The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) articles from July 2006

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) archives from July 2006

Israel speaks loudly with its warning to Hezbollah.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Kevin Ferris To Israelis, the message of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Monday night speech was comforting, but probably self-evident: "There are moments in the life of a nation when it is compelled to look directly into the...

Clothing optional may not be way of historical human.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Faye Flam A reader named Bob called me a second time last week to urge me to visit a clothing-optional beach in New Jersey - at Sandy Hook. That's almost in New York, so I took a shortcut and visited on the Web. Sandy Hook...

`Shadowboxer'.
July 20, 2006... Byline: David Hiltbrand A strident and shocking jumble, "Shadowboxer" suggests what you might come up with if you decided to inject John Huston's dark 1985 film, "Prizzi's Honor," with Oedipal overtones. Helen Mirren and Cuba Gooding...

Bosom studies: "BooBies," an art show on Fabric Row, has a particularly popular double-breasted focus.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Dianna Marder Jul. 20--There is one word for the group show that opens Saturday night at Falling Cow Gallery. "BooBies." And Tim Bowen suspects that's just about all the information (and incentive) it will take to draw a...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Inqlings column: After 11 years down, WMMR is up again.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Michael Klein Jul. 20--It's been years -- 11, to be precise -- since someone's written this, but rock station WMMR-FM (93.3) is on top among adult radio listeners in Philadelphia. In the spring Arbitron ratings, released...

Man, 19, and 5 boys held in fire at former church: They were charged with the arson that heavily damaged Eden Hall Chapel in the Northeast.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Vernon Clark Jul. 20--A Philadelphia man and five juvenile boys have been charged in an arson fire that heavily damaged a former church in the city's Northeast section, authorities said yesterday. Nicholas Lawrence, 19, of...

In N.J., pros and cons on death penalty: A man wrongfully convicted and the daughter of murdered parents testified.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Joel Bewley Jul. 20--When Larry Peterson starts to get bitter about the 18 years he wrongfully spent in prison for rape and murder, he remembers that the state asked jurors to have him executed. Then he is thankful the...

Bitten by his own plea deal, mobster is back in court: Philip "Philly Fay" Casale will serve 10 more years for killings after the man he implicated turned the tables.
July 20, 2006... Byline: George Anastasia Jul. 20--Back in November 1999, when North Jersey mob hit man Philip "Philly Fay" Casale cut a deal with the government and agreed to become a cooperating witness, he forgot to mention four gangland killings in...

For Peco, outages all over the map It was a challenging time in the "Storm Room" as power problems staggered the region after Tuesday's storm.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Mitch Lipka Jul. 20--In a Peco Energy Co. building in Plymouth Meeting is a room that looks something akin to Mission Control, where dispatchers can see on giant wall projections what people sitting in powerless homes already...

Convention Center poised to buy out 27 property owners.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Tom Belden Jul. 20--The 27 property owners whose buildings and land are in the path of the planned Convention Center expansion will be notified over the next two weeks that the state is ready to buy them out. Center officials...

With children listed, father contributes.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Jeff Shields Jul. 20--One of Harrisburg's most influential lobbyists has made more than $63,000 in political contributions since his two minor children were listed as having a financial interest in a slot machine distributorship....

Living, dying in Phila.'s 'Iraq': A mother is shot to death, and a community is torn.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Robert Moran Jul. 20--One in an occasional series. Emily Jackson, 48, mother of two, wore a crisp, cream-colored pantsuit, a diamond-pendant necklace, and a diamond-pendant bracelet. Her body rested in a steel, copper-colored...

Unisys reports bigger losses, plans more cuts: The Blue Bell firm raised its layoff goal to 5,500. It expects to rely more heavily on lower-paid workers in Asia and Europe.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Akweli Parker Jul. 20--Unisys Corp., of Blue Bell, raised its target for job cuts to 5,500 -- 1,900 more than the company had said in October -- as it reported a wider second-quarter loss of $194.6 million, or 57 cents a share,...

The Philadelphia Inquirer On Personal Finance column.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Jeff Brown Jul. 20--Jeff Brown's column, "On Personal Finance," does not appear today. Copyright (c) 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email...

