The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from November 2007

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from November 2007

Who's No. 1 in college football . . . Who knows?
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Kern Who's No. 1? Who's the best team? Often, the answer's the same. But other times you get Clemson winning a national title in 1981, or Brigham Young three years later. Maybe even a Penn State not winning one...

Time for Eagles' offense to prove Andy Reid right.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ During Andy Reid's eight-plus seasons as the Eagles' head coach, his team has sent as many wide receivers to the Pro Bowl as it has long-snappers. That number is one, and that wideout is, of...

His girlfriend keeps texting her ex.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I've been seeing a girl I work with, and everything has been great except one thing: She is constantly in contact with her ex. He calls her several times a day and sends her countless text messages. She says he...

Philadelphia Daily News Jenice Armstrong column.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Jenice Armstrong Nov. 1--It's not easy being the first female candidate with a real shot at becoming president. As evidenced by Tuesday night's debate at Drexel University, when Sen. Hillary Clinton weathered intense attacks...

Philadelphia Daily News Stu Bykofsky column.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Stu Bykofsky Nov. 1--Here's a dirty little secret about press coverage of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate: Media covering it saw it exactly as you did -- on TV. The 360 credentialed outlets (from ABC to BBC,...

Kansas is pick of Morris twins.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ted Silary Nov. 1--This won't be the first time tall guys from Philly will play basketball for Kansas. This will be the first two-for-one deal. Markieff and Marcus Morris, the twins who paced Prep Charter to two consecutive...

Philadelphia Daily News Tattle column.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Howard Gensler Nov. 1--A publicity event at the Colorado Mills Mall has turned into one of the most expensive mall trips ever for Vincent "Don Vito" Margera. The "Viva La Bam" star (and Bam Margera's uncle), who was born in...

Philadelphia Daily News Ronnie Polaneczky column: Ronnie Polaneczky / Trial, execution would be too good for shooter.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ronnie Polaneczky Nov. 1--AFTER MEETING yesterday with the family of fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Charles Cassidy, a shaken Mayor Street said that, although he didn't support the death penalty, the shooting of Cassidy "makes...

Philadelphia Daily News Bill Conlin column: Bill Conlin / Torre in Los Angeles? Say it ain't so, Joe.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Bill Conlin Nov. 1--W hen I'm King of the World . . . Joe Torre will not manage the team that was the baseball tree of his growing up in Brooklyn . . . The Yankees' first salary dump of the offseason grew up a Dodger fan. He...

Hatcher to miss 3 to 4 weeks due to knee surgery.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ed Moran Nov. 1--The injuries are starting to pile up again. With the Flyers about to start the second leg of their longest road trip of the season tonight in Montreal, two of the team's top veterans are sidelined. Simon Gagne,...

Schilling on blog: Phillies in mix.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Steve King Nov. 1--For now, there's only one team Curt Schilling wants to be with and that's the Boston Red Sox. But, if things don't work out, he said he's considering a dozen other teams, including the Phillies. In his blog...

Overbrook's Gowans is goin' in right direction.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Ted Silary Nov. 1--Vincent Gowans strolled onto Overbrook High's practice field looonnng after school had been dismissed. Hmm. Could this possibly be a good thing? Indeed! No. 1, Gowans made the walk across 59th Street into...

4 cops shot in just over a month.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Gloria Campisi Nov. 1--The city was stunned yesterday by the fourth shooting of a Philadelphia police officer in less than six weeks, and also by the shoot-to-kill mentality of their attackers. Mayor Street said police officers...

MARK OF THE BISTRO: In the list of great Philly eateries, stick a Fork in it.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Leigh Zaleski Nov. 1--RESTAURATEUR ELLEN Yin is on "Fork lockdown." Since the October release of her book "Forklore: Recipes and Tales from an American Bistro" (Temple University Press, $35), commemorating the 10-year...

Fear limits fun for: tricksters.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Dafney Tales Nov. 1--Halloween is always sweet, but this year it was short and sweet for most trick-or-treaters in Northwest Philly. On the night when ghouls, witches, fairy-tale creatures and the occasional werewolf normally...

Schools, unions want Parking $.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Nov. 1--The leader of the Philadelphia School District -- along with the heads of the unions that represent teachers, principals and blue-collar employees -- yesterday demanded that the Philadelphia Parking Authority...

Cop faced down others in March.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Regina Medina Nov. 1--CHARLES CASSIDY did not blink in the face of danger. In March, the 25-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and his partner, Officer Barry Delagol, faced down two suspects who had just shot a...

Cop-shooter did time for slaying.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Julie Shaw Nov. 1--THE MAN who wounded a police officer Tuesday night during a Center City shooting rampage before jumping to his death in the Schuylkill River killed a 6-year-old girl in 1994. Jerome Whitaker, 29, of Carpenter...

Report: City skimping on police, fire, rec-center repairs.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mark McDonald Nov. 1--In the last eight years, Philadelphia has spent $850 million less than the City Planning Commission advised to keep its police and fire stations, streets and rec centers, prisons and health centers in good...

