http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F Local news headlines from Philly.com. en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346612&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Ronnie_Polaneczky__A_SPLASH_OF_COLD_WATER.html WHEN YOU call The Valley Club, in Huntingdon Valley, a recorded message by a chipper-voiced man says, "Things are really starting to heat up here in July!" Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT da471e965a3425a19bd132d562b64ed0 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341552&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Montco_swim_club_accused_of_racial_discrimination.html Days before a Northeast Philadelphia day camp's membership at a private suburban swim club was rescinded, several of the campers said they had heard racial remarks about themselves at the pool. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e876b1b9750b6a07d7b44297044e533a 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346547&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_John_Baer__Pa__employees_burn_up_the_Rendell_request_line.html HE SHOWED UP well-tanned and then got tattooed. Of the 16 calls that Gov. Ed took during a 60-minute live call-in show on the Pennsylvania Cable Network last evening, 14 were openly hostile. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 5dec3192cc6a310e7aed339bbf2ccc27 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346602&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Employing_unusual_tactics_in_tight_job_market.html You'd think Sean Christman and Andrew J. O'Malley would have no problem landing prestigious jobs - the two are recent cum-laude graduates from La Salle and Rutgers universities, respectively. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 415f24095b6ed85f8d9e5aad483023a3 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341497&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Man_dies_in_chocolate__Camden_plant_may_be_illegal.html A 29-year-old man died yesterday morning after he fell into an eight-foot vat of chocolate at a Camden facility that officials think may have been operating illegally. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 596db1035e83a06978be91610d5410f5 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341522&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Lawyers_argue_over_Fumo_sentence.html With the sentencing of former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo set for Tuesday, prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered spirited arguments yesterday about the amount of the fraud committed by the once-powerful Democrat. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7a0e30ca704fe1dda6603ed280fc5103 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341532&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Jewish_American_museum_allows_voters_to_pick_honorees.html Steel girders, plywood guardrails, windblown sawdust, and gloomy caverns of concrete are all there is to see at the National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 3e88c627f36214854f52117db73f56a9 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346552&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Stu_Bykofsky__When_Barack_met_Michelle.html GUYS, DO YOU remember when you met your wife? Ladies, can you say when you first laid eyes on your husband? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d80e9379aba164f45b115258f5999913 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346597&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_H_O_M_E__is_where_they_take_in_residents__ideas.html Homeless and struggling with bipolar disorder, Frank Bradley felt that he could trust no one. But in 2003, he got involved with Project H.O.M.E. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d9bca94e0e7c86cec0fbe7f11e9e5600 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341487&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Zoning_fight_pits_camp_vs__warehouse_plan.html A proposed $100 million warehouse complex in Mansfield Township will bring about 700 jobs and thousands of dollars in tax revenue to the region, the project's developer says. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d8f7ae2a9fb44abe37aff5fb5d0f7cb0 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346592&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Harry_Gross__Is_reverse_mortgage_the_way_to_go_.html Dear Harry: I have been retired for the last six years. I get SS of $1,300 a month and I draw $1,500 from my IRA as the required minimum distribution. I am finding it more and more difficult to live on that money, so I have been eating into my savings to Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 93613744370f695fb7c3bff2e0267b7e 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341102&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_St__John_Neumann_robe_to_be_Obama_gift_to_Pope.html The owners of the DiCocco Family St. Jude Shop are getting to be experts at this. When there's a presentation for the pope, call the store in Havertown. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT fac66ebefe98abb6ea36a554f3d43e66 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346567&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Philly_drivers_are_a_wreck__insurer_says.html We're No. 1, yo. Unfortunately, not just in baseball. Philadelphia is also home to the worst drivers among the country's top 10 cities, according to the 2009 "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report." Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e389ce4121f5c56f8311d05d8fd84268 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341087&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_A_murder_victim_-_and_a_mystery.html At times, it could seem as if Rian Thal were two different people. She attended Hebrew school at Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill, and later worked as an exotic dancer. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 1c91e3141a0a2e7b3a2718c5264f09af 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341097&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Phila__schools_agree_to_settle_1970_desgregation_suit.html Nearly 40 years after the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission went to court seeking equal education for white and minority students in the city, the Philadelphia School District is poised to settle the landmark desegregation case by instituting reforms to benefit black and Hispanic children. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 909f2628adea4822eecff139aea4e858 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341517&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Looking_for_America__students_check_out_Philadelphia.html All the way from Nashville, 10 students and two professors hit the road this summer - rock-star style - to discover what people think it means to be an American. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 78b9226c453206c7f43fe1293c8bf52f 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346582&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Worker_is_killed_at_Camden_factory.html There was a period in Vincent Smith II's life when everyone around him expected him to die, family said. In 1997, family members said, Smith was ejected from a car in Pennsylvania and spent a great deal of time in a coma. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 51b380aaa41bfa9f1927d7d2dc46714e 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346562&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Council_wonders_what_to_do_with_their_pay_raise.html City Council wrestled yesterday with a topic fraught with political and financial pitfalls - what to do about a 5.13 percent raise its members received a week ago? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c432fea0333fcb97d60660cc5a16bae9 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346627&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Phila__school_officials_vote_to_settle_desegregation_suit.html Philadelphia school officials voted yesterday to settle a 40-year-old school desegregation suit that could end court supervision over the city's public schools. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 742bf97763ab6dec66c038d5d1762ae6 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346622&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Body_found_in_Frankford.html Police are investigating the slaying of a man who was found with two gunshot wounds to the chest in a Frankford alley about 9:30 a.m. yesterday. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 99806df66cebfdc296a997fd9e46e5b6 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346617&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Sides_rest_in_trial_of_accused__Santeria_rapist_.html A prosecutor said in her closing argument yesterday that the "disgusting" allegations against Hector Ayala were corroborated by three girls who testified at trial that he convinced them to have sex with him by invoking Santeria curses or Tarot-card readings. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT aa3c63187b74845da0cca34e8cc97020 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346607&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Cops__Dad_abducts_kid_then_tries_to_kill_self.html A man who allegedly threatened to kill himself and his 2-year-old daughter after he abducted her yesterday morning ingested several pills and was found unconscious near the R7 train tracks in Germantown, police said. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 3ef0dbefea639d7e86a9bbadbc1f72a0 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341442&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Bomb_found_in_Upper_Providence_Township.html A small homemade bomb was discovered in the parking lot of a Montgomery County business and was safely disposed of yesterday, police said. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c3f901c869d9f96a92ac3ce68bc240b2 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346587&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Fumo_sentence_a_topic_of_debate.html A federal judge said yesterday that he would inform prosecutors and defense lawyers today what the appropriate sentencing guideline range should be for disgraced former state Sen. Vince Fumo. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 151ad050cf450890441b6b8daefac776 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341557&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Philadelphia_Council_may_return_raises_-_on_own_terms.html Philadelphia City Council is willing to give back the 5 percent cost-of-living raise it received June 30, but only on members' own terms. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7603766fb274e75c41a59abf1f670923 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346577&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Briefly______CITY_REGION.html Hearing in slaying postponed A preliminary hearing for Katoya Jones, accused of assisting in the June 27 murder of Rian Thal and Timothy Gilmore, was postponed in Municipal Court yesterday to Sept. 23 based on a request by Assistant District Attorney Carlos Vega. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 687494f25c495a249a3efc6c91e57a22 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341457&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Fire_rips_through_block_of_rowhouses_in_York.html YORK, Pa. - Dozens of people were displaced after fire ripped through an entire block of rowhouses yesterday afternoon. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 6df1e4d468b88e73a3474994fefcf605 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346632&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Stimulus___coming__but_impact_not_clear.html One bright spot in the city's grim budget situation is that federal stimulus dollars are starting to trickle in to city agencies. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT f7b00cb74105d5f24410fe3babfa1d6c 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346637&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Experts_discuss_Sotomayor_nomination.html U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is under fire for her ruling as a lower-court judge in a landmark reverse-discrimination case. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 600677b5b7e7a2f4b74a599aa35e5f07 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346572&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Our_Bette___Kallie_s_new_home.html Bette and Kallie, the Philadelphia Zoo's last two elephants, traveled through the night in an 18-wheeler to their new home, a conservation and breeding center in southwestern Pennsylvania run by the Pittsburgh Zoo, arriving at 1 a.m. yesterday. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 3d18497d15bc7704a17203a8a03ad7d2 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50346557&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Correction.html An item in yesterday's paper titled "Music's Other Stars Who Died Young" incorrectly listed the city where rapper Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., was slain. He was shot and killed in Los Angeles. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 70972ed96adad8fc3b2add7fcedde676 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341477&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Daniel_Rubin__Behind_bars__a_Pa__think_tank.html Getting Ed Rendell's attention isn't easy in these days of multibillion-dollar budget wars, which is why the cost-cutting suggestions of an unlikely group of constituents is to be commended. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 79c94f18d934aaf6dc4278380d2f9fce 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341542&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Construction_begins_on_homeless_shelter.html Just a few nights ago, homeless men slept in the doorways of an empty two-story building along an alley between the Loews Hotel and St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center City. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 4f937f6e9d3a500c451dea9aeaa00ecf 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341537&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_A_diamond_on_her_finger_and_Fumo_by_her_side.html Former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo arrived at federal court yesterday for a presentencing hearing, tan and noticeably thinner, in a dark suit, white shirt, and bright-blue striped tie. He was accompanied by his fiancee, dress-shop owner Carolyn Zinni, wearing a white top, black skirt, and a princess-cut diamond engagement ring set in a graduated diamond side-stone band. