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Armstrong County native Nellie Bly helped give rise to investigative journalism when, in 1887, she feigned mental illness to gain entry to the Women s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell s Island in New York City s East River. The 23-year-old Bly spent 10 days in the asylum and emerged with a harrowing expose on brutality and neglect for the New York World newspaper. Reforms followed.
Two years later, in another project for The World, Bly set what was then a record by circling the globe in 72 days. She traveled alone mostly via railroads and steamships.
Her husband s death in 1903 left her in charge of a manufacturing company where she went on to patent a number of related innovations.
Pennsylvania agricultural groups have some changes theyâd like to see in Gov. Tom Wolfâs budget.
The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition blasted Wolfâs renewed proposal to yank $200 million of slot machine revenue from a fund that covers horse racing purses, drug testing and other costs.
Wolf wants the money to create scholarships for students at the state-owned universities, but the fund is the largest revenue stream for the stateâs horse racing industry, dwarfing the $20 million in wagers that the tracks generated annually before the pandemic.
âEveryone recognizes that college debt and rising tuition rates are major problems, but you donât fix one debt problem by putting an entire sector of the agriculture industry out of business and thousands of people out of work,â said Pete Peterson, an Equine Coalition spokesman.
Pennsylvania agricultural groups have some changes theyâd like to see in Gov. Tom Wolfâs budget.
The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition blasted Wolfâs renewed proposal to yank $200 million of slot machine revenue from a fund that covers horse racing purses, drug testing and other costs.
Wolf wants the money to create scholarships for students at the state-owned universities, but the fund is the largest revenue stream for the stateâs horse racing industry, dwarfing the $20 million in wagers that the tracks generated annually before the pandemic.
âEveryone recognizes that college debt and rising tuition rates are major problems, but you donât fix one debt problem by putting an entire sector of the agriculture industry out of business and thousands of people out of work,â said Pete Peterson, an Equine Coalition spokesman.