October 2, 2008 edition


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Cover story:

Goodbye, Officer

Patrick McDonald loved playing football. He did it all through his youth and, even at 30, continued to play for two local teams, including one in a full-contact league.
Not surprisingly, the lifelong Morrell Park resident also loved the Eagles.
A mere couple of weeks ago, in fact, McDonald and many of his friends gathered at his house to watch their favorite team play a big Monday night game against the rival Cowboys.
But perhaps most of all, McDonald loved his profession. Tragically, it was while he carried out his duty as a member of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Highway Unit that he . . .

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Editorial:

More madness

Daniel Giddings is dead. That’s the good news. It’s also the bad news.
According to police, Giddings savagely executed Officer Patrick McDonald last week during a traffic stop in North Philadelphia before he himself was shot and killed by another police officer, Richard Bowes.
Giddings, a convicted armed robber with a lifelong criminal record and two active arrest warrants against him, was released on parole in August. He was the scum of the earth. . . .

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