Updates on recent stories

• The Intelligent Design case in Dover included testimony yesterday that school board members had been pushing for the inclusion of overt creationism materials in the curriculum for a few years. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
  
  
• The Philadelphia Weekly makes Lynne Abraham's handling of the priest pedophelia investigation their cover story this week, but really it reads like a personal plea by the author for redemption of the Church.
  
  
• Today in Harrisburg should be the special session on taxes called by Governor Ed Rendell. Not clear whether any solutions will be found.
  
  
• The Daily News reports some mutterings about a casino proposal that may be put together by a Penn's Landing group that may be getting a push from Mayor Street.