After being teased with a few days of almost-springlike weather, the snow found us again on the evening of the last Erie Ambassador Program session. When we climbed the steps to the Richard S. Wasielewski Water Treatment Plant, a few …

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By Krista Liberatore, guest contributor Over the past eight years, I’ve enjoyed discovering the benefits of working in downtown Cleveland.  Of course, there are the obvious benefits of having tons of lunch options in walking distance and plenty of things to …

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Imagine quitting your really great job for a decade-old writing project you haven’t been able to finish while working full time. And you must finish. You can’t explain why. It must be done. It doesn’t matter that there are people …

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Week four brought us to the Erie County Technical School (ECTS) on Oliver Road for the education session of the Erie Ambassador Program’s Spring 2014 class. My husband, Jim, and I hadn’t been in the building for nearly a decade. …

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This morning, as I crunched on my English muffin, washed down periodically with sips of OJ, I perused the Erie Times News, and in so doing, discovered something shocking. It has nothing to do with the Malaysian plane disappearance, fracking under …

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Our third Erie Ambassador Program session took us to the Erie Playhouse where we learned about several arts organizations in the area. They were the Erie Playhouse, the Erie Art Museum, the Erie Philharmonic, and Erie Arts & Culture. Of …

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Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader As I progress through my research on William E. Dimorier (known as Demmy), the Erie educator without whom Ainsworth Field, Veterans Memorial Stadium, District-10 sports, and Academy High School’s music programs would not have been …

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Oh the cyber world and water coolers across the country are all a-Twitter with Academy Award talk today. Top of mind is John Travolta’s slaughter of Idina Menzel’s name. Second is criticism of Menzel’s performance. Well, number one, if someone …

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On another brisk winter evening, we met for the second session of the Spring 2014 Erie Ambassador Program, where we learned about two important Erie organizations: Erie International Airport and DevelopErie. This session was held in the Erie International Trade …

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