January 10, 2008 edition


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COVER STORY:

Snuffing the puffs

In a shocking show of hands some 40 years after warning labels were first posted on cigarette packs, a majority of kindergartners and first-graders at Edwin Forrest Elementary School said they have relatives that smoke.
During an anti-smoking program at the school last week, the girls and boys told Sterlen Barr, also known as No Puff Daddy, that their moms, dads, grandmoms, pop-pops, brothers and an Uncle John all smoked.

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Editorial:

A new day for Philly

Once upon a time, a politician’s word meant something. For anybody who listened to the words in the fiery speech Michael Nutter delivered after being sworn in as Philadelphia’s 98th mayor on Monday, great expectations are in order.
Like Barack Obama, Mr. Nutter represents change. The burst of fresh air in Philadelphia government includes an impressive team of department heads and other top officials. As the new City Council begins debating the new mayor’s initiatives, it should view his 83 percent margin of victory in November as a mandate for . . .

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