March 20, 2008 edition


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COVER STORY:

Vandals are poor sports

Raking fresh dirt around the infield and spreading lime across the outfield aren’t the only important chores facing youth sports organizers in Fox Chase this time of year.
Once again, leaders of the Fox-Rok Athletic Association and Fox Chase Soccer Club have been left with some significant building repair work in the aftermath of last month’s vandalism of the concession stand and clubhouse that the groups share at Fox Chase Recreation Center.
One night, right around Valentine’s Day, unknown individuals kicked in the dead-bolted exterior doors to the boys and girls restrooms. Inside the rooms, they ripped down ceiling panels, shattered toilet bowls, tore off baseboard radiator covers and caused thousands of dollars in damages.

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Editorial:

Just say something!

Responsibility is a dirty word for too many people these days. At the Fox Chase Recreation Center, vandals have wreaked havoc on a concession stand and clubhouse. The vandals presumably are teens, but don’t presume that these hoodlums have parents, because parents — good parents, anyway — are supposed to keep tabs on their kids.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that parents need to . . .

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