Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) back issues from March 2007:
EDITORIAL: Support for troops more than a slogan.(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2007
Board members balk at having more guns in city high school: The Reading School District already has armed city police officers, known as school resource officers, stationed in the building.
Mar 01, 2007
Boyertown board OKs tax question: Voters will get to decide on converting the school district's 0.5 percent earned-income tax to a personal-income tax of 1.6 percent to save property taxes.
Mar 01, 2007
A full plate for Meals on Wheels: Snow-and-ice conditions and a dearth of parking spaces complicate the daily trek for volunteers.
Mar 01, 2007
Hospitals under pressure: Competition for market share driving construction of new facilities.
Mar 01, 2007
Buying beer for minor costs $1,000: In addition to the fine, a Kutztown man gets a year of probation. His lawyer says a young neighbor took advantage of the defendant's good nature.
Mar 01, 2007
Reading Eagle, Pa., Area Digest column: Traffic jams after train strikes truck in Topton.(Column)
Mar 01, 2007
Man driving drunk when accident killed friend gets 3- to 6-year term.
Mar 01, 2007
Work begins on addition with hotel rooms at Bear Creek.
Mar 01, 2007
DISTRICT PLAYOFFS: Trojans earn 'signature' win.
Mar 01, 2007
Pauley's main priority is team: Schuylkill Valley's Josh Pauley will swim the 100 free instead of the 100 back, his favorite, in hopes of gaining the Panthers more points.
Mar 01, 2007
Lavender plans to improve Express: Ted Lavender, new owner of Reading's indoor football team, will focus on improved marketing and making the games more family-oriented.
Mar 01, 2007
Plan to expand quarry raises concerns: Lehigh Cement Co. wants to use the Richmond Township site, which is in an agricultural zone, in addition to a facility in Maidencreek Township.
Mar 01, 2007
IT'S CRUNCH TIME: Bad weather jacks up demand for repairs and loaner cars. So Berks businesses work harder to meet customers' needs.
Mar 01, 2007
Corrections and clarifications.(Correction notice)
Mar 01, 2007
EDITORIAL: Decision on vaccine needed wider input.(Editorial)
Mar 02, 2007
Spring must be near: Gas prices are rising: The average cost of a gallon of regular hit $2.40 in Berks County on Thursday. Any figure lower than that between now and summer's end will be a rarity, a federal price tracker says.
Mar 02, 2007
Ex-coach could get 60 years in prison: A 30-year employee of the Catholic high school in Pottsville pleads guilty to molesting a student and videotaping her and two others undressing.
Mar 02, 2007
Trans fats losing favor; food not losing flavor: Some colleges in Berks cut down or cut out oils that have been linked to coronary heart disease, with little notice by students.
Mar 02, 2007
No doubting Shawell is a big-time player: In less than two years, Terrence Shawell went from thinking he had a chance to be the starting quarterback at Rutgers to playing rec basketball in Birdsboro. Now, he's the top scorer for an Alvernia team in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Mar 02, 2007
Cancer research could cost Berks $100,000: The money would pay consultants to tell the county commissioners how to study a suspected cluster of disease in Muhlenberg Township.
Mar 02, 2007
Corrections and clarifications.(Correction notice)
Mar 02, 2007
Appeal of ruling on lake is upheld: The state Supreme Court decision against M.B. Investments means the city can sell Antietam Lake to Berks County for use as a park, unless it is further appealed.
Mar 02, 2007
A FIGHTING CHANCE: The owner of a boxing training center on Elm Street is appealing for help so he can accommodate more young people who are at risk.
Mar 02, 2007
Higher taxes among solutions considered to fix education: Pennsylvania ranks so low in funding equity that the disparity would be unconstitutional in other states, one policymaker says.
Mar 02, 2007
City school project plagued by sinkholes: Correcting the problem at the Millmont site could add up to $1.22 million to the $40 million construction cost, according to the architectural firm.
Mar 02, 2007
Chiefs ask county for SWAT money: The commissioners say they will try to budget something for the emergency response team's estimated $245,000 in startup costs.
Mar 02, 2007
3 teens plead guilty in car theft: The 13-year-old who drove a 1997 Lexus is in the Berks County Youth Center in Bern Township, awaiting sentencing.
Mar 02, 2007
Special coaches, friends: Snip Esterly and Dan Haughney, friends and colleagues for many years, try to lead Central Catholic and Tulpehocken to district titles in back-to-back games.
Mar 02, 2007
Wyomissing district makes room for dads: One elementary center is the first in Pennsylvania to invite students' fathers to participate in a national program promoting male role models.