Finger-pointing time: During this Phila. crime wave, police blame judges. But, say the courts, the issues are more complicated than that.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Natalie Pompilio Jul. 20--Ask criminal suspects and they'll say the system -- the police and the judiciary -- is aligned against them. But in reality, those two entities sometimes find themselves at odds. After a...

Pit bull owners' confrontation blamed in two killings: Turon Stuart killed Kelvin Foster, police say. Then the mother of Stuart's baby was shot in retaliation.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Keith Herbert Jul. 20--A 2005 dispute over whose pit bull was tougher started a round of violence in Norristown that has claimed two lives, police said. The arrest of Turon Kasid Stuart, 28, on Tuesday in Philadelphia on...

Prosecution begins in '04 fatal stabbing: His attorney acknowledged that the defendant wielded the knife, but said he did so in self-defense.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Kathleen Brady Shea Jul. 20--Repeating the victim's final words -- "Please don't let me die" -- a Chester County prosecutor told a jury that the evidence in a murder trial that began yesterday would point to the defendant as the...

Health agencies weather a flurry of residents' calls: After the storms, hospitals and aging services put emergency plans into motion with few problems.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Lini S. Kadaba Jul. 20--Health departments handled a deluge of calls from residents who lost power. Agencies checked on high-risk clients. Hospitals turned to generators. The fierce storms that tore through the region Tuesday...

Court: Strippers' work not covered: By the First Amendment, that is. An Atlantic City go-go bar lost its challenge to the state's law against lewdness.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Troy Graham Jul. 20--The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled on a legal question that could have far-reaching consequences for bachelor parties and lonely men. Do strippers have a First Amendment right to do...

EDITORIAL: An Agreement on Domestic Surveillance: Privacy, compromised.(Editorial)
July 20, 2006... Jul. 20--Star-chamber secrecy is no way to resolve the legality of President Bush's troubling, antiterror eavesdropping program. Nor should judicial scrutiny of the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping be optional -- not for...

EDITORIAL: The Lightning Round.(Editorial)
July 20, 2006... Jul. 20--Condolences to Indonesia Indonesians know only too well about the fierce force of tsunamis. In December 2004, a massive tsunami killed 220,000 people in 12 countries in Asia and Africa -- with Aceh province accounting for 170,000...

Betting against them: Online, in Vegas, and at newsstands, Birds are counted out.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Bob Brookover Jul. 20--Expectations for the Eagles are at a 21st-century low as the team opens training camp today at Lehigh University. It's not that the Eagles don't believe they can rebound from the disastrous season in...

On the WNBA: Mercury's Westhead using Temple-style defense.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Mel Greenberg Jul. 20--WASHINGTON -- "Paul Ball" has become part of the WNBA lingo this summer, thanks to the upbeat offensive style the Phoenix Mercury initiated under new coach Paul Westhead. The native Philadelphian and...

Managing his mouth off.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Claire Smith Jul. 20--NEW YORK -- Ozzie Guillen, holed up in his South Florida home, was as angry as he'd ever been, so much so that the man who aspired to manage in the majors was about to quit baseball. For good. The year was...

Facenda's son voices objection in suit: His father's distinctive baritone showed up in an ad for a game. John Jr. is suing the NFL and others.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Vernon Clark Jul. 20--The family of the legendary Philadelphia broadcaster John Facenda has filed a federal lawsuit against the NFL and NFL Films over the use of his well-known and distinctive voice to hawk a video game in an...

Pep Boys' CEO Quits.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Akweli Parker Jul. 19--Larry Stevenson, trained at Canada's Royal Military College and Harvard Business School, parachuted into the CEO slot at Pep Boys in 2003 to rescue the Philadelphia-based auto-parts retailer from lackluster...

A familiar face will cohost a new Fox morning show.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Michael Klein Jul. 19--Fox yesterday announced an hour-long morning show that will begin in January, in effect bringing an old face back to local television screens. Mike Jerrick, formerly of Fox29's Good Day Philadelphia,...

Fie on flotsam fluttering from every magazine.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Melissa Dribben Jul. 19--I'm not much of a religion scholar and I have Swiss cheese for a memory, but I do recall the lyrics to the Byrds' biblically inspired song "Turn, Turn, Turn." "To everything... there is a season......

