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Every year when the University of Pennsylvania's students go home for the summer, they leave a shocking amount and variety of appliances, clothing, and other items behind. Until now, enterprising neighbors in West Philadelphia have simply picked through the goods and claimed what they wanted, with the rest ending up in landfills. But this year, for the first time, Penn officials are collecting and sorting the items, and starting tomorrow, they will begin distributing them to two dozen organizations for the needy, including homeless shelters, food banks and literacy centers.
"A recently completed 'citizens' inspection' of a third of the 140 parks operated by the Fairmount Park Commission and the city Recreation Department" revealed that said parks are in bad shape, and that the park system itself needs a lot of work. There seems to be some argument, however, over whether this means the charter should be changed, or whether it just means they need more money.
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