Pennsylvania Blog February Archive

Awesome show in West Chester, PA on March 10th

By Brittany at 02/27/09 12:38

If you're looking for something exciting to do, you should come check out this up and coming artist, Patrick Droney, at his show in West Chester on March 10th.  He's an extremely talented singer and guitarist, and surprisingly only 16 years old.  Two of the songs on the album were co-written with Droney, “Alive” with Ben Burnley of Breaking Benjamin and “Everything” alongside 3 Doors Down guitarist Chris Henderson during a trip to Nashville.

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Mule skinners included in new transport workers law, says TSA

How addicted with terrorism could the United States be?

When the federal government required longshoremen, truckers, and other transportation workers to submit criminal background checks, nobody would ever think that even mule drivers will also have to submit.

Mule skinners, they are otherwise called, are seasonal workers dressed in colonial garb in Easton, Pennsylvania. According to the TSA, they will also have to subscribe to this federal law--which means an additional $100 for the mule skinners.

Link: TSA: Mule skinners need background checks, too - CNN.com

Groundhog day

Groundhog Day is an annual holiday myth celebrated on the 2nd of February which folklore say that when a groundhog emerges from its burrow and it doesn't see a shadow because of cloudy weather, winter will soon end and if it see a shadow then the winter will continue for six more days.

In Punxsutawney, this event is takes place on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in Punxsutawney and Groundhog Day festivities are Pennsylvania's largest tourist gathering in the winter.

This year, the world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow which mean that there will be a longer winter. More on the link below.

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