The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from September 2006

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from September 2006

These Fish might not be easy catch.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ The Florida Marlins started the season 11-31. Which wasn't surprising since the team has a $15 million payroll, roughly the going price for a single superstar these days. No team in the modern era has...

Saints' bird-brained move nice for Eagles.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ It's hard to quantify stupid, but dealing away a wide receiver the caliber of Donte Stallworth for Mark Simoneau and a conditional fourth-round draft pick is a pretty good place to start. Yeah,...

Philadelphia Daily News Steve and Mia column: Her love soars, but won't take flight.(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Steve and Mia Sep. 1--Steve is a 50-something married man who's been around the block. Mia is a 20-something single immersed in the Center City dating scene. They may not agree, but they have plenty of answers. If you'd like an...

Maria's success: Melding music.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Al Hunter Jr. Sep. 1--Tania Maria caught the jazz world by surprise in 1983 with her album "Come With Me" (Concord). Steeped with Brazilian rhythms, buoyed by a funky contemporary bass and enhanced by Maria's scatting and...

Coltrane jazz fest postponed.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Al Hunter Jr. Sep. 1--There will be no dueling jazz festivals this Labor Day Weekend. Citing possible bad weather, organizers of the John Coltrane Jazz Festival: Giant Steps Over Philly say they will reschedule performances...

Philadelphia Daily News Joe Sixpack column: Freshmen alert: Beer is more complex than you think.(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Joe Sixpack Sep. 1--ATTENTION college freshmen: Now that most of you are unpacked and ready for class, it's time to cover something that was overlooked during orientation. Namely, proper beer consumption. And I'm not talking...

ROBBERY, RAPE IN G'TOWN: 'WHERE'S 75G?'.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Regina Medina & David Gambacorta Sep. 1--IT WAS THE dead of night when two men kicked down the door of the young victim's two-story townhouse in Germantown. The gun-wielding pair stormed the house about 3 a.m., demanding of the...

A NIGHT OF VIOLENCE AND DEATH.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Simone Weichselbaum Sep. 1--A wide array of men, women, and children endured the pain of gunshots during the city's latest night of violence. At 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, the carnage began. Police said flying slugs struck...

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter column: 261 FUNERALS, UNENDING VIOLENCE, ONE QUESTION: WHERE'S THE MAYOR?(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Jill Porter Sep. 1--A FEW MONTHS ago, I called the office of Mayor Street to find out why he hadn't attended the funeral of a high-profile murder victim. I was appalled at the slaying and frustrated at the mayor's virtual...

More city public schools meet state's yearly-progress report.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Sep. 1--The number of Philadelphia public schools that met the annual goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act grew last school year, state and city school officials announced yesterday. The state's annual...

Fumo to sell family bank; looks like he'll get $15M.(Company overview)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Bob Warner Sep. 1--State Sen. Vincent Fumo has agreed to a $94 million deal to sell the banking company that his grandfather founded in the 1920s, making loans to immigrants in South Philadelphia. Fumo, the bank's chairman and...

Rick to 'Meet': Bob for debate.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Catherine Lucey & Bob Warner Sep. 1--Is Bob Casey Jr. ready for his close-up? This Sunday on "Meet the Press" the state treasurer will debate incumbent U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum in the most-watched Senate race in the nation....

Philadelphia Daily News Earni Young column: Fairmount Park water-park plan: OK, or all wet?(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Earni Young Sep. 1--A PHILADELPHIA municipal-bond financier wants to make a splash in Fairmount Park -- literally. J.P. McGowan, with the help of Councilman James Kenney, is floating the idea of building a 12-acre water park...

Rev. B.W. Johnson, man of many talents.
September 1, 2006... Byline: John F. Morrison Sep. 1--THE REV. Benjamin Wilbur Johnson was a singer, a dancer, a handwriting expert who testified in trials, an actor, a writer, a missionary, a teacher, a preacher and a founder of churches in Philadelphia. ...

