or at least undies with a tag that ...
What's a Super ad? Depends whom you ask
Feb 7, 2012 5:10 am
A commercial made for the Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" contest has won $1 million for its creator -- but it wasn't the one made by a Saxonburg native.
Sarris cleanup will take about a month
Feb 7, 2012 5:09 am
Sarris Candies' landmark retail candy store in Canonsburg will remain closed for about a month after last week's fire, but candy orders and deliveries to outside sellers continue uninterrupted.
Many still supportive of DeWeese despite conviction
Feb 7, 2012 5:01 am
In Waynesburg, a coal and college town that was home base for state Sen. Bill DeWeese, many people say they'd vote for him again despite his conviction on corruption charges. "Yes, I would vote f...
Feb 7, 2012 5:01 am
Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and dampened Kobe Bryant's record-setting game while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win against t...
Exhausted Cremins still on medical leave
Feb 7, 2012 5:01 am
Bobby Cremins knew he had nothing left to give his College of Charleston players when he walked away from the game last month. Cremins said he was physically exhausted and advised by his doctor to mak...
Obituary: Charla Krupp / Writer provided women tips on appearance
Feb 7, 2012 5:01 am
Charla Krupp, who gained a national following by offering women advice on looking younger and thinner with best-selling books like "How Not to Look Old," died Jan. 23 at her home in New York...
E.J. Dionne Jr. / Citizens United catastrophe
Feb 7, 2012 5:00 am
We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, and it doesn't work. Oh, yes, it works nicely for the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, especially if ...
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