http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F%3FviewAll%3Dy News from the Inquirer and Daily News. en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:24:59 GMT 2010-09-09T02:24:59Z en-us http://media.philly.com/designimages/PhiComLogo_Header.gif http://www.philly.com%3FviewAll%3Dy Philly.com http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_South_Phila__High_teacher_sues_administrators__alleging_retaliation.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A teacher at South Philadelphia High School has filed a lawsuit claiming administrators retaliated against him for warning that Asian students were in danger - a warning that proved prophetic on Dec. 3. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:24:59 GMT ad170ef1cfc2f984d13230b191dac520 2010-09-09T02:24:59Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Officers_raid_cockfighting_ring.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A cockfighting ring was busted Wednesday afternoon in the city's Fairhill section and more than 20 birds were seized, an animal welfare spokeswoman said. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:55:42 GMT 28f0b8b85617cb2ad96df4545c2da64a 2010-09-09T01:55:42Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_HED_TOO_LONG__N_J__seeks_to_end_license_of_abortion_doctor_with_office_in_Voorhees.html%3FviewAll%3Dy New Jersey officials filed legal documents on Wednesday seeking to suspend the medical license of abortion doctor Steven C. Brigham, whose main regional clinic, American Women's Services, is in Voorhees. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:42:19 GMT cc98e65bd09c438dcdbeea414d4fa921 2010-09-09T01:42:19Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_City__bloggers_talk_taxes_over_drinks.html%3FviewAll%3Dy About 15 people - bloggers, freelancers, and small-business owners - took up the city's invitation to meet for happy hour Wednesday in Old City to clear the air about what they owe in taxes and fees. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:21:46 GMT 8d9525f44069a961ca15bad4477f7b22 2010-09-09T01:21:46Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2FCops_Burglar_stole_1K_worth_of_jewelry.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Police are asking for the public's help as they search for a burglar who struck in Northeast Philadelphia. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:15:48 GMT c5202fa25c437af3667437b892b5bd7c David Gambacorta 2010-09-09T01:15:48Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_At_Penn__Tim_Kaine_says_Democrats_ready_for_a_fight.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine gave a rousing defense of his party's accomplishments on the economy, health care, and Wall Street regulation Wednesday in a speech that portrayed the Democrats as feisty underdogs in the midterm fight for control of Congress. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:59:41 GMT 93e6369b9d9c42a1a76bb016a645ba63 2010-09-09T00:59:41Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Jersey_declares_drought_watch__Pa__next_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Don't fret about the brown grass, loosen the grip on that faucet, cram the plates into the dishwasher. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:08:29 GMT 93a24613a6afb2ed44f1d63a21c55ca0 2010-09-09T00:08:29Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2FCriminal_probe_2_in_the_7th_District.html%3FviewAll%3Dy AG agents are now investigating nominating papers filed by Jim Schneller, a conservative candidate that Democrats helped place on the 7th District ballot Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:49:51 GMT 4bc69dd5d3021224e9d05f035ec8d4ee William Bender 2010-09-08T23:49:51Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Burlington-Bristol_Bridge_closed_to_traffic.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The Burlington-Bristol Bridge remains closed in both directions following a two-car accident early this afternoon, a spokeswoman for the Burlington County Bridge Commission said. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:54:58 GMT ca551c2a04932d649cf034af17bd1cd6 2010-09-08T22:54:58Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Ackerman_cites_excitement_at_Promise_Acadamies.html%3FviewAll%3Dy VAUX HIGH SCHOOL senior Nayirrah Greene said she sensed a difference at her school. It wasn't just the fresh paint and renovations, or even the new navy-blue and khaki-beige uniforms. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:21:50 GMT bf29d977cc136e7d2d9e0f8b14b3939c 2010-09-08T21:21:50Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_School_cops_learn_new_techniques_for__climate_change_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy SCHOOL POLICE officers play an important role in maintaining a proper climate and student safety, which a pilot program under way in the district hopes to modify and expand. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:03:30 GMT cb608fcb25fe5302c0fe3a3737140444 2010-09-08T21:03:30Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Retired_police_officer_acquitted_in_shooting_death.