One Council rival drops out to help other beat Miller.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mark McDonald Nov. 1--After an unusual competition, the two independent candidates for the City Council seat now held by Democrat Donna Reed Miller have agreed that one of them, Rev. Jesse Brown Jr., has the best shot at unseating...

Dix 6 defendant cops plea: 5 years possible.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Kitty Caparella Nov. 1--Agron Abdullahu thought he was going on vacation in northern Pennsylvania to show his friends how to shoot his Beretta pistol and Yugoslavian rifle at a firing range in January 2006, his lawyer said. At...

Correction.(Correction notice)
November 1, 2007... Nov. 1--_ A Liberian-style funeral service will be held from 8 to 11 tomorrow night for the Rev. Dr. William Henry Varney Lewis Sr., at Mount Tabor AME Church, 7th Street near Girard Avenue. The times were incorrect in his obituary in...

Rodriguez, Freiling lead Northeast to PL soccer crown.
November 1, 2007... Byline: John Kopp Nov. 1--Juan Rodriguez struggled to reach his potential all season and his coach, Sam Feldman, reminded him of it all season, too. Prior to the Public League final yesterday, Feldman pulled Rodriguez aside to...

Philadelphia Daily News Dan Gross column: Dan Gross / Inky erred on engaged reporter.(Column)
November 1, 2007... Byline: Dan Gross Nov. 1--AN ITEM IN Sunday's Inqwaster stated that 6ABC reporter Erin O'Hearn and her "Web-producer boyfriend" had broken up. That probably came as a shock to O'Hearn, whom we saw wearing an engagement ring at...

Marla's in the middle as questions flying about 'My Kid' movie.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Howard Gensler Nov. 1--TORONTO -- The fascinating documentary "My Kid Could Paint That" (opening tomorrow at the Ritz Bourse) uses 4-year-old Marla Olmstead as a focal point to explore questions about "What is art?" and, even if...

Eagles Notebook / Jordan game for some playing time.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Nov. 1--Akeem Jordan said he was "surprised, excited, all the good emotions" when coaches told him Monday he was moving up to the Eagles roster from the practice squad. Jordan, an undrafted rookie linebacker from...

Philadelphia Daily News Mike Kern column: Mike Kern / Who's No. 1 . . . who knows??
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Kern Nov. 1--Who's No. 1? Who's the best team? Often, the answer's the same. But other times you get Clemson winning a national title in 1981, or Brigham Young 3 years later. Maybe even a Penn State not winning one...

Lethia 'Lee' Smith, 78, loved to help.
November 1, 2007... Byline: John F. Morrison Nov. 1--YOU COULD talk with Lethia Smith about anything and she would give you her full attention, and then she would tell you what she thought. "She would give you her listening ear," said her son Anthony...

Philadelphia Daily News Rich Hofmann column: Rich Hofmann / Heart (check) Soul (check) Neck (????).
November 1, 2007... Byline: Rich Hofmann Nov. 1--ONE WOULD HOPE that the Eagles announce the defense before Sunday night's game against the Cowboys, and that Brian Dawkins is the last one out of the smoke-filled, inflatable tunnel. After 6 weeks, and all of...

It's all a confidence game.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Les Bowen Nov. 1--Attempts to map the state of the Eagles' offense when Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook held scheduled news conferences yesterday included assessments of such qualities as "killer instinct" and...

Cowboys' Romo went from subpar to megastar.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil Nov. 1--TONY ROMO insists he is the same guy as he's always been. And since a lot of quarterbacks out of Eastern Illinois dump Carrie Underwood, party with Britney Spears and hold press conferences to...

Everything falls apart at the end.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Phil Jasner Nov. 1--TORONTO -- This was a night of critical story lines, none of which turned out the way the 76ers had hoped. As they left the Air Canada Centre after their 106-97, Opening Night loss to the Toronto Raptors,...

Road opener a homecoming for new Canadian Dalembert.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Phil Jasner Nov. 1--TORONTO -- For Samuel Dalembert, Canada is the land of second chances. It is the country where he arrived at 13, moving to Montreal with his mother from strife-torn Haiti. It is the country in which young...

Nelson, Magic reach deal on a 5-year extension.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Dick Jerardi Nov. 1--Rookie NBA contracts give players that never had anything something more than walking-around money. The second contract generally sets them up for life. Jameer Nelson, entering his fourth NBA season with...

Owls may finally make Bundy's dream come true.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Kern Nov. 1--JOSH BUNDY wanted to play "big-time" football. But his lone Division I-A offer was from Temple, where his father worked at the time as an assistant athletic director in charge of Student Services. "That was...

Heygood doesn't rest on defense.
November 1, 2007... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Nov. 1--HAD ANTHONY Heygood come along during the Jim Colletto coaching era at Purdue (1991 through '96), there's at least a chance he might have developed into another Mike Alstott -- the big, bruising fullback...