NORTHEAST TIMES
August 23, 2007 edition


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COVER STORY:

Thankful for life

People don’t get much more active than Madelyn Porretta was. Eight years ago, the wife and mother from Morrell Park was a 52-year-old dynamo.
She worked in a chiropractor’s office, coached cheerleading with her daughter Lynell at Archbishop Ryan High School and traveled with her husband Ron. She also spent plenty of time as the doting grandmother of her son Ronald’s first child, Ronald III.
Then everything changed on a trip to Myrtle Beach for a cheerleading competition . . .

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EDITORIAL

Sic ’em on Vick

The way society treats its animals, especially man’s best friend, says a lot about how it treats itself.
In a land that coddles some criminals more than our four-legged furry friends, justice is not always just.
Michael Vick, the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons who’s set to plead guilty Monday to participating in animal abuse, is a menace to the animal world and therefore

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POLICE NEWS:

Police searching
for rape suspect


Man convicted
in Wal-Mart heist


Roofer pleads
guilty to scams


Old scam is rearing
its ugly head once again


IN OTHER NEWS:

How safe are
our bridges?


Sign language
discouraged


Let’s make
a Deal


A few school
district updates


Firm in Fels project
fined in unrelated project


New zoning commission
is a success...so far


Tips for talking to your
aging parent about care


The new cubs
in town


A recording of
‘Wild Wonders’


It’s time for the
back-to-school daze


High society
for the younger set


The Mummers
are one of a Kind


Touring with ‘American Idol’
star Sanjaya


COLUMNS:

Speaking of Religion


Robyn’s ’Hood


Kids Stuff


At the Movies


Music Row


SPORTS:

Dougherty’s new room
is worth its weight


Washington grad
will serve and protect


Baseball column


WEEKLY FEATURES:

Calendar of Events


Casino trips


Religious Events


Trips


Reunions


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