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c32e3a86edf89403505cae0cd151a5a5 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341512&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_To_Submit_Obituaries.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e6018cc58546baf6a65fda521373fa25 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341502&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Laurel_Springs_fire_kills_man__injures_girlfriend.html A 19-year-old man died and his girlfriend was critically injured yesterday morning when they were trapped by a smoky fire in the basement bedroom of a Laurel Springs home, police said. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 60049fb65298fa1576edaac76fdab294 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341467&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Title_company_owner_faces_federal_fraud_charges_1.html A Mount Laurel man who authorities say scammed current and aspiring homeowners out of nearly $2 million is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on Tuesday on charges of federal wire fraud. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c5620d3da3f95145e4fbbd13c1f043bb 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341482&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_N_J__rules_bail_can_be_set_higher_for_illegal_immigrants.html NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that bail can be set higher for illegal immigrants facing deportation to prevent them from dodging prosecution in the state. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 10d8988665720247e09496314779e5f5 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341452&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Emmaus_dog_breeder_fined_more_than__150_000.html EMMAUS, Pa. - An Eastern Pennsylvania dog breeder has been fined more than $150,000 and faces more than 230 charges for allegedly violating state dog laws. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT ee96a4dae03ced7b813a2ecc4c5b896e 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341462&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Montco_woman_infected_with_swine_flu_dies_in_Fla__1.html A 19-year-old Montgomery County woman who was infected with swine flu died Monday at a hospital in Orlando, Fla., officials said yesterday. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 280c33bb86ca5248278c7e863a1ea646 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341437&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Title_company_owner_faces_federal_fraud_charges.html A Mount Laurel man who authorities say scammed current and aspiring homeowners out of nearly $2 million is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on Tuesday on charges of federal wire fraud. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 2ddf379c7a3a708be6ae6b6aed080fb0 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50341432&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090709_Montco_woman_infected_with_swine_flu_dies_in_Fla_.html A 19-year-old Montgomery County woman who was infected with swine flu died Monday at a hospital in Orlando, Fla., officials said yesterday. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 0ec37aa466722ef8298c8027311fbc64 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50211487&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Toomey__I_m_electable__GOP_leaders_not_so_sure.html As Democrats Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak dig in for a Senate primary that will likely pit power brokers against liberal activists, Republican Pat Toomey has 16 months to sharpen his message of fiscal conservatism for the November 2010 general election. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT feb213235e8d91fcc92487ca0ac87b06 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50206347&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Monica_Yant_Kinney__To_serve__protect_______and_park_illegally.html It's become fashionable to blame the Philadelphia Parking Authority for just about everything that's wrong with this city, from drops in tourism to the failing schools. Aggressive ticket writers have even gained reality-TV fame, joking to the cameras as they prowl the mean streets taking no prisoners. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 41429221c730c3dac6a4642ef59f6ef5 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50211492&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Tattle__Forever_Young.html THE KING (of Pop) is dead, long live the King (of Pop). That was the message yesterday at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, where an overflow crowd mourned Michael Jackson in a somber ceremony that was not the comeback Michael or his fans had hoped for. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT fcc4e16d32544f21e08ba23e8e7ee05a 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50211457&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Stu_Bykofsky__Dying_young__Lennon_vs__Jackson.html SOME LIKENED his passing to Elvis, but the worldwide PDEs (Public Displays of Emotion) were more like those poured out for John Lennon, who died 10 years younger than Michael Jackson, and also too soon. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 2a01f4a785191547ef061d4863f3c05e 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50211467&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Harry_Gross__Falling_behind_on_car_payments.html Dear Harry: I bought a new car last December. At the time, my son said he would help me with the payments even though the car and the loan have only my name listed. Unfortunately, he lost his job in February, and the help stopped almost immediately. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d9dcb4ead92eb85b5a783b1edb2f8a7e 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50205817&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Slain_officer_s_parents_deal_with_loss.html Larry McDonald stands in a crowded hotel suite, plastic cup of sambuca held high, listening to his son's friends offer toasts. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7f20e855adc6b48ed2a3d6e5906e344a 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50206282&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Advocates_for_mentally_ill_question_Phila__police_shooting.html Advocates for the mentally ill are questioning why Philadelphia police used lethal force against a homeless man Friday instead of calling in a special crisis-intervention team trained to deal with people with mental illness. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT cf82439df9c24388286267b88f1e8a26 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165771&44=50205832&32=3796&7=195347&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F20090708_Middle_school_to_reopen__but_for_different_uses.html Classrooms are dusty and empty, halls silent. But reminders of student days at John Wanamaker Middle School at 12th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue are everywhere. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT b9381379d5751955f80dd0ae06c39f4f 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z