A collection of stories tagged 'wilkes barre' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:06:06 EST Oktoberfest weekend in Wilkes Barre, Penn., is a time for pierogies, polka and politics. It's a town that's home to a population that consists largely of white, ethnic, Catholic swing voters. That's a demographic that Republican presidential nominee John McCain has been courting eagerly. However, a lot of voters are still undecided. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56878 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95420493&ft=1&f=1012 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT Republican John McCain has held a town hall meeting in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and has a news conference scheduled for later in the day. Even so, he finds himself struggling to keep up with the attention paid to Barack Obama's foreign travel. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53133 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92836892&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:19:00 EDT People living near the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., are returning to their homes as river waters recede. But flooding still threatens other communities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other parts of the Northeast. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/20910 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5521908 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:00:00 EDT