EDITORIAL: Sham-Ful Contracts.(Editorial)
September 1, 2006... Sep. 1--NO ONE THINKS assuring fair access to work for minority contractors is that important. Not the city, with its joke of an office called the Minority Business Enterprise Council. Not certain white contractors, who lie and scheme...

EDITORIAL: Wacko Tobacco.(Editorial)
September 1, 2006... Sep. 1--JUST WHAT ARE THE folks at City Hall smoking,anyway? We ask for a few reasons: First, because after six years of messing around with a smoking-ban bill (more than a decade if you count efforts by former Councilwoman Happy...

SLAIN VET WANTED TO BE A TEACHER.
September 1, 2006... Byline: David Gambacorta Sep. 1--L'SALLE HARVEY was willing to risk his life fighting in a carnage-filled country where the streets always seem to be stained with blood. But Harvey, 22, lucked out during his two-year stint in the Army and...

THE RYAN KING.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Marcus Hayes Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- It came at 8:04 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2006. It tied an important game in the top of the fourth inning. It traveled, officially, a long, long way at RFK. It came off Pedro Astacio. It...

Ruiz getting another shot to catch on.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Marcus Hayes Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- An unnamed scout woke Charlie Manuel from a sound sleep yesterday morning. The reason: He wanted the dope on catching prospect Carlos Ruiz, whom the Phillies called up yesterday so he is...

Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon column: So close, yet so far from history.(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Sam Donnellon Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- Late for the game, Mike Bzozowski and his two friends looked hastily at the seating map of the bleachers at RFK Stadium and blurted out a number. "Section 461," he told the man in the...

Philadelphia Daily News John Smallwood column: Unemployment remedy for dealing with Bonds.(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: John Smallwood Sep. 1--IT WILL BE interesting to see what Major League Baseball does next season with Barry Bonds. As much as baseball would like him to just go away, it can't force Bonds to retire, and it doesn't have the...

Agassi still standing after grueling duel.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Sep. 1--NEW YORK -- This city is not unfamiliar with tales of achy sports stars who limp onto center stage and seize the moment. Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle practically invented the one-legged walk-off home run...

Some need grand finale to make team.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Les Bowen Sep. 1--THE MOST SIGNIFICANT Eagles news today probably concerns the players you won't be seeing in tonight's preseason finale against the New York Jets at the Meadowlands. Eagles coach Andy Reid confirmed yesterday...

Eagles give Johnson 6-year extension.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Les Bowen Sep. 1--One of the subplots to this Eagles preseason has been how well punter Dirk Johnson has come back from two groin surgeries last year. Johnson, 31, has done some of the best punting of his career. He has...

Another super 'Nova on Main Line?: Wildcats' goal is to return to winning tradition.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Sep. 1--TRADITION. Sometimes, it's enough to get you by. Especially when times seem toughest. Villanova was 4-7 a year ago. There were extenuating circumstances, not the least of which was starting quarterback...

Temple falls short in season opener.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Sep. 1--BUFFALO -- Be real now. How many folks figured Al Golden would win them all in his first season on North Broad Street anyway? But his young Owls surely had their shot in his debut last night at UB Stadium, against...

Delaware Valley earns preseason respect.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Bob Cooney Sep. 1--If you have a chance to check out the preseason polls for Division III football, you'll see Delaware Valley College prominently mentioned: Fourth in Street & Smith's top 25; sixth in Lindy's National College...

Call him La Salle's Captain Courageous: Injured player visits team for opener.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Mark Kram Sep. 1--The young man was seated in his wheelchair and dressed in his old La Salle jersey last evening at McCarthy Stadium. The Explorers were playing Wagner College in the season opener and, if his circumstances had not...

CPP to promote drug-free athletics locally.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Paul Vigna Sep. 1--The Greater Philadelphia USOC Community Partner Program (CPP) said yesterday it will assist in a program that promotes the importance of drug-free competition. This will include distributing "Real Athletes...

Wet weather forces schedule changes.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Ted Silary Sep. 1--This weekend is supposed to bring the season's first games of high school football, not water polo. So yesterday, with fears that Tropical Storm Ernesto, now barreling up the East Coast, would make a soaked,...

