Archive for March, 2008
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
Even 62 years after his death, Milton Snavely Hershey has an opinion on everything.
The name and vision of The Hershey Co.'s founder is invoked in arguments over the future of the company, zoning changes and Internet message board etiquette. To get to the crux of the ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
Michael Morgan said The Hershey Co.'s retirement package isn't good enough.
Theresa Whitaker said she doesn't see any choice but to take it.
Doug Geyer would be thrilled if he were eligible.
And Scott Ail is convinced he's out of a job.
Workers, residents and politicians have pressed The Hershey ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
Even the good news surrounding The Hershey Co.'s future in Derry Twp. carries an aroma of uncertainty.
If a tentative agreement with the Chocolate Workers union is approved, the plants on East Chocolate Avenue and at Hershey West will keep running, ending a nagging fear that Chocolatetown, ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR AND BARBARA MILLER
Of The Patriot-News
If you're looking for detailed answers on The Hershey Co.'s planned layoffs -- and who isn't? -- rumors and barstool chatter will have to suffice for now.
There's plenty to go around.
The Hershey Co. announced plans last week to trim 1,500 positions from its ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
It is what The Hershey Co. didn't say about its planned job cuts that generated so much angst and fear among the blue-collar workers who make the candy.
The company yesterday announced that 1,500 jobs will be cut within three years, but workers don't know which ones. ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
At 12:53 p.m. Wednesday, I text messaged the recent Middletown Area High School graduate who had advertised a student ticket to Saturday's Penn State-Notre Dame game for sale on Facebook.
"$100 for ND ticket?" I thumbed on my cell phone. The face value for her ticket is ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
Could the key to saving lives come 120 characters at a time on a tiny screen?
That tiny screen -- that of a cell phone -- is usually on hand for an estimated 90 percent of college students. E-mails might be quick, but the shootings at Virginia ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
You're mad, and we're sorry.
Thousands of subscribers didn't get their editions of The Patriot-News yesterday morning. A series of electrical problems at our production facility in Hampden Twp. caused papers to arrive late, or in some places, not at all.
You were upset, and we heard you ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
BY DANIEL VICTOR
Of The Patriot-News
SHANKSVILLE -- Richard Guadagno and Mark Bingham never chose to be an unforgettable part of state and national history.
Nor did the residents of tiny Shanksville in Somerset County expect their town to become one of the country's most vivid symbols of patriotism, selflessness and courage.
Like the ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
(NOTE: This is a compilation of my posts in a blog that had several reporters contributing around the state. It originally had links in it, but they were lost in translation.)
Santorum HQ gets the party started
Not heeding the polls or pundits who had largely declared the U.S. Senate race over ...
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