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Yo, Philly in the News

  • The nearby city of Hazleton recently passed an ordinance that was meant to crack down on illegal aliens by penalizing businesses that hired them and landlords who rented to them, but yesterday a federal judge threw it out, saying it "was preempted by federal law and violated the plaintiffs' due-process rights." The mayor has already promised to appeal. The ultimate decision could have wide-ranging effect, as 100 other municipalities have since passed similar ordinances that have yet to go into effect, pending the Hazleton ruling.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 27, 2007 9:00 AM

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  • Cartoonist for the Daily News Signe Wilkinson will appear in the Library of Congress' 2007 "Women Who Dare" desk calendar. Wilkinson was the first woman to win a Pulitzer prize for cartooning.

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    By Jim Genzano in on November 23, 2006 8:00 AM

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  • Apparently the Philadelphia Archdiocese is interested in healing, but not in dealing with any lawsuits. Maybe they feel they paid enough by witnessing the sorrow last week in Wynnewood, because now they're heading to federal court to ask a judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 19, 2006 8:00 AM

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