The Philadelphia Inquirer The Economy column: This time, things will be different.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Andrew Cassel Jul. 19--Seem like old times? It might if you remember the late 1980s, says regional economist Jim Diffley. Back then, the nation was bifurcated; growth was booming along the East and West Coasts, while Middle...

Man held in cabbie's slaying: A Delco man was charged with killing Leis Desir on Monday in West Phila.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Barbara Boyer and Natalie Pompilio Jul. 19--The children of a cabdriver slain in West Philadelphia say their father's spirit helped catch the suspect. Meanwhile, authorities say good police work played a major part in yesterday's...

D.A. won't seek death for Byrd: Jacuqin Byrd is charged with first-degree murder for the death of Sarah Boone at a catering firm.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Keith Herbert Jul. 19--Montgomery County prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Jacuqin Byrd, the Philadelphia man charged with first-degree murder in the January death of Main Line catering worker Sarah Boone. Byrd, 27,...

Witnesses: Killer also has a good side: The mother of his children praised him as a father. He and 3 other men will be sentenced for 2 deaths.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Christine Schiavo Jul. 19--Najja Brown, who had three children with Matthew Carmichael, said he was a good father who went to work every day and steered away from trouble. Carmichael, 24, of West Philadelphia, is facing a...

Strawbridge flagship site sold: The landmark building at Eighth and Market Streets, bought by regional retail landlord giant PREIT, will remain retail.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Henry J. Holcomb Jul. 19--The region's largest retail landlord has bought what was once the flagship of the Strawbridge & Clothier department-store chain. The deal assures that a major portion of the landmark building at...

Rutgers quarterly discussion of local economy a bit bleak.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Leonard N. Fleming Jul. 19--Some hospitals are underfunded and losing money. Mortgage rates continue to rise. Oil prices are at new highs. Uncertainty around the world gives financial markets constant worries. But despite...

Utilities report record demand: Peco and PPL said that electricity use in the heat wave has exceeded last July's.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Benjamin Y. Lowe Jul. 19--Customers who hoped to ride out the heat wave without their power-guzzling air conditioners caved in yesterday, leading to record electricity demand at Peco Energy Co. and PPL Corp. PPL, of...

Higher costs gnaw banks' profitability: National Penn, Sovereign post mixed quarterly results.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Joseph N. DiStefano Jul. 19--Two Pennsylvania banks reported yesterday that customer deposits had risen sharply, as yields on short-term certificates of deposit have gone higher along with Federal Reserve interest rates. But...

J&J profit, revenue both rise: The N.J. company's solid quarter was propelled by medical-device sales.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Thomas Ginsberg Jul. 19--Johnson & Johnson said yesterday that revenue rose 5 percent and earnings rose 9 percent in the second quarter this year over last year, powered in part by strong medical-device sales. Its consumer...

Swimming at their own risk.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Mitch Lipka and Adam Fifield Jul. 19--Danny Vasquez, his pants hanging low around his waist, sprinted to a makeshift diving board -- two planks joined with T-shirts -- and plunged into the cool Tacony Creek in Northeast...

Hearing for teen charged in arson: Naiym Muhammad, 13, could be tried as an adult. The Jan. fire killed a girl and injured her mother.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Julie Shaw Jul. 19--The 13-year-old boy charged with murder in the East Mount Airy arson that killed a teenage girl and severely burned her mother earlier this year may not have ignited the blaze, but was nevertheless...

Man left in van dies in the heat: The 23-year-old had cerebral palsy. Each relative thought the other had driven him to school. No charges were filed.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Jeff Price and Bonnie L. Cook Jul. 19--In what investigators called a tragic accident, a 23-year-old handicapped Perkiomenville man in a wheelchair died after he was mistakenly left all day in his family's van parked at their...

Fatal-stabbing retrial to begin.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Kathleen Brady Shea Jul. 19--A February 2005 murder trial -- fraught with allegations of witness intimidation, gang warfare, and unnerved jurors -- returns to Chester County Court today. Opening statements are scheduled in the...

An earlier trout season? Silence greets the plan.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Don Sapatkin Jul. 19--Sportsmen and tradition are practically synonymous in Pennsylvania, where updates to long-standing hunting seasons or stocked fishing streams usually provoke public comment, if not outrage. So the state...