'YOU COULD CALL IT AN EXECUTION'.
September 1, 2006... Byline: Dana Difilippo Sep. 1--IT ALL STARTED with a creepy stare from a stranger. An 18-year-old woman waiting at a Fern Rock bus stop late Wednesday got nervous enough about that leer that she fled across the street. But the thug...

Philadelphia Daily News Elmer Smith column: Here's the skinny on TV's sexism.(Column)
September 1, 2006... Byline: Elmer Smith Sep. 1--OK, Y'ALL. Back up off of Katie Couric or whoever it was who decided to crop her photo by a few pounds. Image is important in network TV. For women. A woman can have a dozen impressive entries on her...

Lawyer: Suspect in rape-murder mentally disabled.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Dana Difilippo & David Gambacorta Sep. 2--The Fern Rock man charged with raping a teenager and murdering the couple who came to her aid Wednesday night is severely mentally retarded and brain-damaged, his attorney said yesterday....

8th time's the charm in 7-11 heists: Cops nab man they say hit store 7 times.
September 2, 2006... Byline: David Gambacorta Sep. 2--Lately, the arrival of the evening crew at a West Oak Lane 7-Eleven has meant "time to get to work" for a local robber. Such was the case yesterday afternoon, when, police sources said, a masked thief made...

A haven for endangered kids: Camp offers a respite from city violence.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Christine Olley Sep. 2--Eleven-year-old Jackie Randall loves her mixed terrier puppy, Benji. But she can't walk Benji in her North Philadelphia neighborhood near his favorite park because it's too dangerous. Jackie also...

Archdiocese, teachers still negotiating.
September 2, 2006... Byline: David Gambacorta Sep. 2--Contract talks continued yesterday between the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Catholic teachers' union, but no agreement was reached. The sides exchanged proposals for review and will resume talks...

NHS, a successful union of labor and management.
September 2, 2006... Byline: John F. Morrison Sep. 2--Joe Rocks put it best: "We are creating an environment where people want to work for us." Rocks, the former state senator, is now CEO of NHS Human Services, the Philadelphia-based behavioral-health-care...

Many will come to mourn a young life cut short.
September 2, 2006... Byline: David Gambacorta & Simone Weichselbaum Sep. 2--L'Salle Harvey's funeral will be big, his mother said yesterday, maybe even too big for the church to handle. But Gwen Harvey expected as much. People were always drawn to her son,...

A.J. says that things just feel right.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Les Bowen Sep. 2--EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Suddenly, it was 2002 again. A.J. Feeley quarterbacked the Eagles for three series last night, in a 20-17 preseason wrapup loss to the New York Jets at the Meadowlands. The Birds scored...

Prep wins, but looming strike clouds future.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Steve Wood Sep. 2--NOT EVEN THE long arm of tropical depression Ernesto could tarnish the aura of a brand-new football season. What is brewing behind closed doors, however, could be enough to disrupt part of St. Joseph's Prep's...

Dobbins wins, but penalties kinda rain on D. Brown's gaudy afternoon.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Ted Silary Sep. 2--So much for the notion that all deals are great. Everyone turns cartwheels, of course, over buy one, get one free. Darrell Brown can only frown at get one, wave bye-bye to two. Brown, a 6-1, 175-pound senior,...

Crash claims Owls great Kennedy.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Sep. 2--Most Philadelphians agree that the backcourt of Guy Rodgers and Hal Lear, which helped get Temple into the 1956 Final Four, remains the best in Big 5 history. What some folks don't remember is that 2 years...

Academic trouble sidelines Marshall, Tyndale for fall semester.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Mike Kern Sep. 2--The rumors were out there most of the summer. Yesterday, it became offical. Temple's basketball team, and new coach Fran Dunphy, will be without senior center Wayne Marshall and junior guard Mark Tyndale for...

