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Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/07/2005 | Candidates sling barbs over hurricane remark
Santorum's remark that people who stayed behind to "ride out" Katrina ought to be penalized legally, and Casey's response
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/12577954.htm
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Woman told not to talk about visions of Virgin Mary | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
From the page: "A Pennsylvania woman whose purported messages from the Virgin Mary have been discredited by the Roman Catholic Church has canceled her scheduled appearances in Maryland at...
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GOP seeks ban on political clothing at polling places | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/18/2008
The Pennsylvania GOP, seeking to make polling places into a "safe harbor," wants to deny people entrance to voting booths who show up wearing political T-shirts or buttons. This will be t...
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Another disturbing thing that Sarah Palin said
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New research on bisphenol-A health concerns
The biologist mentioned in this article is a colleague of mine, and I've had some of the same student researchers in my own classes. Kudos to her!
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080428_Plastic_peril_.html
Student Spotlight | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/17/2008
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/montgomery/nabes/20080217_Student_Spotlight_4.html
Harvard's decision on financial aid puts other colleges in a tough spot
Harvard has pledged that no family making under about $180K will have to pay more than 10% of its income in tuition. This makes other college administrators very nervous, since they can't...
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http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20080120_Colleges_uneasy_about_Harvards_deal_on_tuiti...
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/07/2006 | Muslims picket The Inquirer
The cartoon controversy turns local: a report of a protest at the Philadelphia Inquirer for reproducing one of the offending cartoons.
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/13808167.htm
Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/03/2006 | A call for moderation sparks tension
Profile of the founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (aifdemocracy.org), a Phoenix-based group aligned with US conservatives and opposing CAIR.
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http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/breaking_news/13537233.htm
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/05/2006 | Huddled around a common 'religion'
An editorial suggests, tongue-in-cheek of course, that the Super Bowl is really a religious rite. However, even though this is intended as a joke, I wonder if this is an idea worth consid...
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Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/14/2006 | Making the episode a 'teachable moment'
Adeeba al-Zaman, communications director of CAIR Philadelphia, discusses ways to use the cartoon controversy as a way of bridging gaps between Islam in the U.S. and the rest of the popula...
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Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/07/2006 | In cartoon debate, a chance to educate
Amanda Bennett's editorial on the cartoon controversy.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/21/2006 | School sued for religion policy
Three members of a Christian group in a Downingtown, PA public school, after being prohibited from wearing T-shirts condemning gays, sues the school district for violating First Amendment...
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/14391801.htm
Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/13/2006 | Teen crusade: Tune out, not in
This is old news - from May 2006. A pre-report on BattleCry Philadelphia, sponsored by Teen Mania (leader is Ron Luce). An evangelical anti-pop-culture gathering for teens.
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Ramadan and "sacrifice", from the Phila. Inquirer
A column in the Inky on the significance of Iftar, seen from an outsider's perspective. Jon Pahl asks: what are Christians doing that is similar?
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local2/region/15783956.htm
Why the Democrats took Pennsylvania
The Inky's perspective on Santorum's loss: Pennsylvanians saw him as an intolerant, arrogant, bullying know-it-all, and saw Casey and Gov. Rendell as moderate, solution-focused politician...
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http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/15965204.htm
Philly Daily News: prepare to nuke Mecca
Talk-radio host Michael Smerconish, taking his cue from paperback-fiction writer Nelson DeMille, suggests in the Philadelphia Daily News that what we need is some kind of "fail-safe"-styl...
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Biblical action figures - from Noah to Esther!
See this clip (http://snurl.com/15res) for the dolls themselves. The Inky did an interview with Levine, the creator of the G.I. Joe dolls in the sixties who has now founded his own compan...
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Philly-area attraction: Tony Polito's Barbershop and Military Museum
The Inky profiles a West Chester, PA, personality. Portrait here: http://snipr.com/1oc2m
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http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070428_Tony_Polito_keeps_a_cut_above_.html
This is why I love living in a small town
Every year in the town where I live (Phoenixville, PA) they build a huge wooden bird and set it on fire (a phoenix). It's a great event -- classic communal catharsis.
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