Philly.com News 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 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:14:32 GMT 2012-02-07T08:14:32Z en-us News from the Inquirer and Daily News http://media.philly.com/designimages/PhiComLogo_Header.gif http://www.philly.com%3FviewAll%3Dy Philly.com Mourners bid farewell to Bevilacqua http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Mourners_bid_farewell_to_Bevilacqua.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Longtime friends, weeping family members, and ordinary Catholics with fond memories of their late archbishop said their farewells Monday to Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, who died last week at age 88. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:14:32 GMT c127b3f98e16e00f55e57f5fe6492bde 2012-02-07T08:14:32Z Rutgers president pushes to keep Camden campus http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Rutgers_president_pushes_to_keep_Camden_campus_1.html%3FviewAll%3Dy TRENTON - Rutgers University's fight to keep its name tied to its Camden campus reached Trenton on Monday when the school's president told legislators he did not support Gov. Christie's plan to fold the campus into Rowan University. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:05 GMT 4faf31fc63a9b61a3160b89c3e443c88 2012-02-07T07:26:05Z South Jersey orchestra making more music with Camden schools http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_South_Jersey_orchestra_making_more_music_with_Camden_schools.html%3FviewAll%3Dy With his chin nestled against the violin and his right hand holding steady on his bow, Kolby Johnson tries to play an E note. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:04 GMT 8ffb52d8f8d2802480732f7fe8e9507f 2012-02-07T07:26:04Z Kevin Riordan: A gun shop in Merchantville raises questions http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Kevin_Riordan__A_gun_shop_in_Merchantville_raises_questions.html%3FviewAll%3Dy DyAnne DiSalvo, who writes and illustrates books for children, is sometimes inspired by real life. So her next novel may involve a gun shop like the one that opened near her Merchantville home last year and made her heart sink. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:04 GMT 1f4850a54ef867739dc7dccb1b75f057 2012-02-07T07:26:04Z To Submit Obituaries http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_To_Submit_Obituaries.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The Inquirer welcomes obituary information from funeral directors, relatives and friends. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:25:48 GMT 5d7d39f56d0ad8dea95b158d610b58dc 2012-02-07T07:25:48Z Study on selling PGW to be made public, Nutter says http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Study_on_selling_PGW_to_be_made_public__Nutter_says.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A long-awaited study about the possibility of privatizing the Philadelphia Gas Works will be made public next week, Mayor Nutter said during a speech to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce on Monday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:24:25 GMT 04f8478bb513a5bae77b2426ab8dffcb 2012-02-07T07:24:25Z "Mandatory minimum" laws can mean grossly disparate sentences for gun crimes http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207__quot_Mandatory_minimum_quot__laws_can_mean_grossly_disparate_sentences_for_gun_crimes.html%3FviewAll%3Dy It was the second-biggest mistake of LaRue Y. Smith's life. Laid off from his job, Smith went to his computer, copied out a list of 7-Eleven stores in and around Philadelphia, grabbed a gun, and started sticking them up. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:12:03 GMT a2c50d219b2db0599cc8249c885ad304 2012-02-07T07:12:03Z Prosecutors win ruling to tell priests' jury how archdiocese handled abuse allegations http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Prosecutors_win_ruling_to_tell_priests__jury_how_archdiocese_handled_abuse_allegations.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Prosecutors in the endangerment and child sex-abuse trial of three current and former priests scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a judge ruled that they could tell jurors how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia handled years of abuse allegations against nearly two dozen other priests. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:06:28 GMT f103f00b4883820726e95d74824b34fd 2012-02-07T07:06:28Z Tattle: Oscar crowd does lunch http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Tattle__Oscar_crowd_does_lunch.html%3FviewAll%3Dy YESTERDAY was the annual Oscar nominee luncheon at which this year's Hollywood elite got together and dined on chopped vegetable salad, hors d'ouevres featuring Indochina spiced beef and roasted Asian barbecue duck, a main course of Atlantic salmon, and sorbet with mango sauce and berries for dessert. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:57 GMT 6776be7bdb746c1149b93258a11875e1 2012-02-07T07:05:57Z DIVINE INTERVENTION http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_DIVINE_INTERVENTION.html%3FviewAll%3Dy THE Divine Lorraine Hotel, at Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue, was once a strikingly beautiful architectural landmark, but for more than a decade the building has been a 10-story boarded-up, graffiti-covered eyesore. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:55 GMT 0fdea598db1860aa933e538fe2ec541b 2012-02-07T07:05:55Z Getting down to business: Group lures firms to area http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Getting_down_to_business__Group_lures_firms_to_area.html%3FviewAll%3Dy IT STARTED LIKE most courtships: a few awkward phone calls, a couple of get-togethers and long nights spent wondering what the other person was thinking. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:52 GMT efde4f855ff58c32ac970277e1567891 2012-02-07T07:05:52Z Briefly... CITY/REGION http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Briefly______CITY_REGION.html%3FviewAll%3Dy PENNSYLVANIA Raw-milk toll at 43 Pennsylvania health officials said yesterday that the number of people sickened after consuming raw milk from the Family Cow Farm, in Chambersburg, has risen to 43 in four states. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:50 GMT b4da83dab2392cdcb4c7ee5820940ea3 2012-02-07T07:05:50Z Jenice Armstrong: When it comes to hubby support, Gisele's a model wife http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Jenice_Armstrong_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy UNLESS you're a co-star on VH1's "Basketball Wives," a professional athlete's wife doesn't publicly diss her husband's teammates. No matter how badly she feels about how things went, she doesn't trash-talk other players, especially if the team is still smarting from a disappointing Super Bowl loss the way the Patriots were on Sunday night. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:46 GMT ae5c28d74c117788ff5757fa9e82f4c0 2012-02-07T07:05:46Z Corbett to propose 20% to 30% funding cuts for Pa. state universities http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Corbett_to_propose_20__to_30__funding_cuts_for_Pa__state_universities.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Pennsylvania's state universities would take another big funding cut under Gov. Corbett's 2012-13 budget proposal to be released Tuesday morning, according to sources familiar with the plan. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:34 GMT 84717a0178f1e17c89b5e753b2dd0422 2012-02-07T07:05:34Z Ronnie Polaneczky: A dim picture of city crime http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Ronnie_Polaneczky_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy THIS IS ONE of those columns that began as one thing but turned into something else midway through the fact-gathering. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:53 GMT 310c70f483ffd4ba4d7a76dddd0ab656 2012-02-07T07:04:53Z A few Select facts about the nonprofit http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_A_Select_few_facts_about_the_nonprofit.html%3FviewAll%3Dy THE GREATER Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce created Select Greater Philadelphia in 2003 to recruit companies to the 11-county region in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:53 GMT fe35b303ec777a4483b06461dfcd8d66 2012-02-07T07:04:53Z Tattle: Gisele's not exactly team-ing with sympathy for Pats http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Tattle_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy FOOTBALL is a team game. Strutting on the catwalk is flying solo. So is it any wonder that superdupermodel Gisele Bundchen started finger-pointing after the Patriots' loss Sunday? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:53 GMT a5e0d4dfec12e71f5ab65403cf46de44 2012-02-07T07:04:53Z FIRE LIT UNDER PGW SALE? http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_FIRE_LIT_UNDER_PGW_SALE_.html%3FviewAll%3Dy COULD the Philadelphia Gas Works soon be for sale? In 2010, the city entered into a $200,000 contract with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC for a study of the possibility of selling the city-owned gas utility to a private entity, an idea that has been kicked around by previous mayoral administrations. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:52 GMT 7873682add75211b374ed1eafd8743d8 2012-02-07T07:04:52Z She gets probation in son's beating death http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_She_gets_probation_in_son_s_beating_death.html%3FviewAll%3Dy DANIELA GONZALEZ wept in court yesterday while apologizing for putting her 3-year-old son, Jason, in a situation that led to his beating death by her then-boyfriend in January of last year. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:52 GMT 22fd80ee446fcb89b33125e7b39b92b9 2012-02-07T07:04:52Z Dad, aiding DUI son, jailed for DUI http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Dad__aiding_DUI_son__jailed_for_DUI.html%3FviewAll%3Dy LIKE FATHER, like son. Or in this case, like son, like father. A Chadds Ford man was arrested for driving under the influence this weekend after showing up drunk at the State Police barracks in Media to pick up his son, who had been arrested earlier in the night for the same offense, according to a news release. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:51 GMT 5da3a5e4008d47cd2d20516bbd3a7534 2012-02-07T07:04:51Z MOM HELD,LEFT BABY OUTDOORS IN COLD http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_MOM_HELD__LEFT_BABY_OUTDOORS_IN_COLD.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A YEAR-OLD girl was in good condition and suffered "no lasting injuries" after being left in a shopping cart yesterday near the Bucks Meadow Apartments, on Knights Road in Bensalem, a Bensalem police spokesman said. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:51 GMT bf592d6876d234133a5501a9781c4513 2012-02-07T07:04:51Z Jurors to hear 20 priest sex-abuse claims http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Jurors_to_hear_20_priest_sex-abuse_claims.html%3FviewAll%3Dy THE JURY can hear how Monsignor William Lynn and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia responded to more than 20 claims of priests sexually abusing children when it considers criminal charges against Lynn and two others next month, a Common Pleas judge ruled yesterday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:51 GMT 45c90a9770517ddc863cffa471320c46 2012-02-07T07:04:51Z Rutgers president pushes to keep Camden campus http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Rutgers_president_pushes_to_keep_Camden_campus.html%3FviewAll%3Dy TRENTON - Rutgers University's fight to keep its name tied to its Camden campus reached Trenton on Monday when the school's president told legislators he did not support Gov. Christie's plan to fold the campus into Rowan University. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:04:41 GMT d1b43ae8dde5e8a3dee6f764f44299f1 2012-02-07T07:04:41Z DeWeese convicted of theft but vows to stay http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_DeWeese_convicted_of_theft__but_vows_to_stay.html%3FviewAll%3Dy HARRISBURG - Even after the guilty verdicts, State Rep. Bill DeWeese was defiant. After a jury convicted him Monday of theft, conspiracy, and other charges, the former House Democratic leader professed his innocence, said he would not give up his seat just yet, and vowed to keep seeking reelection. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:01:54 GMT 57335a36b873cdba894c910d57897b81 2012-02-07T07:01:54Z Corbett to propose 20% to 30% funding cuts for Pa. state universities http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Corbett_to_propose_20__to_30__funding_cuts_for_Pa__state_universities_1.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Pennsylvania's state universities would take another big funding cut under Gov. Corbett's 2012-13 budget proposal to be released Tuesday morning, according to sources familiar with the plan. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:01:53 GMT 88bac95f5c20e7a21dc01d0c4f9512c7 2012-02-07T07:01:53Z U.S. judge says he'll rule "with dispatch" on Pennsylvania's 2012 voting map http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_U_S__judge_says_he_ll_rule__quot_with_dispatch_quot__on_Pennsylvania_s_2012_voting_map_1.html%3FviewAll%3Dy After listening to arguments Monday, a federal judge promised to rule "with dispatch" on whether to block Pennsylvania from using 2001 political boundaries for the forthcoming primary election. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:33 GMT d7352dee1493e8e40efee31a0530e6bb 2012-02-07T07:00:33Z Germantown Ave. pastor: Urban youth's decline tied to Lil Wayne's rap http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Germantown_Ave__pastor__Urban_youth_s_decline_tied_to_Lil_Wayne_s_rap.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Along this strip of Germantown Avenue where business is cheap and quick, prayer is its own commodity. Places of worship have staked their claim amid the take-out food stores, discount shops, abandoned buildings, and blue lights from a police surveillance camera on the corner, near Silver Street. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:53:03 GMT ff144f54ebb50af467ca785a1826d6fb 2012-02-07T06:53:03Z Budget cut a hard blow to extracurricular athletics http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Budget_cut_a_hard_blow_to_extracurricular_athletics.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Hundreds of city kids learn passing, dribbling, and shooting in evening and Saturday basketball games played on the worn floor of the Fox Chase School gym. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:51:29 GMT f6747eafdde70d9687360b9d9b442067 2012-02-07T06:51:29Z Study on selling PGW to be made public, Nutter says http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Study_on_selling_PGW_to_be_made_public__Nutter_says_1.