EDITORIAL: Dept of Children and Families: A step to save N.J.'s kids.(Editorial)
July 19, 2006... Jul. 19--The last two weeks may have brought more changes to the way New Jersey deals with its most vulnerable children than the two years that preceded it. What a lot of time lost. For the sake of those children, may the next two years...

The U.S. is playing hands-off -- for now.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Michael Matza Jul. 19--JERUSALEM -- As the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah enters its second week, it appears there will be no peace without U.S. intervention. While Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made...

Sharp words over immigration: A legislative hearing failed to produce agreement on the nature of the problem, let alone a remedy.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Amy Worden Jul. 19--HARRISBURG -- Starkly contrasting views of immigration clashed in a state House hearing yesterday that left Pennsylvania no closer to defining and resolving the problem than the state line is to the Rio...

EDITORIAL: Renew the Voting Rights Act: Even today, we need its protection.(Editorial)
July 19, 2006... Jul. 19--The U.S. Senate needs to renew the Voting Rights Act. As he often is these days, Pennsylvania's senior senator, Republican Arlen Specter, is in position to help to make the right thing happen. The Judiciary Committee chairman...

Golf course owner mad over zoning: He and Mount Laurel dispute the land's value.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Edward Colimore Jul. 19--The owner of the Ramblewood Golf Course and Country Club in Mount Laurel said yesterday that he would ask a state court to overturn a township zoning decision that blocks development of the property. ...

One form of blight replaces another: In Logan, abandoned houses have turned into vacant lots.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Jennifer Lin Jul. 19--Ask Delia Bailey about the vacant lots that have replaced abandoned homes in her Logan neighborhood... then stand back. "Doesn't this look nice?" Bailey says sarcastically, pointing to a vast overgrown lot...

Phillies' pitchers in mood to give: The Padres scored 10 runs to once again post a home win against Charlie Manuel's struggling staff.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Todd Zolecki Jul. 19--SAN DIEGO -- The modest streak stopped at two. In an absolutely critical part of their season, the Phillies know they cannot afford to lose a series. But they lost, 10-6, to the San Diego Padres last...

Names in the news.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Tirdad Derakhshani Mindy McCready's Nashville drunken-driving trial ended Wednesday with a split decision: The jury found the country singer not guilty of DUI, but guilty of driving on a suspended license. McCready was arrested...

Mercury defeats Mystics with `Paul Ball'.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Mel Greenberg WASHINGTON _ "Paul Ball" has become part of the WNBA lingo this summer, thanks to the upbeat offensive style the Phoenix Mercury initiated under new coach Paul Westhead. The native Philadelphian and former La...

EDITORIAL: Discovery s Success: Lifting the future of humans in space.(Editorial)
July 18, 2006... Jul. 18--The shuttle Discovery's successful landing yesterday in Florida also marked the end of NASA's handwringing over the Columbia disaster. Not that the space agency ever could -- or should -- forget the 2003 explosion that left...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Inqlings column: Bryn Mawr College to honor Hepburn, mom.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Michael Klein Jul. 18--Here's another chapter in the Philadelphia Story: Bryn Mawr College is busy putting together the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center, honoring actress Katharine Hepburn (class of 1928) and her mother,...

Parents not charged over toddler in hot car.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Joel Bewley Jul. 18--Criminal charges will not be filed against the family of a Pemberton Township toddler found unconscious in a car last month, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said yesterday. An...

Frankford raids net firearms, drugs: A tip led police to two homes, where they found 60 guns and marijuana. Two men are charged.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Stephanie L. Arnold Jul. 18--Narcotics Field Unit officers arrested two brothers and confiscated thousands of dollars in drugs and dozens of handguns and assault rifles in raids in Frankford, police announced yesterday. The haul...

New deal reached on child welfare.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Jennifer Moroz Jul. 18--TRENTON -- New Jersey's beleaguered child-welfare system would adopt strict new procedures and time lines for recruiting foster parents, speeding adoptions, training social workers, and reducing their...

