Speech to the nation’s students becomes heated debate

Schools weigh whether to show President Barack Obama’s speech to students on Tuesday
By KARI ANDREN AND AMANDA PALLESCHI, Of The Patriot-News
Saturday September 05, 2009, 12:00 AM
At least three midstate school districts won’t broadcast President Barack Obama’s speech to the country’s students live Tuesday, reflecting a chorus of concerns nationwide over the potential infusion of Obama’s [...]

Howard Dean in the capital city

Democrat leader urges voter drive
Saturday, August 16, 2008
By Kari Andren, Special to the Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG — A nationwide drive to register voters for the Nov. 4 election, headed by Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean, stopped yesterday at Harrisburg’s High School of Science and Technology to drum up support for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the [...]

Rendell’s going, but the hometown gov’s not

Since I don’t have my own story to post today, here’s one that links my current venture with my future one. While Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is in Chicago with a bunch of other Democratic governors to discuss economics with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois’ own governor will not attend. [...]