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COVER STORY:
The great defender
How’s the public reaction been to Pennsylvania House Speaker Dennis O’Brien’s vote against a measure that would have required individuals to tell police if their guns have been lost or stolen?
Well, unlike some of the intense criticism from the news media, the folks back home don’t seem bothered.
Click here to read the full story . . .
Editorial:
Bigger is better
Now that officials at Community College of Philadelphia’s Northeast Regional Center are pressing plans to expand their compact facility in Parkwood, it’s good to see that they have opened a dialogue with the community.
A three-story addition, 57,000 more square feet — including parking lots and landscaping — is not unreasonable for the present site . . .
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POLICE NEWS:
Bikers get long sentences
for drug convictions
Wal-Mart armed robber
sentenced to 30 years
CAMPAIGN ’08:
Specter is feeling
the campaigning spirit
CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS:
Campus expansion draws
Parkwood residents’ ire
E. Torresdale residents speak out
on proposed businesses
Prison system gains
new gun training academy
Oxford Circle gets update
on Fels construction
Bachmayer fields questions
at Northwood Civic
Recycling tops Lawncrest
community meeting
IN THE SCHOOLS:
Fifty years and counting
for St. Matthew’s teacher
Class dismissed
at Redeemer Lutheran
Baldi learns that author’s
best friend returns her love
Archbishop Ryan’s ready to go
Once Upon A Mattress
IN OTHER NEWS:
Historic house
is reduced to rubble
Treasure Chest
Video is sinking
Business is Blooming
in Northeast Philadelphia
Speaker takes SPIN
for a read
Coloring contest lets kids
help design children’s menu
Cleanup, arts festival
set for Rising Sun Avenue
Go green with
Tree Tenders
New procedure could
relieve some pressure
A mother’s call
to activism
The business
of growing
He has BIG role
in ‘Hairspray’
COLUMNS:
Robyn’s ’Hood
Living in the Past
Kids Stuff
At the Movies
Music Row
SPORTS:
The loss of a legend:
Al Angelo is gone
Bambie first...
Mighty Mac forever
Stan the man helps
make the big sweep
Danielle Sweeney
is protecting the plate
Young Matt is catching
a second chance
WEEKLY FEATURES:
Calendar of Events
Casino trips
Religious Events
Trips
Reunions
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