Profit flat, but Commerce Bank shares up: Its chairman said the bank was fighting "irrational competition" in what he called a "rate-crazed" market for deposits and loans.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Joseph N. DiStefano Jul. 18--Commerce Bancorp Inc. is fighting "irrational competition" in the "rate-crazed" market for bank deposits and loans, chairman Vernon W. Hill II told analysts yesterday concerned about the bank's flat...

Iridian agrees to be sold to a rival: Viisage Technology Inc. will pay $35 million for the Moorestown developer of eye-scanning technology.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Akweli Parker Jul. 18--Iridian Technologies Inc., the closely held Moorestown company that pioneered eye-scanning technology for security applications, has agreed to be sold for $35 million in cash to Viisage Technology Inc., of...

The Philadelphia Inquirer On Personal Finance column.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Jeff Brown Jul. 18--Jeff Brown's column, "On Personal Finance," does not appear today. Copyright (c) 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email...

An uphill fight to stem violence: As an especially deadly week shows, Phila.'s homicide rate is spiking despite efforts to halt the killings. Officials are calling for more police on the.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Barbara Boyer Jul. 18--The police have a plan. So do the politicians. But it's the killers in the city who have maintained momentum, leaving the last week one of the bloodiest this year. With each initiative authorities have...

The odor of the day: Olfactory outrage.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Rita Giordano and Joel Bewley Jul. 18--It's not just you; the heat's not getting to you. When summer sizzles as it did yesterday -- and is expected to continue today -- all that is funky smells even worse. Ask Tony Brevitt....

Principal presses for his job back: He was dismissed after alleging pressure to alter test scores. He appealed to the Camden board.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Melanie Burney Jul. 18--Fired Camden principal Joseph Carruth, who alleged that an administrator had pressured him to rig state math scores, last night appealed to the school board to give him his job back. Carruth,...

No more investigations afoot, Camden Council leader says: Angel Fuentes made the assurance in light of a former member's bribe admission.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Dwight Ott Jul. 18--City Council President Angel Fuentes moved yesterday to reassure Camden residents of the governing body's honesty, saying he was not aware of any investigation involving any of the members. The assurances came...

N.J. reaches a new child-welfare deal: The plan includes added training for social workers and would avert a U.S. court takeover of the system.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Jennifer Moroz Jul. 18--TRENTON -- New Jersey's beleaguered child-welfare system would adopt strict new procedures and time lines for recruiting foster parents, speeding adoptions, training social workers, and reducing their...

Corrections.
July 18, 2006... Jul. 18--A vote by Rep. H. James Saxton (R., N.J.) on a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act renewal was mistakenly listed two different ways in Sunday's Area Votes in Congress column. Saxton voted against an amendment that would have...

States leap into immigrant showdown.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Amy Worden Jul. 18--HARRISBURG -- Gridlock in Congress over how to address immigration has propelled legislatures -- even in states far from the Mexican border, like Pennsylvania -- to take steps to crack down on illegal...

The fight to control U.S. borders is extending to many statehouses: Pa. legislators are trying to make it tough on illegal immigrants and those who employ them.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Amy Worden Jul. 18--HARRISBURG -- Gridlock in Congress over how to address immigration has propelled legislatures -- even in states far from the Mexican border, like Pennsylvania -- to take steps to crack down on illegal...

EDITORIAL: Fighting in the Middle East: U.S. must reengage and talk with Iran.(Editorial)
July 18, 2006... Jul. 18--It is so depressing and so familiar. Once again, the Middle East is in flames. Civilians, as usual, are suffering the most. This round of violence, though, occurs in a different frame. It contains new threats growing out of old...

Padres rally in seventh as Phils' bullpen fails: Ryan Franklin struggled badly and San Diego hit the first homer given up by Rheal Cormier this season, ending the Phils' 2-game win streak.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Todd Zolecki Jul. 18--SAN DIEGO -- Lost in the considerable disappointment that has become the Phillies season is the fact that Rheal Cormier quietly has had one of the most impressive seasons of anybody. Though he is 39, and...

Eagles sign 2d draft pick: Winston Justice, a tackle out of Southern Cal, inked a four-year deal. Only the Birds' top pick is unsigned.(Philadelphia Eagles)
July 18, 2006... Byline: Bob Brookover Jul. 18--Half of the NFL's 32 teams have yet to sign any of their draft picks, and only 10 players selected in the first three rounds have negotiated deals. The Eagles, meanwhile, closed to within one player...

