(Update: 7/21/09 The website domelights is blocking non-members from viewing its discussion forums. It has also disabled its registration page. So some links below no longer work. Also, The Philadelphia Police Department has blocked domelights on its computers in an effort to prevent on-duty officers from accessing it.)
The operator of Domelights.com is warning his readers [...]

This is courtroom audio from the sentencing hearing for former state Senator Vince Fumo on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. This was Fumo’s chance to personally make a plea for a lenient sentence from Judge Ronald Buckwalter. It lasted 16 minutes before a packed courtroom of nearly 300 people in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. Following [...]

This is courtroom audio of Judge Ronald Buckwalter announcing his controversial sentence for former state Senator Vince Fumo. The sentence was far below the federal sentencing guidelines of 11-14 years in prison. Buckwalter said that because of Fumo’s good character he would “grant a departure from the guidelines.” Buckwalter said directly to Fumo in the [...]

By Dan Pohlig
Today is truly a great day for Philadelphia.  No, I’m not talking about the acquisition of diminutive (not so much these days) Dominican fireballer (also not so much) Pedro Martinez by the hometown Phillies.  Nope.  I’m referring to the decision by the Nutter Administration and the Streets Department to turn one full lane [...]

This video features the actual courtroom audio of federal prosecutor Robert Zauzmer being allowed to give one final point before Vince Fumo was to speak and Judge Ronald Buckwalter’s sentencing announcement. The judge had just heard many witnesses recount the many good deeds that Senator Fumo did for them and how he helped the Philadelphia [...]

(Mp3 of Radio Times 7/15/09 @ 10am. featuring the two federal prosecutors in the Vince Fumo trial and one of the FBI agents that helped build the case. They are Assistant U.S District Attorneys ROBERT ZAUSMER and JOHN PEASE and FBI Special Agent VICKI HUMPHREYS.)
Former state Senator Vincent Fumo was sentenced to four years and [...]

(fyi: Defense began its presentation 2:41 p.m.)
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s live blog of today’s sentencing hearing for Vince Fumo, the judge says the Fumo case letters will be made public. This is great news. Now we can see who said what. The case letters were submitted by Fumo friends and allies who are asking [...]

Hundreds of people arrived this morning to witness the sentencing of former state Senator Vincent Fumo. Emilie Lounsberry who is live blogging from the courtroom for The Philadelphia Inquirer says more than 100 people jammed the 14th floor space and that prompted court officials to move everyone to the Ceremonial Courtroom which can handle 300 [...]

One of our readers has alerted me to an interesting debate related to The Valley Club story. Over at the Professional Disc Golf Association there’s an internal debate on its online forum over whether John Duesler is fit to be its national marketing and communications director.
If you need a refresher on who John Duesler is, [...]

John Duesler makes an appearance in this promotional video for Professional Disc Golf Association
John Duesler the President of The Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley admits that his use of the word “complexion” was a poor choice of words.  I’ll give him a little slack because not everybody can be a professional PR guy all the [...]