Freshly compiled in the Headlines archive are all of the stories from today's news that are in some way related to important Philadelphia issues.
Here's the 5-second round-up of some of the notables:
Nutter gets FOP endorsement, says he'll look first in Philly for new commissioner, (if he's fortunate enough to get elected).
City's new 5-year fiscal plan, better but not quite there yet. Oh, and BPT foes are not going to be happy.
Christian Science Monitor prints op-ed with reference to Nutter's electoral success and attributes that success, in part, to ethics reform. No mention of the Olivia ad.
Meanwhile, Al Taubenberger gets a little ink in the Northeast Times. Hey, every little bit helps. (Sorry, the rest of the letters to the editor are disappointingly normal.)
Stu Bykofsky: outsiders like Philadelphia, why can't you? Oh, and Bill O'Reilly is a punk.
We're number 6! We're number 6! Phoenix proudly waves it's #5 flag and celebrates at a uniquely Phoenix eating establishment called Bennigan's. Once global warming makes it so that we don't get snow, we'll pick up again.
SEPTA to raise fares one way to the other:
You can either hear the bad news by clicking on this podcast of the story, or...
Read the bad news in the Metro or Inquirer. You're pick.
The School Reform Commission loves EMO. That's Education Management Organization, not this guy. SRC votes to extend contracts of all 38 private managers, including 12 that the SRC itself said were not meeting expectations. Maybe Emo should be running things. Daily News story is here. If you prefer to listen, try this WHYY podcast. Here's some of the reforms that the SRC can use on selected failing schools.
More public school graduates than expected were accepted into apprenticeship programs with the Philadelphia Building Trades. More people building things means less people shooting other people, or so we hope.
And finally, you gotta love the Coz. A particular poignant bit in the article:
He told the audience a story of a friend who had been teaching science for 16 years. One day a boy in her class appeared to be angry, Cosby said.
"And so she asked him, 'What makes you sad?' The little boy replied, 'It's been two days and we don't know where my mom is and we have no food and I don't know what to do.' "
Cosby told the future teachers they would have to know how to handle stories like the one the boy told.
Comments (4)
Mom got picked up at a crack hose, turning tricks.
Does the teacher do an anti-drug ad or a lecture about morality? Or turn the kid over to DHS, which will screw him up for life?
Posted by Anonymous | June 28, 2007 12:31 PM
Nutter cut a deal with the FOP and promised to promote another dope from within. While the Phillies go for 10K losses, he can go for 1,000 killings with another ineffective police commissioner. Maybe we can just go to "stop and shoot".
Posted by Anonymous | June 28, 2007 12:34 PM
One ? for Stu Bykofsky a person of straight words. Why even fool with that punk Bill O'Really and his wrong headed mind accumulation inaccuracies. He in my opinion isn't worth being called a qualified entitled of such or sorts.
I haven't watched his whatever its suppose to be in a couple of years. Does he still not give anyone the last word without opening the hole below his nose while controlling the last word.
Posted by Jasper Zeigler Jr | June 28, 2007 12:46 PM
Sad Al Taubenberger. Doesn't he have any fight in or about him. I'm beginning to think he would be happy with a silent assignment in the coming Nutter ADMIN.
Posted by Jasper Zeigler Jr | June 28, 2007 12:52 PM