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Upfront: Cory's on vacation

by Cory Vaillancourt6/23/2011, 10:21 PM

Cory's in Vegas. He told us he's doing research for some past and future columns. Luckily he left us a maze for us to entertain ourselves. Try it out.

Upfront: Medical Marijuana

by Cory Vaillancourt6/16/2011, 12:00 AM

Teasing us with celebs, digging up zombie presidents, and giving us phone numbers we should call. See what Cory Vaillancourt's up to this week.

Upfront: Open Container Ordinance

by Cory Vaillancourt6/8/2011, 12:00 AM

Last week he told you he had an idea. This week, Cory Vaillancourt follows through.

Upfront: Downtown Business

by Cory Vaillancourt6/3/2011, 12:00 AM

Cory Vaillancourt is lying on his bed watching a business grow. Literally. And it's downtown-- an area we took a look at a few weeks ago. Take a read and see what Cory sees.

At Play in the Fields of the Bored: The Excruciating Sound of Silence

by mike bennet6/3/2011, 12:00 AM

Michael Bennett's trapped in his mind and only music get him out. See what key works for him this week.

Upfront: Election Results

by Cory Vaillancourt5/25/2011, 12:00 AM

He went 0-1 in his apocalypse predictions, so how'd Cory Vaillancourt fair in his election predictations? Read this week's Upfront before December 2012 to find out.

Upfront: Watch Out Party Spots-- Here Comes Cory

by Cory Vaillancourt5/18/2011, 12:00 AM

It's the end of the world as we know it-- and Cory Vaillancourt feels fine.

Corbett to Universities: Go Frack Yourself

by Cory Vaillancourt5/4/2011, 12:00 AM

Gov. Corbett has a plan for how Pennsylvania's universities can survive the budget crunch. Cory Vaillancourt tries to make those lemons into something, well, drinkable.

At Play in the Fields of the Bored: Music to move you

by mike bennet5/4/2011, 12:00 AM

Boom. World changed. Life altered. All because of one V/U album. Michael Bennett explains.

It's Election Time in Erie

by Cory Vaillancourt4/20/2011, 12:06 AM

It's that time of year again. Yard signs, fliers, and campaign buttons, oh my!

Grossman vs. Wikipedia: Gross Misrepresentation

by Cory Vaillancourt4/5/2011, 11:15 PM

Somebody's been messing with the Internet... and Barry Grossman.

Trip to Harrisburg Results in Reflection

by Cory Vaillancourt3/1/2011, 3:01 PM

Celebration in the time of recession? That's something our writer was asking on his way to the Inaugural Ball of the 46th Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett.

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