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A Philadelphia judge this afternoon acquitted retired police officer Christopher Kallaur of all charges in the Aug. 2, 2009 shooting death of his older brother. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:57:04 GMT 26f7218c92b428600f368cbf58430d98 2010-09-08T20:57:04Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Phanatic_statue_auction_raises__70_000.html%3FviewAll%3Dy "High Hopes" indeed. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:25:54 GMT c7970a900871f0783cf2e2f295ab991e 2010-09-08T20:25:54Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Murphy__Fitzpatrick_clash_in_first_debate_in_Bucks_race.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:43:36 GMT 5c323136b7d3dde5341005bebbbc45b2 2010-09-08T19:43:36Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Toomey_got_millions_in_earmarks_before_railing_against_them.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Republican Pat Toomey crusaded against earmarks for most of his three terms in the U.S. House, and not long ago took a live pig to Independence Mall as he challenged his Senate-race opponent, Rep. Joe Sestak, to swear off the funding that lawmakers direct to their pet projects. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:37:17 GMT 477eb506a4fb33265f2e625444d7f3ef 2010-09-08T18:37:17Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Gov__Christie_to_speak_at_Meehan_fund-raiser.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:18:05 GMT b3cea39d9453ee097247b3b111f5afd0 2010-09-08T18:18:05Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Street__Greene_cover-up_was_deliberate.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Suspended Philadelphia Housing Authority chief Carl R. Greene undertook a deliberate "cover-up" to hide four sexual harassment complaints filed against him, the agency's board chairman, John F. Street, said today. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:12:34 GMT 7dd5f8e43610bc15fcf18c9605b8c472 2010-09-08T18:12:34Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Dem_chief__GOP_is_standing_in_way_of_recovery.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Republicans stand in the way of attempts to rebuild the economy and help the middle class, promising instead a return to the economic policies that caused the recession, Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine said today in a speech at the University of Pennsylvania. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:45:05 GMT 9d7843c2f76f6e1b6aa90f82f7fb5256 2010-09-08T17:45:05Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_SW_Philly_streets_forged_a_motorcyle_drag-racing_legend.html%3FviewAll%3Dy AS A TEENAGER in Southwest Philadelphia, Rickey Gadson would lie in bed on sticky summer nights, listening to the motorcycle engines on the streets call out to him like howling wolves. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:17:32 GMT 294167035890b6cda592e77ec4e9cd00 2010-09-08T17:17:32Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_PATCO_launches_random_searches_of_passengers.html%3FviewAll%3Dy PATCO High Speed Line security officials have started random checkpoint searches of passengers at its stations in a joint antiterrorism program with the federal Transportation Security Administration. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:58:04 GMT 264ccf4a66892bf367490346fe770175 2010-09-08T16:58:04Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Christie_takes_aim_at_double-dippers.html%3FviewAll%3Dy RARITAN, N.J. - Gov. Christie on Wednesday proposed barring officials from holding more than one elected post, part of a broad ethics reform package. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:50:05 GMT 318bf3b2a1ebdea17ae1e970ad06999e 2010-09-08T16:50:05Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_ap_flaministersept11quranburnstillplanned.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:40:06 GMT 8a7d3bedf46485ae0669bf91e25cc55e 2010-09-08T16:40:06Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_ap_patcopassengersfacerandomsearches.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Commuters who ride PATCO trains between southern New Jersey and Philadelphia should expect more random searches. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:39:37 GMT b215e4f7c6322ac72bec70da77cd6363 2010-09-08T16:39:37Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Monica_Yant_Kinney__A_forensic_sculptor_enjoys_his_last_days.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Frank Bender lives. This I consider news, since the forensic sculptor wasn't supposed to see summer, let alone gallop into the fall. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:38:58 GMT a657523fcc4a9ba8af68f1768affe53e 2010-09-08T16:38:58Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Jewish_new_year_begins_at_sundown.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown tonight. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:26:15 GMT 289c95277473d5967b7728559d66b741 2010-09-08T16:26:15Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Two_men_wounded_in_S__Phila__shooting.