Lincoln NewsLocal news for Lincoln, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Reaping rewards by doing the 'write' thing- May 30, 2008 On May 20, middle school students, parents, teachers, principals, judges and other supporters gathered in Downtown Pittsburgh for the first regional "Do the Write Thing Challenge" banquet.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-pa/2008/05/reaping-rewards-by-doing-the-write-thing?from... Man with a knife robs store- May 18, 2008 A man with a knife robbed the Turkey Hill Minit Market at 520 Hershey Ave. Saturday, Lancaster police said.http://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-pa/2008/05/man-with-a-knife-robs-store?fromrss=1 Summer Guide 2008 - Kidstuff- May 15, 2008 "Backyard"; a garageworkshop with an actual automobile to examine; and a "Waterplay" Summer Guide 2008 - Kidstuff Ongoing The Andy Warhol Museum , North Side. 412-237-8300 or www.warhol.org . Ongoing activities for kids include hands-on creative activity in the "Weekend Factory" and more. via Pittsburgh City Paperhttp://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-pa/2008/05/summer-guide-2008-kidstuff?fromrss=1 A Grade 8 education in 1895 was pretty good- May 5, 2008 "Write a bank cheque, a promissory note and a receipt." A Joburg member of Mensa has sent fellow members an 1895 exam paper for Grade 8 children in America with the question: "Could you have passed this exam" I think he received a unanimous "No". This is the final ... via Independent Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-pa/2008/05/a-grade-8-education-in-1895-was-pretty-good?f... Pittsburgh passes L.A. on pollution list- May 3, 2008 "This is a county of 1.2 million people - 1,175,000 people throughout this county are not exposed to fine particle pollution at those levels found near Clairton." May 1st, 2008, posted by RobHop The American Lung Association today dealt Pittsburgh a black eye. via Keystonepolitics.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-pa/2008/05/pittsburgh-passes-l-a-on-pollution-list?fromr... Welcome (back) to the 'Smoky City'- May 1, 2008 "The fact of the matter is that the ranking only applies accurately to the Liberty-Clairton area, and Pittsburgh, the rest of the county and the surrounding counties have much better air" Pittsburgh has spent years trying to live down its once-deserved "Smoky City" image, but a new American Lung Association report saying it has overtaken Los Angeles for having the sootiest air in the nation ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/lincoln-pa/2008/05/welcome-back-to-the-smoky-city?fromrss=1 |