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Archive for October, 2008


“Collective Wisdom” 10/31/08

Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 12:33 pm - by Matt Campbell

Sarah Palin campaigns in York, PA @ 1p (100 miles west of Phila)
PA court rules against GOP involving ACORN
Suburban Phila county rejects 250 ACORN submitted voter registration applications
Dave Davies: Street money 101
10 Phila Schools along parade route closed today
Inga Saffron to City: Don’t let Foxwoods put a “low end schlock” casino in Gallery


Saturday City Council Meeting on Rezoning for Foxwoods

Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 11:29 am - by Stephanie Marudas

Maybe you were planning to sleep in tomorrow morning after celebrating Halloween and the Phillies’ victory. But if you really want to let City Council know what you think about the proposed Foxwoods casino at The Gallery, you better set your alarm clock. Council is holding a meeting tomorrow at 10 am to get public [...]


Latest Phillies Parade route photos

Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 11:06 am - by Matt Campbell

This short video shows where not to be for a once in life time World Series Parade. I went to City Hall where the parade would pass. Unfortunately so did everybody else. We got boxed in a canyon and nobody could see the parade floats. We cheered every time we heard a loud roar thinking [...]


Where you can watch the parade on TV & Web

Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 10:52 am - by Matt Campbell

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CBS3,
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NBC10
Fox29
Comcast SportsNet
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NBC10
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6ABC
Comcast SportsNet
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Official Parade details from City of Philadelphia

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 4:04 pm - by Matt Campbell

Here’s the details the Mayor’s office just sent us for tomorrow’s Phillies World Series championship parade. It says the entire 2008 World Series Champion Phillies team will ride on floats throughout Center City to the sports complex. The parade route remains the same.
Everything starts at 12:00pm at 20th and Market, will proceed east on Market [...]


A Best of “Fan Celebration Videos” in Philadelphia

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 1:41 pm - by Matt Campbell

Updated copy posted at the bottom
Many Philadelphians were out with their video cameras early this morning as thousands of fans celebrated across the region. The largest post-game gathering occurred on Broad st just south of City Hall. There fans cheered, danced in the streets, shot of fireworks.  There were some unruly fans. Philadelphia’s police commissioner [...]


Show Me the Money!

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 12:05 pm - by Tom Ferrick

It happens at this time in every election season. The Democratic organization in Philadelphia begins demanding, pleading. screaming for street money.
They hint that unless the campaign of Barack Obama (and, before him, John Kerry,  Al Gore, Bill Clinton. Mike Dukakis, Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter, George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson…and so on and so forth [...]


Environmentalism makes a comeback on campuses as “Sustainability”

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 11:45 am - by Its Our City Staff

In the 1970s and 80’s we used to call saving the planet environmentalism, but I think I missed the renaming ceremony.  So the new word is “sustainability” but whether it was the new buzz word or just the thought of the planet melting, the good news is colleges are taking a more active role in [...]


Today’s historic Front Pages from area newspapers

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 9:43 am - by Matt Campbell

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“Collective Wisdom” 10/30/08

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 at 9:07 am - by Matt Campbell

Phillies are World Champions
A few unruly fans trash Broad st
John Baer creeped out by the omnipresent Obama
PA paper ballots ordered as Plan B
Updated: 5:33pm
Mayor to fans: Don’t be a jackass
Chinatown creates coalition to oppose casino

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