Howard, Dellucci use the rain's healing powers.
September 2, 2006... Byline: Marcus Hayes Sep. 2--AS IT turns out, Ernesto helped David and Ryan, but probably not Flash. David Dellucci was not available to start last night after he ran into the wall at RFK Stadium on Thursday night. Ryan Howard was hit...

Phillies' Ryan Howard forced to face `natural' question.
September 4, 2006... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Clare Boothe Luce never saw Ryan Howard knock a baseball over a distant fence. After all, when the noted American playwright, politician and journalist died in 1987, the future Phillies slugger was still...

Boyfriend longs for gluten-free pasta, dessert.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Question: I really love to cook, but my boyfriend is allergic to gluten. What he really misses are pasta and dessert dishes. Can you please share some gluten-free recipes? I have a hard time making...

Spice-Rubbed Pork Loin With Barbecue Sauce, Burgundy Barbecued Steaks With Crumbled Gorgonzola.
September 5, 2006... Here are Chef Jim Coleman's favorite grill recipes for tailgates or anytime. ___ SPICE-RUBBED PORK LOIN WITH BARBECUE SAUCE 2 pork loins, approximately 2 pounds total For the spice rub: 1 teaspoon each of ground black and...

Grilling the chef: Jim Coleman shares tips for barbecuing.
September 5, 2006... Byline: April Lisante Almost every day, Philadelphia Daily News chef columnist Jim Coleman gets letters and e-mails asking the same things: "Do I use rub or sauce?" "Do I let it flame or flip it?" "Do I marinate or not?" When it comes...

Philadelphia Daily News Dan Gross column: Lil' Kim's Cristal ball.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Dan Gross Sep. 5--FORMER CENTER City resident Lil' Kim gave a shout-out to her "girls at the FDC" during Thursday's MTV Video Music Awards, in which she was a presenter. The pint-size rap princess served 10 months at the...

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray column: On 'House,' the doc is feeling no pain.(Column)
September 5, 2006... Byline: Ellen Gray Sep. 5--HOUSE. 8 tonight, Channel 29. STANDOFF. 9 tonight, Channel 29. WELCOME BACK from the beach. Dr. House would like to see you in his office. And if that sounds a bit unlikely -- since when did...

Doing stunts, 2 cyclists collide, die in S. Philly.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Kitty Caparella & Theresa Conroy Sep. 5--Tai Huu Ngo, known as "Chino," could "pop a wheelie," riding his red Honda sports bike for what seemed like miles on the back wheel, his front wheel high in the air. Omar Rubio, 26, was...

As usual, 8th District attracting prospectors.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Mark Mcdonald Sep. 5--Irv Ackelsberg is a well-known consumer advocate, the managing attorney at Community Legal Services, and a resident of southwest Germantown. Now, after a 30-year career at CLS, Ackelsberg is contemplating...

Hard to say who won Santorum-Casey debate on national TV.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Catherine Lucey & Bob Warner Sep. 5--And the winner is? Republican Sen. Rick Santorum and his Democratic opponent, State Treasurer Bob Casey Jr., faced off for the first time Sunday morning in a nationally televised debate on...

Catholic H.S. teachers walk out of talks.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Valerie Russ Sep. 5--Negotiators for the union representing Catholic high school teachers walked out of talks last night, refusing to bargain further with the archdiocese. The two sides had been negotiating throughout the...

EDITORIAL: Wages Fall: Something's Not Working: TWO REPORTS SHOW THE UNHEALTHY SIDE OF THE ECONOMY.(Editorial)
September 5, 2006... Sep. 5--THOSE FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO GET BY and confused by reports of the US economy's strength and growth should get their hands on a document that can explain the disconnect between a so-called strong economy and the feeling of running fast...

Philadelphia Daily News Bernard Fernandez column: Notre Dame gridders.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Sep. 5--IF COLLEGE students were to write the sort of "What I did on my summer vacation" reports that we all did in grade school upon our return to the classroom, those submitted by Notre Dame roommates Tom...

