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CPotterPgh

  1. Urban naturalist alert: Just spotted my first mayfly on the window of our Downtown office tower.
  2. Take note, folks gloating about GOP discontent with Corbett: Some in GOP want Corbett to be more like Scott Walker. philly.com/philly/news/po…
  3. Activists say PNC VP has pledged to handle matter personally. 'We hope we won't have to come back.'
  4. Activists contend failure of automatic-withdrawal system caused family to miss mortgage payment, leading to foreclosure.
  5. Meanwhile, @occupypgh - remember them? - was at PNC Bank HQ, pleading for MN family facing eviction due to alleged PNC computer glitch.
  6. It is 'time for him to take care of his own,' Wagner said. Wants state to restore 9.5 million in funding for county police, coroner, courts.
  7. Wagner didn't exactly accuse Corbett of trampling on the Terrible Towel, but said Corbett law-enforcement spending favored Philly over Pgh.
  8. County Controller Chelsa Wagner just accused Gov. Corbett's budget of betraying his Allegheny County roots.
  9. Pro-lifer claim at Metcalfe anti-Planned Parenthood event: "Remember, your mom was pro-life." NOT NECESSARILY. slate.com/articles/doubl…
  10. Sit-down protesters now in back of police van. Police moving billboard, as remaing crowd chants 'Down w/ Corbett, up with the students.'
  11. A dozen protesers have sat down in intersection, about to be arrested. If you are taking a 61 or 71 bus, expect delays.
  12. Billboard and crowd now moving into intersection at Fifth and Wood, blocking traffic.
  13. Protesters are trying to present giant pencil to Gov's office in Piatt Place on Wood St. But doors are, of course, locked.
  14. At head of march is 10-ft-long pro-school rolling billboard. It features locking wheels ideal for use as a barrier of some kind. Just sayin'
  15. Some 100 demonstrators are gathered at Steelworkers HQ on Blvd of the Allies, to march to state offices and demand more school funding.
  16. Protest of Corbett budget starting downtown. I'm no Tricia Pitman, but you might want to leave extra time for your commute this a.m.
  17. @greatlakesguru Huh.Now THAT's a surprise. Thanks for letting me know!
  18. In related news, protest of Gov. Corbett's education policies is set to take place Downtown tomorrow morning ...
  19. Must-read on PA school choice (starts on page 5). It's got frackers, lobbyists, & tax breaks that weaken public schools nytimes.com/2012/05/22/edu…