ACTIVISTS DEMAND POSTAL SERVICE REMOVE CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM CIVIL WAR STAMP

"Yes, we know that 'thing' is way off to the left, surrounded by smoke, and barely visible," one woman says. "But it still should be taken down."

MOCKINGBURGH POLL: JASON GRILLI BUYS A HOME HERE

 Braves pitcher Jason Grilli, a former Pirates reliever, has purchased an offseason home here, saying he felt more comfortable here than anyplace else he has played in his career. He will live on the same street as Pirate players Neil Walker and Andrew McCutchen. What do you think about this?

13% - Welcome to tahn, Jason

87% - I'm calling a Realtor right now, because I want to live on that street too

MOCKINGBURGH SURVEY: RE-PAINTING THE THREE SISTERS BRIDGES

During a recent radio program with county and city executives, one caller suggested painting the Rachel Carson Bridge green and the Andy Warhol Bridge silver. Now the county is taking a public poll to see what residents want. What do you think about this?

A) Green and silver? Sounds like Philadelphia Eagles colors

B) So one yahoo has an idea, so we're changing everything?

C) Can we change the color of the river instead to a nice blue?

D) They'll change it over my dead body

CLYDESDALES VISIT HERSHEY AMUSEMENT PARK; HAD HOPED TO BE GOING TO KENNYWOOD

"We're big Thunderbolt fans," lead horse Winnie said today. "This place has chocolate, but what good does that do? It gives us the trots, and I don't mean the walking pace."


HERSHEY - A hitch of Clydesdale horses was disappointed today when they arrived at a Hershey amusement park instead of going to Kennywood.

"We crossed into Pennsylvania, and we thought, 'cool,'" said Winnie, the most senior horse in the hitch. "You have a lot of neat things here. Then we started seeing Kennywood signs. Then they started getting bigger and bigger, and we got really excited that we were getting a free day in the park. But then the signs started getting smaller again. We tried kicking the sides of the trailer to get our driver to stop and go back, but Joe just kept going."

After a few more hours, the horses arrived in Hershey. "We went through the motions of our parade, but I could tell no one was really excited to be there," Winnie continued.  "There's no Cowboy Joe, there's no paper-eating lion. We like to split up on The Racer and see which cars win so we can razz each other later. We all wanted Potato Patch fries, and they don't have 'em. Kenny Kangaroo is one of our best friends, but what do you have here? A couple of candy bars walking around. Since when do candy bars walk?"

The Clydesdales will spend a few more days in central Pennsylvania before heading to Delaware. "I don't think we'll get to Kennywood this summer," she sighed. "It's a bummer."

PENNSYLVANIA FAWN 'RESCUED' BY GRANDMA AND GRANDKIDS RETURNED TO WILD

Game Commission says if all goes well, fawn will be available to be shot in 2 - 3 years

HARRISBURG POLICE TO MOBILIZE SWAT TEAM, CONFRONT 'SOLDIERS' AT GETTYSBURG NEXT MONTH

HARRISBURG - Acting on a tip, the Harrisburg Police Department is planning to confront thousands of people impersonating soliders at Gettysburg next month. Police will patrol the battlefield checking uniforms for accuracy and demanding paperwork on July 1, 2 and 3. Police will then shout "Stolen Valor!" at anyone who does not pass their tests.

The action comes on the heels of an incident where police confronted a 75-year-old veteran named Bob Ford over Memorial Day weekend. Ford had attended a wreath-laying ceremony early Monday morning in uniform, then strolled through an arts festival. An Army soldier in a t-shirt and shorts, whose credentials were not questioned, demanded that police investigate Ford. After questioning him twice, police officers followed Ford, shouting "Stolen Valor!" until he left the area.

"This is a serious, serious issue," said Harrisburg Police Detective John O'Connor, who was part of the original incident. "A food vendor might have given him a free cup of water. Or an artist might have thanked him for his service. The guy had the wrong belt buckle for a Marine, and if that's not evidence of a hardened criminal, I don't know what is.

"Murder investigations are hard," O'Connor continued. "We have a bunch piling up, but this feels like a 'win' to stop whatever he was up to. And we're going to continue our efforts next month. A caller tipped us off to say a lot of impersonators - I think he called them re-enactors - will be around the area next month.We're already gearing up to stop these people before they impersonate again. I'm a vet, too, so this really, really matters to me."

O'Connor declined to provide proof of his service to this news source.