June 26, 2008 edition


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He’s the new PACS man

Brien Gardiner hired longtime School District of Philadelphia colleague Larry Sperling as chief academic officer of the Philadelphia Academy Charter School in January 2006.
Sperling should have seemed a logical choice for the vacancy. The Northeast Philly native began his education career at Strawberry Mansion Middle School and High School, where he taught math for 14 years. He served as a principal in two of the city’s public elementary schools after that.

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Editorial:

A crucial decision

It’s time for the vocal minority of tree-hugging, narrowminded naysayers who live in fantasy land to put up or shut up. Come up with a cure for cancer or step back and let Fox Chase Cancer Center do its job unfettered.
The esteemed facility is in the business of prolonging and saving human lives, but its plan to expand in a portion of Burholme Park has been stymied by unworthy opposition.

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