CHASE CLOSED.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Marcus Hayes Sep. 5--IT WAS A marketer's dream. A lovely Labor Day. A Hall of Fame starter. A nemesis team. A wild-card race. In that setting, with plenty of drama and bravado, the Big Three nailed a 3-2, 10-inning win...

Lieberthal, Fultz, Mathieson all hurting, to varying degrees.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Marcus Hayes Sep. 5--Mike Lieberthal is in agony, Aaron Fultz is kind of hurting and Scott Mathieson might be done. Lieberthal aggravated his back injury for a second time Sunday, leaving Game 2 of the doubleheader after...

Philadelphia Daily News Paul Hagen column: Ryan Howard forced to face 'natural' question.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Paul Hagen Sep. 5--CLARE BOOTHE LUCE never saw Ryan Howard knock a baseball over a distant fence. After all, when the noted American playwright, politician and journalist died in 1987, the future Phillies slugger was still...

Reliever Matt Smith shows he can deal with pressure.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Marcus Hayes Sep. 5--After Joe Torre decides you can handle the pressure in Yankee Stadium, answering Charlie Manuel's call in Citizens Bank Park becomes less daunting. On June 11, 7 weeks before Matt Smith was part of the...

Harrah's taking a gamble on Chester.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Dick Jerardi Sep. 5--THE SIGN on Route 291 in Chester pointed to "Harrah's Parking," so two customers wandered into Chester Downs on Sunday, Aug. 27. They were not there for the Open House scheduled for harness drivers, trainers...

Overcoming odds nothing new to Birds' center.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Mark Kram Sep. 5--JAMAAL JACKSON used to know as soon as he stepped off the plane that he was back in Miami. Along with the heat that slammed him in the face, he once again became acquainted as he neared his old neighborhood with...

Philadelphia Daily News John Smallwood column: Dont? glad to be here.
September 5, 2006... Byline: John Smallwood Sep. 5--DONTe STALLWORTH wanted to emphasize the point. "You noticed, I said, 'We,' " Stallworth said yesterday while discussing the difference between the Eagles this season and last season. "This year ...

Healthy Buckhalter eager to return to lineup.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Les Bowen Sep. 5--CORRELL BUCKHALTER knew he was really ready to play football again one day last month at Lehigh, after the coaches finally let him into a full-contact workout. They were taking things slowly with the running...

Hill shows the way in Communications Tech win.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Ted Silary Sep. 5--Stacey Hill and running the football go way back, specifically to a time when he was not supposed to. Hill, now a 5-8, 150-pound sophomore (well, as soon as school opens) at Communications Tech, began his...

OLN to televise ring classic: Ali-Frazier II.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Bernard Fernandez Sep. 5--It always gets short shrift when compared to the epic bookends in the three-bout passion play between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, but on merit Ali-Frazier II would have made an excellent stand-alone...

Ryan vs. Ruth vs. Roger.
September 5, 2006... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ Sixty-one. It is a baseball number that retains an aura, even today, even through everything. And when somebody asked Ryan Howard about that Tuesday, he said, "I think it's still pretty magical. If you...

Jury is still out on the Houston Texans and Mario Williams.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ If Donovan McNabb thinks the reception he got from those 30 or so inebriated Eagles fans on draft day 7 years ago was bad, he should have been in Houston in late April when the Texans took Mario...

Philadelphia Daily News Jenice Armstrong column: Not a Flavor-ful TV show.(Column)
September 6, 2006... Byline: Jenice Armstrong Sep. 6--'THERE'S ONLY one flavor in VH1's "Flavor of Love 2," and it ain't sweet. I mean, is this show for real? Clearly not. The reality program is a ghetto version of "The Bachelor," with Flavor Flav posing...

Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray column: Racial casting makes for a so-so 'Survivor'.(Column)
September 6, 2006... Byline: Ellen Gray Sep. 6--USED TO BE a TV critic could leave the remote control on auto-pilot in late summer, knowing nothing would be happening before the fall madness began. That, of course, was before Fox turned summer into fall to...

