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GE Transportation weathers the financial storm and invests in Erie.

by Mark Toriski and Cory Vaillancourt10/5/2011, 8:11 AM

GE Transportation weathers the financial storm and invests in Erie.

Upfront: The New Bill of Rights

by Cory Vaillancourt9/28/2011, 8:46 AM

No, this isn't the constitution for The Most Serene and Badass Republic of Upfrontia. Cory took the Bill of Rights and spruced it up a bit.

Upfront: Upfrontia

by Cory Vaillancourt9/14/2011, 9:00 AM

Cory's looking to start his own island micro-nation. Who's in?

Street Corner Soapbox: Pedestrians? Rights

by Jay Stevens9/8/2011, 8:30 AM

Smart pedestrian infrastructure spurs urban development. Jay Stevens says it?s time for drivers to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.

Upfront: Remembering 9/11

by Cory Vaillancourt9/7/2011, 11:00 AM

Do you remember? I remember. Just like it was yesterday, i remember.

It's Time for Erie to Kick the Habit

by Jay Stevens9/7/2011, 8:00 AM

Cigarette smoke is stinky, deadly, and bad for business. Numerous loopholes in PA's smoking ban leave things complicated and up in the air.

Street Corner Soapbox: Frack Fracking

by Jay Stevens8/24/2011, 4:51 PM

Some say there'll be jobs. Others say not. But what about the water?

Upfront: Stood Up by Crap Rock

by Cory Vaillancourt8/24/2011, 10:00 AM

There are winners and there are losers. Upfront had a contest winner but got stood up at Celebrate Erie.

Lake Erie Under Attack: A host of foreign invaders threaten the Great Lake's ecosystem and fishing industry

by Abby Badach8/24/2011, 12:00 AM

There are invaders lurking below the surface, threatening our recreation, our fishing industry...

Brand Erie: The shaping of Erie's cultural identity

by Ben Speggen8/10/2011, 12:00 AM

What makes Erie "Erie?"

Street Corner Soapbox: Game of Chicken with Debt Ceiling

by Jay Stevens8/9/2011, 12:01 AM

Mike Kelly had a message for congress. Jay Stevens has a message for Mike. Erie Reader introduces Street Corner Soapbox.

Upfront: Debate Rages over Impressionist Painting in Blasco Library

by Cory Vaillancourt8/3/2011, 3:14 PM

While the debate over art rages on, Cory has a faerie tale to tell you...

Planning Underway for Perry 200

by Ben Speggen7/21/2011, 12:00 AM

"Don't Give Up Ship" will be flying high the next two years.

School Daze: Is the Proposed Erie Community College Dead?

by Cory Vaillancourt7/13/2011, 12:00 AM

Less than a year ago, everyone was talking about it. Where's the conversation stand now? Cory Vaillancourt checks in.

Upfront: Something's Rotten in Denmark

by Cory Vaillancourt7/7/2011, 5:56 PM

... returneth into dust; the dust is earth; of earth we make loam...

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