September 27, 2007 edition


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COVER STORY:

Fore! He’s a jolly

good golfer

At age 8, Christian Brown already has been playing golf for three years. The Mayfair youngster takes weekly lessons and has his own set of golf clubs — seven in all — plus a collection of golf balls.
Christian also is legally blind, but that hasn’t stopped him at all.
"I love to play golf on a sunny day and have fun," says Christian, who turns 9 next week.
He’s an active participant in a unique program for young golfers. . . .

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EDITORIAL

Oops, he did it again

As the race to pick his successor as steward of the city enters the homestretch, it should come as no surprise that once again, John Street has thumbed his nose at the law.
His past problems — bankruptcy, unpaid income and business taxes, failure to file tax returns — were embarrassing enough. Now it turns out that he paid his employer, the city treasury, $4,798.99 last week for unpaid taxes on properties he owns in North Philadelphia.. . . .

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