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Police are investigating a shooting that left two men wounded in South Philadelphia Tuesday night. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:09:43 GMT fed253bd1641617741294d606fb18a23 2010-09-08T16:09:43Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2FScenes_from_Burning_Man_2010.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The Burning Man 2010 Festival was held in Black Rock City, Nev. For one week out of the year, a portion of the Black Rock Desert is transformed into a thriving diverse city known as Black Rock City, the home of Burning Man. The massive Festival takes place on the barren remnants of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan, which is now commonly referred to as the playa. Here are scenes from this year's festival, held earlier this month. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:09:25 GMT 590814560fe4f0312f1572819fa0f77d Bob McGovern 2010-09-08T16:09:25Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100907_Ronnie_Polaneczky___It_s_all_right__buddy__you_can_sleep_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy KYLER VANNOCKER died last weekend at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, enveloped in so much love it seemed impossible its power wouldn't pull him through his latest medical crisis. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:52:46 GMT e9ca1dc54ed7266df68a620d38fc4cbf 2010-09-08T15:52:46Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_New_prayer_book_opens_a_welcoming_door_to_the_Jewish_High_Holidays.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross began to contemplate death and dying as she interviewed Jewish children at a liberated Nazi concentration camp in 1945. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:57:36 GMT db7ab723d06d06e7c286bb159f359082 2010-09-08T14:57:36Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Little_relief_in_sight_for_Philadelphia_region_s_dry_spell.html%3FviewAll%3Dy It wasn't that long ago that Catherine Poole and her Glenmoore, Chester County, neighbors were under attack from a succession of storms. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:54:07 GMT d487211aae0f9ba431e55e0913657455 2010-09-08T14:54:07Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_It_s_official___People_drive_crazy_here_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Life in Philadelphia has its perks. Unfortunately, safe driving isn't one of them. Philadelphia was recently listed as the seventh-least-safe-driving city in America, according to Allstate America's Best Drivers Report. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:48:31 GMT 98086f8adc895fb9bff861992210d65c 2010-09-08T14:48:31Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Rosh_Hashanah_for_secular_Jews.html%3FviewAll%3Dy It would happen each fall around the Jewish new year. At the very time when renewal was in the autumn air, Arnold Barnett, an engineer from Moorestown, would go into a mild funk. His wife eventually figured it out: He was less than enamored with high holiday synagogue services. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:38:43 GMT 74ac12892f80d6a4c81e5697888c201e 2010-09-08T14:38:43Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_First_day_of_school_for_Catholic_schools.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Mayor Nutter, himself a product of a parochial education, was on hand today to greet youngsters at a Catholic school in North Philadelphia as the 2010-11 academic year began for the 72,000 students attending schools operated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:06:04 GMT f097335f47d9f34800397e02178c3530 2010-09-08T14:06:04Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_City_Howl_Help_Desk__They_want_to_buy_this_vacant_lot__But_who_owns_it_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy THE PROBLEM: There's a large vacant lot on Edward Williams' block that's been causing problems. The city hasn't cleaned it this year, and it's now overgrown with weeds - some of which are taller than 10 feet - and colonized by feral cats. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:05:57 GMT e1497a5f3d4e85af16dd1f1180b5dd75 2010-09-08T14:05:57Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Rapist_charged_with_seeking_hit_man_to_kill_victim.html%3FviewAll%3Dy From its start, the case contained tragic twists: A woman from war-ravaged Sierra Leone had won a lottery and moved to the United States, only to be raped by a countryman who befriended her at her job in West Chester. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:50 GMT 8d740c786738164020631cb0089d2330 2010-09-08T14:00:50Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Delaware_River_Port_Authority_free_rides_continue.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Delaware River Port Authority employees who use the agency's toll bridges to commute to work still get free rides, despite recent pronouncements that the agency had ended the long-standing perk. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:31:42 GMT 56856ec079ad6dca28d78070f85ff060 2010-09-08T13:31:42Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Greene_suit_says_PHA_ruined_reputation.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Carl R. Greene, the embattled executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, filed suit Tuesday against the agency's board of directors, saying its members had "effectively terminated" him without due process. He is asking for damages that could exceed $600,000. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:21:45 GMT efb36ab3aeba925e5347a08c306678e6 2010-09-08T13:21:45Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Appeals_court_in_Phila___Warrant_may_be_needed_to_track_cell_phones.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday that the government may need a warrant when trying to obtain phone records that show a person's location. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:17:14 GMT 51d247b168f2b74a2cfe878a3e50e3a3 2010-09-08T13:17:14Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Red_flag_fire_warning_now_begins_at_noon.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The National Weather Service has revised it 'red flag' warning for the chance of wild fires today, setting its start two hours earlier at noon. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:06:06 GMT 874d19f9be460ad7fe619c7ee2d41cea 2010-09-08T13:06:06Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Pressmen_s_OK_moves_newspapers__sale_closer__Teamsters__machinists_only_holdouts_among_14_unions.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The formal sale of the Daily News and Inquirer to new owners moved a step closer yesterday when another of the company's unions agreed to a new contract. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:43:04 GMT 482418dccc659356088df4bc9e0025b0 2010-09-08T12:43:04Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_ap_bpmultiplecompaniesteamscontributedtospill.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Oil giant BP PLC says in an internal report that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:25:14 GMT fb9e071a7e78bbb5e88c35fe0b41f336 2010-09-08T12:25:14Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Teen_held_in_stabbing_of_longtime_boyfriend.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Two high-school sweethearts from Camden County once wrote their names on a sandy beach, with a big heart between them. Now Paige Pfefferle is in jail, charged with murder, after authorities said that the 19-year-old former cheerleader stabbed Matthew Hus near his heart during an argument in her Audubon Park home Saturday. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:10:54 GMT 1c596e8d81f68f2ba09e371940ae5287 2010-09-08T12:10:54Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Harry_Gross_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Dear Harry: I injured my back while shoveling snow on Feb. 10, the day of our big snowstorm. My wife called 9-1-1, and the ambulance took me to the nearest hospital. The pain was so severe that the EMS guys had to roll me onto a litter in order get me int Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:08:27 GMT 5432622a73b887cd85f011e77edeefbb 2010-09-08T12:08:27Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Gleaming_new_Willard_School_a_40-year_dream.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Storyee Robinson couldn't believe what she saw when she stepped inside the new, $30.3 million Willard Elementary School in Kensington Tuesday morning. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:54:23 GMT 051e11c27c44244938901b2e3859a957 2010-09-08T11:54:23Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_Funding_the_big_push_for_Archdiocese_schools.html%3FviewAll%3Dy As most schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese open today, seven of them are starting the school year with a special fundraising challenge. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:41:39 GMT 77ede6d4b35d0b6e7bbde49205294003 2010-09-08T11:41:39Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20100908_171_teachers_are_no-shows_on_first_day.html%3FviewAll%3Dy ON THE first day of school, every child wants to know who his or her teacher is, but, according to the district's personnel chief, students in more than 100 classrooms across the city didn't get that chance yesterday. That's because 171 teachers, most of whom are tenured instructors, failed to show up for work, said human-resources chief Estelle Matthews. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:39:59 GMT cd628c1e33cfd21b25c720447622fbd5 2010-09-08T11:39:59Z http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F102414439.html%3FviewAll%3Dy If you have a question or comment about news coverage, contact assistant managing editor David Sullivan (215-854-2357) at The Inquirer, Box 8263, Philadelphia 19101, or e-mail dsullivan@phillynews.com. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:14:21 GMT fe4d349329445c254dd256f966318df6 2010-09-08T11:14:21Z