ShopRite Classic gets LPGA ax: Tourney sponsors, angry at the LPGA commissioner, said they would fight the move, including a lawsuit if need be.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Joe Logan Jul. 18--As expected, the ShopRite Classic, a 21-year tradition at the Jersey Shore, officially got the heave-ho yesterday from its spot on next year's LPGA calendar. Despite threats from tournament officials of a...

U.S. flight to Israel carries intrepid travelers, despite turmoil.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Ned Warwick Jul. 18--With CNN blaring the latest from the Mideast in the background, an assortment of passengers boarded Continental Airlines' Newark-to-Tel Aviv Flight 84 on Sunday, some despite the turmoil, others because of it...

This week's Web Winners: Free software.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Reid Kanaley Free software can be dicey. Is it safe? Does it work? Well, yes, some of it is, and does. Here's a collection of useful freebies. ___ GOOGLE PACK The software that comes with Google Pack is some of...

The case for refinancing.
July 17, 2006... Byline: Jeff Brown This bit of data arrived via e-mail from the Mortgage Bankers Association: Despite the upward drift in mortgage rates, refinancings continue to account for more than a third of all new mortgage applications. ...

Keeping more cash on sidelines is now more appealing.(investing)
July 17, 2006... Byline: Jeff Brown Read the investment news _ accounts of Friday's big stock plunge, for instance _ and it seems as if everyone is anguishing over risk. Will the Fed keep raising rates? Will foreign stocks resume their spring...

Time for U.S. to change the way it thinks of Iran.(Column)
July 17, 2006... Byline: Trudy Rubin As battles raged last week between Israel and Islamist groups in Gaza and Lebanon, my mind flashed back to a conversation I had with a senior Iranian official in May. "The United States has problems in Iraq,...

Stem-cell legislation: So what's left to debate?
July 17, 2006... The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, July 17: X X X Once again, battle lines are hardening in the stem-cell wars. Why? Karl Rove, President Bush's top political adviser, says Bush is...

A return to accountability.
July 17, 2006... The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, July 14: X X X Since January, when he was put in charge of daily military operations in Iraq, Army Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli has stressed a new priority:...

The Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm column: Couric's news vision: Thoughtful, with 'less spewing'.
July 17, 2006... Byline: Jonathan Storm Jul. 17--PASADENA, Calif. -- Don't call her the first lady. Promising incremental rather than monumental changes, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric (and doesn't that sound a little strange?) and network news...

E-filing prompts write-off by IRS: The paper-submission center in Phila. will be closed. Ever-fewer tax returns are sent by mail.
July 17, 2006... Byline: Bob Fernandez Jul. 17--After graduating from Frankford High School, Diane Nagle bummed around for a summer and then landed an entry-level job transcribing tax-form data at the IRS processing center on Roosevelt Boulevard. ...

It's where ward talk meets boardwalk: Tidings of Philadelphia politics filled a fund-raiser held at the Shore by U.S. Rep. Bob Brady.
July 17, 2006... Byline: Marcia Gelbart and Thomas Fitzgerald Jul. 17--NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. -- Philadelphia's mayoral race has set foot on the Jersey Shore. Four potential candidates in next year's election showed up Saturday night at a bar on Olde...

Pa. vs. N.J.: Who spends more, and why.
July 17, 2006... Byline: Larry Eichel Jul. 17--New Jersey Gov. Corzine partially shut down the state on July 1 for seven chaotic days -- before getting the Legislature to enact a $30.8 billion general fund budget. On July 2, the state of Pennsylvania...

EDITORIAL: Clergy Abuse: Justice is put on hold.(Editorial)
July 17, 2006... Jul. 17--The one-year anniversary of a shocking grand jury report on sexual abuse of children in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia will soon come and go -- without any legislative remedies from Harrisburg. It's troubling...

Corrections.
July 17, 2006... Jul. 17--A July 14 editorial misspelled the name of a City of Philadelphia consultant, James Lee Witt, who headed the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Clinton administration. Copyright (c) 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer ...