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Docent duties

Mirror photo by Teri Enciso Harriet Snare, a docent at Fort Roberdeau, Sinking Valley, demonstrates how a blacksmith would make wooden nails.
August 27, 2008

For tour guides in a number of cities, a prominent question has come about: How qualified do you have to be? With the recent passing of a Philadelphia ordinance requiring the city’s paid tour guides to pass a history test and obtain a license before speaking to groups about the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and other historic landmarks, three guides have filed lawsuits claiming the law violates their rights of free speech, and that the city government has overstepped its bounds. Supporters say it will ensure that guides do not disseminate misinformation in a city that is home to some of the country’s most historic sites. But Philadelphia isn’t the only place where tourism impacts the local economy. And though no such legislation has yet been passed in Blair County, some local tour guides, also known as docents, offered their thoughts on the subject, pondering how licensure and testing requirements could affect smaller communities.

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Celebrate summer’s final weeks

August 27, 2008

This can be a bittersweet time. Summer vacations are past, kids are returning to school and the NFL pre-season is ending.

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Nurturing nature

August 26, 2008

Many nature enthusiasts are offering up their land and gardens as wildlife sanctuaries out of concern for the environment and wild animal protection.

Take David and Cindy Rajala of Frankstown, for example.

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Through the lens

August 25, 2008

Rudy Vorndran of Altoona has a storied past — as a photographer and a policeman.

Vorndran, 71, served as a U.S.

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Recalling the ghost army

August 24, 2008

The oil painting of a farm scene Roger Templeton Sr. completed in 1942 and his service in World War II may seem unrelated, but the artwork and his Army years are inextricably linked.

It was his imagination that took him to both places.

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Hello, yellow!

August 23, 2008

Step aside, orange. It’s yellow’s turn to shine.

The last few years have seen greens and oranges in the home decor spotlight, but that’s about to change, as the primary colors blue and yellow muscle back into the forefront.

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