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Many Pennsylvania school board races are competitive this year, and slates of candidates with very different viewpoints are giving voters a wide range of choices.
Many school board races in Pennsylvania districts are competitive this year, and slates of candidates with very different viewpoints mean voters will have choices when they cast their ballot in Tuesday's primary.
The final special public input meeting on the planned
Community Oversight Board for the State College Police Department on Wednesday night was marked by shouting, interruptions, name-calling, and off-topic comments.
After more than a year of discussion and debate, council is expected to adopt an ordinance establishing the board in August. During the course of numerous public meetings where the issue was discussed, there had been little if any opposition to the board itself, with most of the debate surrounding its powers and membership.
The first special meeting dedicated solely to public input on the board held in June lasted only about a half-hour, with community members addressing specific points of the