http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware RSS Feed for Inq Main Line & Delco en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/6104261.html http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091108_Average_date_recently__Nov__13_.html The region's rooftops, car hoods, and open fields were coated with white yesterday morning, and for the first time this season the official temperature at Philadelphia International Airport fell below the freezing point, hitting 31 degrees at 4:59 a.m. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091108_Lobbyists_open_wallets_to_influence_Pa__budget_1.html HARRISBURG - When it became clear that the state budget was in crisis mode, three industries with much at stake in Harrisburg opened their wallets. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091108_Social_media_explored_as_tool_for_health_experts.html Can we be tweeted to better health? Will a widget help slow the spread of swine flu? Do Facebook groups improve the chances of sticking with an exercise or weight-loss regimen? http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091107_Phila__inmate_strip-search_suit_settled.html Final settlement of a strip-search lawsuit brought against Philadelphia means 5,321 people will each get compensation of $100 or $1,400, and the attorneys representing them will share $1.7 million in fees. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091107_Teen_held_after_shooting_on_Philadelphia_school_bus.html Police are investigating whether the shooting of a 17-year-old Philadelphia student on a school bus early yesterday was in retaliation for an incident of bullying. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091107_Sam_Rohrer_seeks_to_be_Pa__governor.html State Rep. Sam Rohrer, a champion of abolishing the school property tax in Pennsylvania, is poised to enter what is fast becoming a crowded field of candidates for governor. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091107_Jury_selection_continues_in_Phila__officer_s_slaying.html Lawyers and a Philadelphia judge yesterday completed a third day of jury selection, getting the eighth of 12 jurors to hear the murder trial of a North Philadelphia man charged in the Oct. 31, 2007, shooting of Police Officer Chuck Cassidy. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091106_Williams_outlines_his_plans_for_D_A__office.html For a glimpse into Seth Williams' vision for the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, look west. In his first detailed interview since winning election Tuesday, Williams said he would not immediately make wholesale changes in the operation - 300 assistant prosecutors, 250 support staff - that he will inherit Jan. 5. But he does want to quickly replicate the "best practices" he observed on recent visits to the prosecutors' offices in San Francisco and San Diego. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20091106_Authorities_say_con_man_fleeced_retired_teachers.html Dozens of retired public school teachers knew Robert Sturman as the financial adviser who for years had astutely handled their life savings.