| Gov. Ed Rendell speaks with reporters and local officials after a press conference beneath the Beaver-Rochester Bridge, where he announced the start of a $10 million rehabilitation of the span, which carries Route 51 over the Beaver River. The project is expected to employ 40 people and five Pennsylvania companies. PennDOT quickly designed a rehabilitation project, making the project "shovel-ready" to qualify for stimulus |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
