WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, expresses remorse and quotes singer/songwriter Garth Brooks in an e-mail sent to friends Wednesday, a day before he is to enter federal prison after pleading guilty to corruption charges. Ney will report Thursday to a minimum security prison in Morgantown, W.Va., to begin serving his 30-month sentence after his guilty plea in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. In the all-lowercase e-mail note to friends, Ney thanks them “for all you have done for me and my family. your kind words, thoughts, and prayers throughout the last six months have helped us quite a […]
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Write A Clever Caption, Win JANEANE GAROFALO Tix!
[Photo Courtesy of PhillyHistory.org] The City of Philadelphia’s photo archive contains over 2 million images that date back as far as the late 1800s, i.e. the last time a Republican won in this town. In all seriousness, this is an INCREDIBLE visual record of the city’s evolution and a relatively new web site, PhillyHistory.org, is making it available for online consumption and purchase. To date, some 22,000 images have been digitally scanned, at a rate of roughly 2,000 images a month. So, if you’ve been wondering why the line at Kinko’s is so goddamned SLOW, well, now you know. Phawker […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR ABC news correspondent and former anchor Bob Woodruff was nearly killed by a roadside bomb on Jan. 29, 2006 in Iraq. He suffered a severe brain injury and was in a coma for over a month. He and his wife Lee have written a new memoir about his recovery, In An Instant: A Family’s Journey Of Love And Healing. Here’s an excerpt of the first chapter: Orlando, Florida, January 28, 2006 The Sunday morning phone call pierced the quiet and I jolted awake to a bedspread of floral and chintz in a totally unfamiliar room. It took me […]
VIET NOW: Walter Reed Mess Hall Now Serving Up Big Steaming Bowls of SHUT THE FUCK UP
Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media. “Some soldiers believe this is a form of punishment for the trouble soldiers caused by talking to the media,” one Medical Hold Unit soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. It is unusual for soldiers to have daily inspections after Basic Training. Soldiers say their sergeant major gathered troops at 6 p.m. Monday to tell them […]
THE EARLY WORD: Sam I Am
WHO: Kindergarten through Grade 4 students from Thomas M. Peirce School WHAT: Will enjoy a reading of Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham by National Constitution Center staff, as part of Read Across Philadelphia Day, which is in line with the nationwide event, Read Across America Day, celebrates the birthday and legacy of Theodore Guisel, better know as Dr. Seuss. March 2, 2007 will mark the author’s 103rd birthday. WHEN: Thursday, March 1, 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Thomas M. Peirce School 2300 W. Cambria Street Philadelphia, PA 19132
CAMDEN: Crackdown In Cracktown
Camden school officials plan to investigate student allegations that police [NOT pictured] used excessive force to quell a cafeteria brawl that injured five students [NOT pictured] and a security officer Monday at Camden High. School investigators want to know whether police sprayed Mace and struck students with clubs during the melee, which shut down Camden’s largest high school, School Board President Philip E. Freeman said. At least 17 students were arrested, and more charges are possible, officials said. “There’s a whole lot we need to find out,” Freeman said yesterday. “These are very serious allegations.” Teresa Sicard Archambeault, a Camden […]
THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS: Pepper
Some will die in hot pursuit in fiery auto crashes. Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes. Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain that is pouring like an avalanche coming down the mountain. –Gibby Haynes
Middle School Principal Busted For Meth Dealing
The principal of Nitschmann Middle School in Bethlehem sold crystal methamphetamine to police informants three times this month, once in his school office, police say. John Acerra, 50, of 832 Chestnut St., Allentown, was arrested Tuesday in his office, where police found meth on his desk, according to arrest papers filed by Bethlehem police. Acerra faces felony charges of possession with intent to deliver meth and delivery of the drug and related charges. He is in Lehigh County Prison today under $200,000 bail. According to an arrest affidavit filed by Bethlehem police investigator Michael Mish: On Tuesday, police set up […]
HOT FOR TEACHER: Much Older Woman Sentenced
EASTON, Pa. – A 44-year-old woman who sobbed and said she felt “profound remorse” for having an affair with a 16-year-old boy was sentenced to 9 to 23 months in prison. Northampton County Judge Paula A. Roscioli said Suzanne Wagner appeared “interested in having her legal troubles go away.” Though psychological profiles showed a low risk of reoffending, Roscioli said Wagner should be punished because the boy “was too young, too vulnerable, and you truly took advantage of him.” Wagner had pleaded guilty to corruption of a minor. She was also fined $5,000, ordered to perform 100 hours of community […]
China Adjusts Underwear, Wall Street Shits Brick
WASHINGTON – Yesterday’s stock market plunge shows the start of a “correction,” the age-old euphemism for a steep drop in stock prices, but it may also signal worse news than that. A steady stream of recent data shows mixed signals about where the U.S. economy is headed. The old sage himself, Alan Greenspan, suggests recession could be looming. Fasten your seat belts – some economic chop could be coming. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 416 points, or 3.29 percent, in trading yesterday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index was off 3.86 percent, and the S&P 500 was off […]
HIZZONER ’07: F.O.P. Declares Mr. Brady BEST IN SHOW, Likes His Moxie And His Air Of Inevitability
By Robert Moran INQUIRER STAFF WRITER With violent crime the overriding issue in Philadelphia’s mayoral race, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D., Pa.) tonight secured the coveted endorsement of the city’s police union. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, which represents thousands of city officers, will announce the endorsement tomorrow at a news conference. The FOP board of directors listened to presentations by Brady, former City Councilman Michael Nutter, State Rep. Dwight Evans, and businessman Tom Knox, who spoke last night. Brady spoke Feb. 13 and emphasized that he would listen to the concerns of ordinary officers working in the […]