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And speaking of Columbus Day, here's a helpful list to help you determine what's closed for the holiday.
If there's something good coming out of Michael Vick being an Eagle, it's that we're seeing more coverage of Philadelphia's dogfighting problem. Complaints of dogfighting are up, but penalties for the crime are still lagging behind.
President Obama's address to schoolchildren this afternoon was very well received locally.
Republican district attorney candidate Michael Untermeyer has come up with quite the election stunt: he has "had himself equipped with an electronic ankle bracelet to demonstrate how city taxpayers could save millions in prison costs by making more use of monitoring technology for nonviolent criminal defendants."
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Police Advisory Commission Deputy Director Kelvyn Anderson is investigating claims that crew members of the bands Valencia and We the Kings were roughed up by Philly cops at a Bamboozle Roadshow stop last night.
The Eagles will not be going to the Super Bowl this year, and as a result, sports merchandisers and cops had nothing to do last night. On the bright side, we won't have to endure the Tampa press again disparaging Philly fans.
Voter-rights advocates and election officials argued yesterday in federal court over how to keep lines moving if Pennsylvania voting machines break down on Election Day. The Inquirer takes a look at how the Obama and McCain campaigns faired in the bad weather; Obama went ahead with an outdoor rally in Chester, despite the rain and wind. The latest Franklin & Marshall/Daily News poll shows Obama winning in Pennsylvania by 13 points. Meanwhile, traditionally Republican Chester County could go blue.
John McCain, Barack Obama, and Sarah Palin will all be campaigning in Pennsylvania today. It's all part of a last push for votes. Meanwhile, the Inquirer has coverage of local races.
Police were investigating two homicides and at least two shootings in the city over the weekend.
Yesterday City Councilman Darrell Clarke moved to lift a little known, almost four-decades-old city law that bans men massaging women and women massaging men.
Lots of local trial news this morning: federal prosecutors opened their case against Vince Fumo yesterday by painting a harsh portrait of the man as someone driven by "greed, power, and a profound sense of entitlement." Jurors at the Fort Dix terrorism trial are watching some pretty disturbing videos. The local funeral directors found guilty in that body parts scam were each sentenced to 8 to 20 years in prison yesterday. 20-year-old Malik Collins was convicted of murder yesterday, for the second time in as many months. A 28-year-old North Philadelphia man convicted of murder gave up his right to an appeal yesterday as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty and get life in prison instead. Christian Squillaciotti, the South Philadelphia man accused in that road rage shooting on the Schuylkill Expressway, has been deemed mentally competent to face a preliminary hearing. And finally, two former charter school administrators pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of conspiracy and altering documents in 2006 to cover up their use of more than $14,000 in taxpayer money for personal expenses, including restaurants, gasoline, travel and alcohol.
The Fumo trial is already getting a little nasty, with the defense essentially accusing the prosecution of racism in its jury selection. (We also enjoy the headline of that article, because we misread it as "Fumo-in-law.")
On November 4th, voters will be asked to abolish the Fairmount Park Commission and merge it with the city Recreation Department, placing the whole under the mayor as a standard city department. The Inquirer looks at some of the arguments for and against.
Oh boy, the Fumo corruption trial is finally going to start this week! The Daily News lists some of the key players so you can follow along at home, while the DA praises the defendant for his work on gun laws. That's not the only big trial getting started this week, either; there's also the Fort Dix terrorism trial, and a civil trial that could cost the financially struggling Diocese of Pennsylvania millions of dollars.
Democrats now outnumber Republicans in Pennsylvania by almost 1.2 million. Meanwhile, the Obama campaign has received threats at several of its Pennsylvania offices and is asking labor unions to help provide volunteer security at 27 of the offices between now and Election Day, including six in Philadelphia.
A debate between congressional candidates filmed Friday in Allentown by a local TV station was censored when it aired Monday to avoid causing financial harm. Democratic congressional candidate Sam Bennett stated that two major banks had failed when in fact they hadn't. WFMZ-TV muted the sound and blurred Bennett's lips as she made the erroneous remarks.
Someone sent a threatening letter containing a suspicious substance to Barack Obama's South Philadelphia campaign office at 15th and Christian streets. The office was evacuated, but initial tests determined the substance was brown sugar. Meanwhile, McCain was unveiling his new plan for the economy in Montgomery County.
The Philadelphia School District is suffering from a high number of teacher vacancies, which experts say points to systemic problems in the hiring process.
"Police are looking for the driver of a gray Ford pickup who may have been involved in or witnessed the wounding of a Glendora man in a road-rage shooting Sunday night near the Walt Whitman Bridge."
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Good mid-morning, Philadelphia. It's getting hot in here and we're not sure we can take the heat much longer.
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- Vice President Joe Biden has announced the first payouts of stimulus money for passenger rail expansion will be coming at the end of the summer.
- As Twittering teen gangs seem to be taking over South Street on the weekends, residents and police officers are strategizing how to end the violence.
- Yesterday, Reading High School withheld diplomas from all seniors after learning that some students had hacked into the school's computers and changed their grades.
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Kensington loses a beloved resident, and friends want to know why.
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God Bless John Oates. And his 'stache.
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The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you.
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A week's worth of local Craigslist hijinks...
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First off, we'd like to congratulate former Asshole of the Week winner Jocelyn Kirsch, collected her official prize for all her Asshole-worthy (and illegal) activities—a 5-year prison sentence. Congratulations, Jocelyn! And now, onto this week's Asshole...
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Earlier this morning, we noted that police had released photos of a truck possibly tied to October 5th's "Road Rage" shooting, in which Thomas Timko was shot while driving on the Schuylkill Expressway, shortly after exiting the toll plaza on the Walt Whitman Bridge. Timko's 8-year-old daughter was in the car with him, and was able to flag down help. Now comes news that the alleged shooter, 33-year-old Christian Squillaciotti of South Philadelphia, was arrested early this morning. Squillaciotti, a former mixed martial arts fighter, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related charges. The Inquirer has more details.
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