Category: Featured
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A Flood of Silence: Amy Wright
Read more: A Flood of Silence: Amy WrightIn this installment of A Flood of Silence, Amy Wright, a resident of the hard-hit 900 block of West Main Street talks about the flood, evacuation, how the area press reacted to this disaster, and the rise of social media — both before and after the waters crested.
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The Bloomsburg Daily Charity Challenge
Read more: The Bloomsburg Daily Charity ChallengeAs we continue to explore stories of the things happening in our town, we are discovering the ongoing opportunities to get involved and help those affected by the flood. November brings a number of great opportunities to get involved and support the rebuilding efforts happening all over town. The Bloomsburg Daily has decided that we are getting involved in three specific charity events and we would like to challenge the community to join us. We are hoping to see businesses in and around Bloomsburg match our small contributions to three specific charity events that The Bloomsburg Daily is participating in.…
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Sen. Toomey Sends Letter to Army Corps about Bloomsburg Flood Wall
Read more: Sen. Toomey Sends Letter to Army Corps about Bloomsburg Flood WallAccording to a press release from U.S. Senator Pat Toomey‘s (R-Pa.) office, the senator sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today urging the Corps to conduct a new cost/benefit analysis for the Bloomsburg flood wall project. The release states: A new analysis could improve the chances that this project will receive federal funding. The town of Bloomsburg has been waiting for the construction of a flood wall since Congress first approved the project in the 1990s. The Bloomsburg Area Joint Flood Control Authority estimates that damage to Bloomsburg’s two major employers from this year’s flood may cost as…
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Donors Help Magic Carpet Preschool Get Back to Barton Street
Read more: Donors Help Magic Carpet Preschool Get Back to Barton StreetWhen Penny Pomfret, director of Magic Carpet Preschool in Bloomsburg, dismissed her students early on September 7th from their Barton Street location, she was thinking about flooding but was focusing on the potential for losses in the school’s basement. “I did not realize how destructive the flood would be until I woke up Thursday morning after it had already happened. We went to bed Wednesday evening believing [the river] would crest at 28 feet, much less than Agnes.” Because the school’s current location was not flooded during Agnes, the main concerns were water in the basement and the potential loss…
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It’s Your Turn: Santa Needs Our Help
Read more: It’s Your Turn: Santa Needs Our HelpIt is the first day of November and many thoughts are now turning to the holidays. Flood victims are the primary concern as the holidays can be a difficult time for those who have suffered major losses. One victim who no one has been talking about, however, is Santa Claus. Unfortunately, when the flood waters came, even his cottage wasn’t spared. Stored at the Public Works building in Bloomsburg, it incurred significant damage and is currently being repaired by those in the Public Works Department. We talked with Tim Wagner from Downtown Bloomsburg Inc. (DBI, which runs the cottage) and he…
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The Occupy Movement: A Global Event is Happening in Your Backyard
Read more: The Occupy Movement: A Global Event is Happening in Your BackyardOn September 17, 1787 the Philadelphia Convention granted its “unanimous consent” to the final draft of United States Constitution, submitting it to general assemblies and conventions in each State for approval. This document established the people as sovereign, with the government ruling in their interest and with their consent. Two hundred and twenty-four years later, on September 17, 2011, individuals exercising their rights to peaceful assembly, petition, and speech began to congregate in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, formerly Liberty Plaza. Expressing a growing frustration with a government and private sector no longer perceived as working in their interest or…
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Where to: Learn Something New
Read more: Where to: Learn Something NewHas cabin fever already struck? Looking for a new hobby? Old dogs as well as spring chickens can learn new tricks and expand their horizons everyday in Bloomsburg: BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY MINI-COURSES 700 West Main Street, Bloomsburg (570) 389-4420 From Water Coloring to Crime Scene Investigation, Welding to Aikido, Sign Language to CDL, Bloomsburg University’s Continuing Education Department offers a wide array of noncredit, short-term courses for adults and children. Download their course catalog online for details. (Note: Classes scheduled for the Magee Center have not been cancelled, only relocated.) THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 2 West 7th Street, Bloomsburg (570) 389-9206…
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The Power of Maps: The 2011 Flood
Read more: The Power of Maps: The 2011 FloodPeople have been using maps to share information for thousands of years. First used as simple illustrations to plot paths from location A to location B, maps have evolved into rich information sources. In the age of the Internet and the rise of simple and powerful tools like Google Maps, normal people now have the power to create new forms of maps that mix detailed information with locations. These new “mash-ups” are able to provide information to people very quickly and easily. In many ways, people are using simple techniques to build powerful and sometimes life-saving maps to quickly share…
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The View From Here: Day After First Snow
Read more: The View From Here: Day After First SnowThe Bloomsburg Daily photographer, Bob Rush set out on an early morning excursion to share images of the first snowfall in the region for this year. Bob’s photographs are an amazing view into the beauty of our area. According to Bob, “They were taken at sunrise on my mother-in-laws farm across from my house at the bottom of Mystic Mountain just South of Numidia.” A huge thank you goes out to Bob for navigating the snow, the cold, and the early morning hour to bring us these wonderful pictures.
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Sunday Slowdown: On Women, Beer, and Brewing
Read more: Sunday Slowdown: On Women, Beer, and BrewingEveryone (including us) moves pretty quickly during the week. On Sundays, it’s nice to take a little breather. The Sunday Slowdown column will feature links, stories, articles, videos, or other interesting things that our writers find during the week. We will all contribute and try to share things that we find interesting, thought-provoking, and sometimes even a bit silly. But remember: this is community journalism, so if you find interesting things to share, make your voice heard and share with us at info@thebloomsburgdaily.com. If you take a drive around the area, it is quite easy to see that brew pubs…