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Friday, April 18, 2008
Puzzles, the Philadelphia Zoo's popular 27-year-old giraffe, was euthanized on Mar. 21 due to conditions related to old age. Twigga, who is soon to be 29, has well-exceeded her life expectancy. The zoo soon will be looking for at least one new giraffe to pair with the remaining young giraffe, Stella, 7.
Posted by Bob Moran @ 11:27 AM  Permalink | Post a comment
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Followers of the "Anonymous" online movement protested the Church of Scientology in Center City this week. Two Scientologists monitored the protest, taking photographs and recording video. Anonymous gained support in January when a video was leaked on the Internet of Tom Cruise promoting Scientology. The church calls Anonymous a hate group that has vandalized Scientology property and harassed its members.
For more information about Anonymous and why it is protesting the church, visit:
http://www.whyweprotest.net
To see more about Scientology's response to Anonymous, visit:
http://www.anonymous-exposed.org
Posted by Bob Moran @ 7:42 AM  Permalink | 1 comment
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Elliot Ruiz, 23, graduated from Edison High School in 2002, joined the Marines, was nearly killed during the Iraq invasion, and is now starring in a controversial new movie called "Battle For Haditha," a fictionalized account of an alleged Marine massacre of 24 Iraqi men, women and children. He recently returned to speak to students at Edison. He and his parents later discussed the movie in interviews. His father also explained how he got a tattoo that says, "Like Father, Like Son."
Posted by Bob Moran @ 8:17 AM  Permalink | 1 comment
Thursday, April 3, 2008
From her house in Bala Cynwyd, Emily Wolfson paints baseballs with everything from classic stadium scenes to King Tut. The balls she paints are mass produced and she estimates she has sold more than 700,000. Her web site is at:
http://www.unforgettaballs.com
Posted by Bob Moran @ 7:23 AM  Permalink | Post a comment
About Robert Moran
Staff writer Robert Moran has been making videos for The Inquirer since late 2006. He was hired by the newspaper in 1992 and has covered crime, state government, and for two months in 2004, the war in Iraq. E-mail him at bmoran@phillynews.com.