July 19, 2007 edition


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COVER STORY:

New doc on the block

When Dr. Michael V. Seiden was approached by a selection committee looking to find a new president for Fox Chase Cancer Center, he was flattered.
But he was also hesitant. He had just lost his wife to breast cancer, and he was busy raising two teenagers.
As time passed, his interest in the job was renewed. He knew Fox Chase was one of the couple dozen hospitals in the United States with the "oomph" to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
"I became progressively more excited about the potential of leading a very strong cancer center and the opportunity to make it stronger," he said.

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EDITORIAL

They let us down

The Pennsylvania Legislature’s final approval of a budget late Monday — 17 days after the old budget expired — is loaded with the goodies that a prosperous state is supposed to provide. There’s more funding for mass transit and the Pennsylvania Convention Center and great new health initiatives, to name just a few. The best part of it all — read our lips! — is there will be no tax increases.
The worst part of what happened this week, however, is what didn’t happen — passage of a statewide smoking ban.
All 36 members of the Senate who snuffed out what would have been a tough ban on the known killer should hang their heads in shame for their deadly actions. Because of them, people are going to die . . .

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