Ready or not, Future learning has arrived: New school aided by Microsoft opens tomorrow.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Sep. 6--BEFORE GROUND was broken to build the Microsoft Corp.-aided School of the Future, Herb Brookens was certain of a couple of things. One, the historic but struggling Parkside neighborhood -- where he says...

MICROSOFT SCHOOL.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Sep. 6--Before ground was broken to build the Microsoft Corp.-aided School of the Future, Herb Brookens was certain of a couple of things. One, the historic but struggling Parkside neighborhood -- where he says...

Feds: We have tape of shooting re-enactment.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Michael Hinkelman Sep. 6--At the trial of Latin King gang member Edwin Irizarry, federal prosecutors plan to show an FBI videotape in which Irizarry re-enacts his shooting of another Latin King. According to the feds, Irizarry,...

Philadelphia FBI: We're on top of terror threat.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Michael Hinkelman Sep. 6--The FBI's top gun in Philadelphia said yesterday there's no evidence that anyone is plotting a terrorist attack here as the fifth anniversary of 9/11 approaches. Even if someone were, Philadelphians...

Ex-prof faces bail hearing on porn charge.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Kitty Caparella Sep. 6--In 2002, Wharton MBA students gave their marketing prof Lawrence Scott Ward an award titled: "Tough, But We'll Thank You in Five Years." Pretty soon, the feds may be giving Ward their own five-year...

James A. Gibbs, respected educator.
September 6, 2006... Byline: John F. Morrison Sep. 6--JAMES Albert Gibbs, who rose from such menial jobs as shoeshine boy and restaurant bus boy to become a respected educator in the Philadelphia school system, died Thursday after a long battle with diabetes...

EDITORIAL: Good News On Foreclosures: RATES DECLINE, BUT DON'T THROW PARTY YET.(Editorial)
September 6, 2006... Sep. 6--Pinch us, we must be dreaming. Foreclosure rates in the city are on the decline, according to Sheriff John Green's office. In 2005, foreclosure sales in Philadelphia fell 22.3 percent from the previous year. This year, May...

2-year pact for Catholic teachers came down to one word: Please.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Valerie Russ Sep. 6--IN THE END, it was the power of a personal phone call and a 40-year working relationship that led yesterday to a two-year contract for the area's Catholic high-school teachers. Negotiators for the teachers...

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter column: From the workplace, another view of Katie.(Column)
September 6, 2006... Byline: Jill Porter Sep. 6--WHERE WERE you when the historic event unfolded on TV? Surely, given the months of histrionic coverage preceding the event, you'll always remember, right? Because the debut of the first woman to command the...

Student who says he was hurt in frat hazing returns to Penn.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Gloria Campisi Sep. 6--A student who alleges he was severely beaten and "branded" during a hazing incident last fall has returned to study at the University of Pennsylvania. Two frat brothers who allegedly attacked the student,...

EDITORIAL: A Goode Thing.(Editorial)
September 6, 2006... Sep. 6--Former Mayor W. Wilson Goode has discovered that the key to a successful and productive retirement is to figure out who you want to be next. He was was barely out of harness before he yoked himself to a new mission. He became Rev....

Poll: City not alone in wanting gun curbs: Suburban counties favor restrictions, too.
September 6, 2006... Byline: Dave Davies Sep. 6--Even predominantly white, Republican suburban voters favor new gun control and antiviolence measures, according to a poll released yesterday by state Rep. Dwight Evans. The survey of 400 voters from the four...

Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon column: NAGGING DREADACHE.(Column)
September 6, 2006... Byline: Sam Donnellon Sep. 6--WE ALL KNOW the feeling, even if it's never been given a formal name. You've had your fun, you've paid your price, and now comes the day after the day after, when the hangover ends, everything's...

Philadelphia Daily News Rich Hofmann column: Ryan could leave record in fans' hands.(Column)
September 6, 2006... Byline: Rich Hofmann Sep. 6--SIXTY-ONE. It is a baseball number that retains an aura, even today, even through everything. And when somebody asked Ryan Howard about that yesterday, he said, "I think it's still pretty magical. If you can...