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| Philadelphia School District Cuts Coming? |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/28/11 8:37 am | updated: 04/28/11 8:37 am |
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According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, facing an "unprecedented" fiscal crisis, the Philadelphia School District could shed 3,820 employees - 16 percent of its workforce - and is planning for more painful cuts, including losing full-day kindergarten.
At a hearing on the district's $2.7 billion budget, Chief Financial Officer Michael Masch told the School Reform Commission (SRC) that to close a $629 million gap, the district must also make painful trims in areas ranging from... Read More |
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| Obama's Birth Certificate Released |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/27/11 1:08 pm | updated: 04/27/11 1:08 pm |
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The White House released President Obama's long form birth certificate. It shows the President was, in fact, born in the US. So is the debate over? Not likely. The political propaganda machine will continue to churn on both sides. Since it is a requirement to become a US president that you be born here, why not require all presidential candidates to provide long form birth certificates before their campaign ever starts?
ADD YOUR COMMENT BELOW. You may hear it on... Read More |
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| Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Sentence Revisited |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/27/11 11:27 am | updated: 04/27/11 11:27 am |
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| Philadelphia's District Attorney will ask the US Supreme Court to reconsider the sentencing of convicted death row murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal after the Third Circuit Court upheld its previous decision. Abu-Jamal received the death sentence for the 1981 execution style murder of Philadelphia Police Officer, Daniel Faulkner. But Abu-Jamal has not been executed because of a debate as to whether the jury was given proper sentencing instructions. Now a new jury will be assembled to determine... Read More |
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| Duck Boats Return to Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/21/11 11:50 am | updated: 04/21/11 11:50 am |
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| The duck boats are back in the Delaware River and on the streets of Philadelphia. Ride-the-Ducks tours have been suspended in Philadelphia since July after the tragic collision on the Delaware River with a barge that resulted in the death of two Hungarian tourists. The first passenges to board the Ducks this week did not seem concerned about safety, with some reporting they felt more at risk on the highways than on the duck boats. Anchors... Read More |
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| Ride The Ducks Rides Again In Philly |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/21/11 10:14 am | updated: 04/21/11 10:14 am |
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Operating under a new safety plan, duck boats will return to the Delaware River for the first time since the accident last summer that killed two tourists.
Part of the new safety plan includes a rescue boat that will always be docked at Pier 5 and a much shorter water ride.
The water portion of the tour will now last from 10 to 15 minutes instead of 30.
The ducks also will not enter the water if any large vessel is within half a nautical mile and approaching the area where... Read More |
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| Free Condoms for 11 Year Old Philly Kids |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/14/11 9:45 am | updated: 04/14/11 9:35 pm |
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| The city of Philadelphia is now offering free condoms to children as young as 11 years old to stem the spread of STD's. And the website, www.takecontrolphilly.org offers blunt advice for girls on how to insert condoms, such as "Figure out what position works for you. You can stand with one foot on a chair, sit on the edge of a chair, lie down, squat, or for fun, have your partner help you out." The idea of 11 year olds being... Read More |
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| Ex Holy Family Basketball Player Arrested at Phillies Game |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/07/11 12:30 pm | updated: 04/07/11 1:55 pm |
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| Remember the Holy Family college basketball player who made headlines because his coach knocked him over during a practice drill? Well Matthew Kravchuck was arrested at a Phillies game for stealing two beers from a concession stand and now faces felony charges because of his prior offenses. After the basketball incident, Kravchuk played victim. And his refusal to accept the coach's apology on national TV led to his resignation. Is Kravchuk a victim again? Or is karma just giving him his due?... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Students Rally Against School Budget Cuts |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/07/11 10:26 am | updated: 04/07/11 10:26 am |
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About 300 people, primarily high school students, rallied outside School District headquarters and marched to City Hall to protest against expected education budget cuts and to demand arts and music programs are saved.
After gathering at the district headquarters at 440 N. Broad Street, the demonstrators, including marching band members in uniform, made their way to Dilworth Plaza where they staged a second rally that included performances showcasing the talents of some city... Read More |
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| Police Chief Ramsey Heading To Chicago? |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/06/11 9:47 am | updated: 04/06/11 10:18 pm |
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| Chicago newspapers began reporting rumors early last month that Philadelphia's top cop, Charles Ramsey, was going to be a prime candidate to run Chicago's Police Department. Ramsey admits he's intrigued by the idea of going home, of bringing his storied career full circle. Will Ramsey leave to go where the money is? Or has he had enough of how Philly politics really work?Read More |
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| Mayor Nutter to Battle Philadelphia School Violence |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/06/11 9:45 am | updated: 04/06/11 9:45 am |
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Mayor Nutter is promising action on school violence after The Inquirer published an investigative series that described brutal attacks in classrooms.
Legislators from around the state have called for change in the aftermath of The Inquirer's series which found there were more than 30,000 serious incidents in the schools during the last five years, attacks were carried out by children in the earliest of grades, and that violence often was not reported or reported late.
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