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A long-awaited study about the possibility of privatizing the Philadelphia Gas Works will be made public next week, Mayor Nutter said during a speech to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce on Monday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:50:19 GMT a67b8cefa890f6008662efc58088b168 2012-02-07T06:50:19Z Annette John-Hall: 'PHLash' of inspiration helps Philadelphia students learn http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Annette_John-Hall___PHLash__of_inspiration_helps_Philadelphia_students_learn.html%3FviewAll%3Dy If only Philadelphia's flash mobs could be as joyous and fun as the New Yorkers who boogied down a loosely organized Soul Train line in tribute to creator Don Cornelius over the weekend in Times Square. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:47:03 GMT f19fe0d5d38cfa0a815a4b48e8593d77 2012-02-07T06:47:03Z Hahnemann boosts use of registered nurses in bid to improve care http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Hahnemann_boosts_use_of_registered_nurses_in_bid_to_improve_care.html%3FviewAll%3Dy In a move that defies conventional wisdom, Hahnemann University Hospital is replacing less expensive workers with people who are paid more. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:04:04 GMT 05f20b7a08dbc4cda7d2702dd7ffe6b9 2012-02-07T06:04:04Z U.S. judge says he'll rule "with dispatch" on Pennsylvania's 2012 voting map http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_U_S__judge_says_he_ll_rule__quot_with_dispatch_quot__on_Pennsylvania_s_2012_voting_map.html%3FviewAll%3Dy After listening to arguments Monday, a federal judge promised to rule "with dispatch" on whether to block Pennsylvania from using 2001 political boundaries for the forthcoming primary election. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:35:57 GMT 45be8eb1a2242a9b74d67fbd621efe88 2012-02-07T05:35:57Z Delaware County elementary school principal jailed in assault http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Delaware_County_elementary_school_principal_jailed_in_assault.html%3FviewAll%3Dy The principal of a Delaware County elementary school was jailed over the weekend after authorities said he assaulted his live-in girlfriend. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:35:56 GMT b093564a10889be01a399cebf21aa284 2012-02-07T05:35:56Z SEPTA police demand raises, may strike http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_SEPTA_police_demand_raises__may_strike.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Unhappy with the pace of contract negotiations, SEPTA police are warning of a possible strike. SEPTA officials have drawn up contingency plans for protecting passengers and SEPTA property in case of a strike, a spokeswoman said Monday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:35:55 GMT a3b7f192ed5bc2e15913aa34cc74cb5c 2012-02-07T05:35:55Z Pennsylvania lawmakers agree on bill to impose a fee for gas drilling http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120207_Pennsylvania_lawmakers_agree_on_bill_to_impose_a_fee_for_gas_drilling.html%3FviewAll%3Dy HARRISBURG - A joint House-Senate committee agreed Monday night on a bill to impose an "impact fee" on natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, moving the long-debated fee a giant step closer to final passage. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:35:48 GMT 93a8e5027b76676cb578b815470f9f1c 2012-02-07T05:35:48Z Museum talk highlights civil-rights titan Catto http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Museum_talk_highlights_civil-rights_titan_Catto.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Despite its significant history, the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library in Philadelphia is an unimposing structure - save for the two armed guards standing out front. Bedecked in Union blue, the guards leaned on their rifles Sunday ushering in patrons with a tip of the kepi. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:59:53 GMT 32cb2bebe17944de7576357bf28ddafe 2012-02-07T04:59:53Z Pushback on plans to close Philly schools earlier http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Pushback_on_plans_to_close_Philly_schools_earlier.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:52:52 GMT cdb9ff122cc477c31ff1e25395f3f50a 2012-02-07T03:52:52Z DeWeese convicted of theft, but vows to stay http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_HED_TOO_LONG__DeWeese_verdict__Guilty.html%3FviewAll%3Dy HARRISBURG - Even after the guilty verdicts, State Rep. Bill DeWeese was defiant. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:51:23 GMT 3c0b615d02aa72bf5663a0d9c41afebd 2012-02-07T03:51:23Z Mourners bid farewell to Cardinal Bevilacqua http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Mourners_bid_farewell_to_Cardinal_Bevilacqua.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Longtime friends, weeping family members, and ordinary Catholics with fond memories of their late archbishop said their farewells Monday to Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, who died last week at age 88. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:23:03 GMT 914d57472c74290f38b322cf6ee18905 2012-02-07T03:23:03Z Pa. lawmakers agree on bill to impose gas-drilling fee http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Pa__lawmakers_agree_on_bill_to_impose_gas-drilling_fee.html%3FviewAll%3Dy HARRISBURG - A joint House-Senate committee agreed Monday night on a bill to impose an "impact fee" on natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, moving the long-debated fee a giant step closer to final passage. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:43:20 GMT 2b4377d2cd971d36e248ee982828f4c6 2012-02-07T02:43:20Z Man hurt in fall of work lift behind cathedral http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Man_hurt_in_fall_of_work_lift_behind_cathedral.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A construction lift being used for facade work on a church building behind the Basilica Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul toppled over today, crushing a worker's leg, police said. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:12 GMT cec4230b811e50077ef948014d031b98 2012-02-07T02:33:12Z SEPTA police threaten strike if pact isn’t forged soon http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_SEPTA_police_threaten_strike_if_pact_isnt_forged_soon.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Unhappy with the pace of contract negotiations, SEPTA police are warning of a possible strike. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:15:52 GMT 36a2f709a6cbbabdcae2ed246610b308 2012-02-07T02:15:52Z Philadelphians stage a birthday party for Dickens http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Philadelphians_stage_a_birthday_party_for_Dickens.html%3FviewAll%3Dy In his will, Charles Dickens asked that no statues of himself ever be erected in his honor. Instead, the famed English author wanted the recognition to go to the characters in his books. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:34 GMT 0b88a605995a439f91b8217bd9e16a46 2012-02-07T02:02:34Z Judge to rule on using 2001 Pa. political maps in primaries http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Judge_to_rule_on_using_2001_Pa__political_maps_in_primaries.html%3FviewAll%3Dy After listening to arguments Monday, a federal judge promised to rule "with dispatch," on whether to block Pennsylvania from using 2001 political boundaries for the forthcoming primary election. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:41:05 GMT f8823e40fb7e17c3663ca72583d26a43 2012-02-07T01:41:05Z Nutter: PGW, Divine Lorraine hotel could be sold http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Nutter__PGW__Divine_Lorraine_hotel_could_be_sold.html%3FviewAll%3Dy A long-awaited study about the possibility of privatizing Philadelphia Gas Works will be made public next week, Mayor Nutter said during a speech to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:31:31 GMT c16269b938fa3fcb320db9309a277412 2012-02-07T01:31:31Z Woman, 22, gets probation in son’s beating death http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Woman__22__gets_probation_in_sons_beating_death.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Daniela Gonzalez wept in court Monday while apologizing for putting her 3-year-old son, Jason, in a situation that led to his being beaten to death by her then-boyfriend in January 2011. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:27:35 GMT 68ad70cdaac2f6a31f383d7bfff59a15 2012-02-07T01:27:35Z Jury can hear how church handled past abuse cases, judge rules http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Jury_can_hear_how_church_handled_past_abuse_cases__judge_rules.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Prosecutors in the endangerment and child sex-abuse trial of three current and former priests scored a major legal victory on Monday, when a judge ruled that they could tell jurors how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia handled years of abuse allegations against nearly two dozen other priests. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:07:04 GMT 47fd617cc1b0755588aa5fe6ba93cd98 2012-02-07T01:07:04Z Delaware Co. elementary school principal jailed for assault http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Delaware_Co__elementary_school_principal_jailed_for_assault.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:49:04 GMT b649001f566032cc2e0d8ff6e0b7de3e 2012-02-06T23:49:04Z Rutgers chief decries merger plan http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120206_Rutgers_chief_decries_merger_plan.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Pushing back against Gov. Christie's proposal to merge Rutgers-Camden into Rowan University, the president of the Rutgers University system told a state legislative panel Monday that it was unlikely his university's governing boards would "willingly relinquish the campus." Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:27:58 GMT ee35e2862083c4d4cfd748bab0ac38e3 2012-02-06T23:27:58Z Nike cofounder and chairman Phil Knight delivered quite NO HEAD SPECIFIED http://www.instapaper.com/text?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2F20120205_JoePa_was_not_real_trustee_of_Penn_State.html%3FviewAll%3Dy Nike cofounder and chairman Phil Knight delivered quite a broadside to the Penn State board of trustees on Jan. 26 during the memorial service for Joe Paterno. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:57:06 GMT 5db614f119fcf33f514770312ff64cfc 2012-02-06T22:57:06Z