Erie PA News and Events for Saturday March 22 2008 The ice might be melting from the lake but not fast enough. Great story by Jeff on Erie Shipping News. The 647 feet long, 70 feet wide Cason J Callaway left the Port of Erie on Friday to begin her shipping season. It got two miles into Lake Erie before it got stuck in the ice and had to call for a tow. When you kids go looking for their Easter eggs tomorrow, have them check and see if they can find Malcolm Eugene Kysor. Kysor of Erie escaped from the State Correctional Institution at Albion on N 

Erie PA News and Events for Thursday March 27 2008 Truck Company, 4th Marine Division, the USMC Reserve Unit based in Erie will be coming home on Monday March 31. Welcome Home Marines! Funeral services for Erie PA native the Rev Dr James R Bailey, Jr will be held on Friday in Erie. Rev Bailey was murdered in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday March 22. He was found beaten to death in his driveway. He received a doctorate from United Theological Seminary in Dayton and a bachelors from Edinboro University. On this date in 1953, two New York Central passenge 

Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday March 25 2008 The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a federal policy that allows employers to reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare. In which may have been the last time Erie County did anything to try and save taxpayers money, the county offered non-Medicare eligible retirees the choice between an HMO program AND a point of service program and offered Medicare-eligible employees ONLY the HMO program. The retirees sued - Erie County Retirees Asso 

Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday March 26 2008 Candidate for Congress Kathy Dahlkemper was to speak today at Gannon University. The engagement was canceled. An official with the school said that they didn't want an individual candidate to speak as it might appear that they were supporting one candidate over another. Sounded reasonable. You still have to wonder if it had anything to do with the abortion issue. Gannon has previously canceled appearances by politicians most notably Tom Ridge of Erie, a pro-choice Catholic. Unless you've recentl