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The New Jersey state legislature gave final approval to a bill today that would abolish the state's death penalty; now all that's needed is for Governor Corzine to sign it, which he's already said he will do.
One step forward, two steps back, right? Sounds like by the end of today, Philadelphia may no longer be a pro-choice city.
Does somebody or something hate the Wissahickon Creek? Not long after a still mysterious contaminant killed more than 1,000 fish in the creek, sparking a short-lived health advisory warning everyone to stay away, the creek has now had 55,000 gallons of raw sewage dumped into it due to "electrical problems" Monday night at an Ambler sewage treatment plant. How an electrical problem can cause huge amounts of raw sewage to end up in the Wissahickon Creek is not exactly clear to us, but that's neither here nor there. The point is, although the water is rather toxic for fish, no more fish appear to be dying, and there isn't enough contaminant in the water for it to be toxic to people. In other words, it's just the right amount of raw sewage! Mmm mm!
Have you happened to notice, walking the streets of our fair city, the occasional odd plaque seemingly sunk into the blacktop of the street, saying something about Toynbee? Well, you're not crazy; we've seen them, too, and in fact, Philly's got more than a dozen of them, and may actually be the birthplace of the phenomenon, although they can be found in cities all over the world. Nobody knows for sure who makes them or what they mean, but for more information, as well as for pictures and various crazy theories about the tiles, check out sites like Toynbee.net and ResurrectDead.com.
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- Waterway status update: it's once again ok to get wet in the Schuylkill (although we don't know why you'd want to), but it's probably a good idea to keep giving Wissahickon Creek a pass.
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It's probably usually a relatively good idea to avoid the Schuylkill River and the Wissahickon Creek, but it's currently even more important, due to the fact that there was a "toxic discharge" of some kind - or at least, that's the graphic way they put it on XPN this morning - which killed a bunch of fish in Montgomery County, and might poison you or your pets as well. To be safe, the city has issued a health advisory and they're telling everybody to avoid swimming, splashing, fishing, boating, rowing, or generally doing anything at all "in the Wissahickon and in the Schuylkill in the area below where it meets the Wissahickon" until further notice. Drinking and bathing in the city water is still safe (or at least as safe as it always was), but the fate of tomorrow's Schuylkill Navy Regatta and next weekend's triathlon (which includes a swimming portion, obviously) are in question. Check for updates at Philly RiverCast, or call the city Water Department at 215-685-6300 if you have questions.
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