http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F Inquirer local news coverage. en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z en-us http://media.philly.com/designimages/PhiComLogo_Header.gif http://www.philly.com Philly.com http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447707&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Amid_walkout__extra_workout.html At 7:20 yesterday morning, Craig Holm and his wife, Karen, stuffed hand warmers into their gloves to combat the autumn chill, and mounted their bikes for the 15-mile journey from their home in Bryn Mawr to their jobs in the city. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 64a97f9d60d2f6115dddac00623b037d 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447907&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Karen_Heller__A_lot_of_nerve_for_a_guy_who_drives_to_work.html You have to admire the massive brakes of SEPTA union boss Willie Brown. He authorized TWU Local 234's World Series surprise 3 a.m. strike Tuesday, which put the city in one perpetual traffic jam, stranding the very sort of workers (and their children) he represents. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b12b82be0b78d0eab651205585787e6e 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447937&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_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. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 22d99b17a072ca40b99263b28860ac02 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447912&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Camden_Fire_Department_race_suit_settled.html A formal settlement has been reached in an eight-year racial-discrimination lawsuit brought by two Camden deputy fire chiefs against the city and its fire chief. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 9e1ea06b24ca0caa2debe90c50310646 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447702&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Tentative_SEPTA_pact_announced.html Gov. Rendell and U.S. Rep. Bob Brady late last night announced a tentative agreement to end the four-day-old transit strike that has paralyzed the region. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e6b2ec1c36d49090b71ad1b59edc719c 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447962&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_State_police_went_too_far_in_sex_sting__court_says.html HARRISBURG - An appeals court has ruled that state police botched an eastern Pennsylvania prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 49d8f809c75c09227dca33b5b60ed3f7 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447902&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_For_a_climate_of_security.html Al Gore made 'em laugh yesterday when he brought his climate-change road show to Philadelphia. Criticized by some observers for being too serious, too eggheaded, during his 2000 campaign for the presidency, Gore introduced himself during his Foreign Affairs Council keynote address with "I'm Al Gore. I used to be the next president of the United States." Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a5278b71d925d127b7ad8fc8a8590faf 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447917&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Sea_Isle_City_looks_for_better_entrance.html SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. - As you drive across the tall causeway bridge leading into this barrier island resort, the view of the town's gateway, stretching from bay to ocean, is dramatic - perhaps the only one of its kind along the Jersey Shore. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT cb1840d3c5b97bf3047b2e4bf4e427ae 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447942&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_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. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0a0a48770783cc80d463acee1289b842 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447957&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Mayor__92__looks_to_four_more_years.html Rather than attend the party celebrating his reelection as mayor of South Coatesville, James C. Kennedy thought that, under the circumstances, he was better off conserving his energy. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 209603a9e27142e3ccc6178b6238e4e8 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447932&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_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. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ba22c5a5da281c50ac1fdbf5e8455510 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447927&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_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. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e6c1700e79040d1c0e047d29cc695d4a 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447947&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_Despite_economy__Penn_s_endowment_stays_even.html While some peer institutions are announcing layoffs to cope with large endowment losses, the University of Pennsylvania has fared better - and yesterday's report to the Board of Trustees reflected that optimism. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 45d1f26216822ab5d5076788c64f66a8 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166771&44=69447922&32=3796&7=195212&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20091107_To_Submit_Obituaries.html The Inquirer welcomes obituary information from funeral directors, relatives and friends. Please submit information promptly. We want our obituaries to be timely. Recent photographs of publishable quality are desired. 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