Mar 03, 2007
Investment firm ends legal battle for Antietam Lake: This week's ruling by the state Supreme Court was the final blow for M.B. Investments, the Montgomery County company's attorney says.
Mar 03, 2007
Reading Eagle, Pa., Local Religion Digest column: ACTV names three new board members.(Column)
Mar 03, 2007
Family housing at KU may be blocked: Maxatawny Township officials say they will not give an occupancy permit for a new dormitory if children will be living there with students.
Mar 03, 2007
Reading Eagle, Pa., Mary Young column: To draw voters, decent polling place needed.
Mar 03, 2007
Corrections and clarifications.(Correction notice)
Mar 03, 2007
Reading Eagle, Pa., John W. Smith column: Religion, politics mix well in film.(Column)
Mar 03, 2007
Many in school district support cancer study: The county commissioners may pay up to $100,000 to determine if there is an unusually high incidence of the disease among young people in Muhlenberg.
Mar 03, 2007
A mural with a message: Tribute to 2 slain policemen designed to put youths on right path.
Mar 03, 2007
Reading Eagle, Pa., Community Bulletin Board column: Area highlights.
Mar 03, 2007
Spencer announces run for city mayor: The City Council president says all the candidates will campaign on the same issues, but they will be differentiated by their approaches to them.
Mar 03, 2007
It's a contentious job, but he wants to keep it: Republican Mark C. Scott says he's running for a fourth term as a county commissioner.
Mar 03, 2007
PennDOT hushed over storm, Argall says.
Mar 03, 2007
High-impact injuries: Female athletes are more prone to ACL tears, which can mean lost seasons and long recovery periods. With so much at stake, researchers are exploring the possibilities of reducing the risk.
Mar 03, 2007
Introducing ... Deanna Reuben: Introducing ... Deanna Reuben.
Mar 03, 2007
Cards reign; Trojans wane: Central's front line too strong for Cadets.
Mar 03, 2007
Muhlenberg, Wyomissing girls swim gold-standard relays: The Muhls set a District 3-AA record in the 200 free relay, and the Spartans' Mary Moser out-touches favored Trinity to win the 200 medley relay.
Mar 03, 2007
9-1-1 center could land in Bern Twp.: Two county commissioners tour the GPU Energy building along Route 183 after rejecting a Reading location.
Mar 03, 2007
Alvernia is worn down by Lincoln: A dry spell at the end of the first half dooms the Crusaders in an NCAA Division III first-round game.
Mar 03, 2007
Runner-up finish haunts Tulpehocken.
Mar 03, 2007
EDITORIAL: Imprisonment belies claims of democracy.(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2007
Concert to feature the first sousaphone.
Mar 04, 2007
Memories on the march: A local woman vividly recalls visits to her home by legendary maestro John Philip Sousa, who died in Reading 75 years ago Tuesday.
Mar 04, 2007
Final visit links Sousa to Reading forever: The composer's death gives the city a place in history books.(City overview)
Mar 04, 2007
Dinner to re-create composer's last meal.
Mar 04, 2007
Program to focus on financial management at dairy farms.
Mar 04, 2007
Corrections and clarifications.(Correction notice)
Mar 04, 2007
Police kick open doors to save bar patrons: People were so desperate during a brawl, they tried to push an air conditioner from a window, officials say.
Mar 04, 2007
Dawn of students' engineering careers?: Students from Kutztown Middle School take their futuristic city model to a national design competition in Washington, D.C., -- and bring back two top prizes.
Mar 04, 2007
EDITORIAL: Lawmakers, voters aren't on same page.(Editorial)
Mar 04, 2007
The ice cream cone is on the market in Wernersville: The fourth generation wants to settle into a well-deserved vacation.
Mar 04, 2007
For Zane Yocco, sweet vengeance is good as gold: A week after falling to Boiling Springs' Joe Spisak in the 103-pound District 3-AA title bout, Brandywine Heights freshman Zane Yocco scores a regional championship against the same opponent.
Mar 04, 2007
Muhlenberg girls ride crest to title: The Muhls, led by gold-medal performances from Kelly Geras in the 500 free and the 400 free relay, easily claim the 10th District 3-AA swimming title in school history.
Mar 04, 2007
FIGHTING BACK: After he and his family endure painful racial punches, Tarvis Simms stands up and refocuses on his boxing career.
Mar 04, 2007
Wrong turns: Mother of 16-year-old Ashley M. Boyer mourns daughter's bad decisions and death, urging teenager' former classmates not to make same mistakes.
Mar 05, 2007
EDITORIAL: A new state prison could benefit Berks.(Editorial)
Mar 05, 2007