August 2012
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Mayor: Jay-Z festival will pay dividends, boost... →
The public cost of hosting an upcoming music festival featuring Jay-Z and Pearl Jam has not been fully calculated, but the mayor of Philadelphia said Tuesday that the event will pay significant economic dividends and boost the city’s profile.
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Crossword Kathy : Put A Lid In It →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
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Philly gets ready to host Jay-Z's music megafest... →
The city where America was made is gearing up for rapper Jay-Z’s “Made In America” music festival, which officials estimate will attract 100,000 fans to Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend.
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Philadelphia Zoo animals get their own trails to... →
The Philadelphia Zoo is letting some animals take a walk on the wild side — sort of.
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NJ mom who once lost custody decapitates... →
The 911 call from Chevonne Thomas was rambling and incoherent, but authorities said she made one thing clear: Her 2-year-old son had been stabbed, and ‘‘I did it.’’
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Philly Catholic high schools get outside manager →
Roman Catholic high schools in the Philadelphia area will soon be managed by a private foundation, a historic arrangement that could reinvigorate a system decimated by high costs and low enrollment, church officials announced Tuesday.
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Crossword Kathy : ‘Oh, Really?’ →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
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Pa. names recovery officer for Chester schools →
State officials appointed a politically-connected education advocate on Friday as the chief recovery officer for a school system near Philadelphia that has long been plagued by fiscal problems and mismanagement.
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Swim club settles complaint alleging bias against... →
Dozens of black and Hispanic children who said they experienced racial discrimination at a swim club in an overwhelmingly white suburb will share proceeds from the sale of the club, which filed for bankruptcy after the allegations, according to a settlement made public Thursday.
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Penn State to host national child sex-abuse... →
Penn State announced Wednesday that it will host a national child sex-abuse conference this fall, the latest in a series of initiatives designed to raise awareness of the issue and help the university recover from a devastating molestation scandal.
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Experts: Penn State accreditation warning is... →
An accreditation warning issued to Penn State is serious and necessary given the issues raised by a recent child sex-abuse scandal, but the school is unlikely to lose the all-important designation, experts said Tuesday.
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Lawyer seeks to bar confession in Philly... →
A lawyer defending a man accused in a series of sex-related stranglings that terrorized a Philadelphia neighborhood sought Monday to have his client’s graphic confessions thrown out.
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Lincoln University aims to tap Barnes art as... →
Even as Saadia Lawton came to Lincoln University two years ago to teach art, she couldn’t figure out why the school had never developed a nationally known program in visual arts and museum studies.
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Crossword Kathy : The Meaning Of It →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
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Michelle Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania →
Michelle Obama exhorted grassroots supporters Thursday to keep working hard for her husband’s re-election, saying the president has fought to keep the American dream alive for the middle class.
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Temple University names Theobald as new president →
Temple University appointed a new president on Tuesday who pledged to explore fundraising and financial aid strategies as well as heighten the school’s profile through its recent jump to the Big East athletic conference.
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Crossword Kathy : Single-Minded →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
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Indiana administrator is finalist to lead Temple... →
The next president of Temple University could be a senior college administrator from Indiana who is an expert in education finance, officials announced Friday.
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Pa. colleges work to make student IDs OK to vote →
Colleges in Pennsylvania are working to ensure students can use campus identification cards to cast ballots in the fall election, even as a judge weighs whether to toss the state’s controversial new voting law.
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Green Party nominee arrested in Philadelphia bank... →
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate were arrested Wednesday after they led a three-hour sit-in at a bank to protest housing foreclosures.
