March 27, 2008 edition


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COVER STORY:

Dough woes

For the first time in more than three decades, Mitchell Lipkin is worried about the future of his business.
The 59-year-old baker, who runs Lipkin and Son’s Bakery at 8013 Castor Ave. in Rhawnhurst, is one of many business owners across the region, and the country for that matter, who have been hurting because of increases in the price of flour.
Flour, one of the main ingredients in baked goods. Flour, which can make or break your product.

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Editorial:

Open the primaries

Voters in the Great Northeast — home to a majority of Philadelphia’s Republicans, and plenty of Democrats — tend to cherish their independence. In presidential elections, Democrats have voted in big numbers for . . .

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