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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Tuesday oops

Record number of bookmarked tabs, day got away from me. Just headlines, somewhat grouped.
  • Mayoral bits

    • Students get to quiz mayoral candidates (Inky) and
      Kids give pols a pop quiz (DN) and
      Philly Mayoral Forum at Central High in PCN (AAJane)

    • D.A. bestows a crime-fighter label on Brady (Inky) and
      D.A.: Brady would do most to fight crime (DN)

    • Mayoral Candidates on Crime

  • School news

    • Meetings on schools to start tonight

    • Sestak conducts a Delco hearing on 'No Child' law

  • Getting a job and joining society (special in DN: "Rethinking Philadelphia")

    • Why work matters - and the barriers to it

    • High-tech world can hurt job-seekers

    • It's not your father's shop class anymore

    • Getting out of jail is often easy part

    • Program for dropouts is gateway to success

    • More jobs: key to keeping city youth safe

    • What business can do

    • Taking the first steps to turning a life around

    • Carol Towarnicky: 'MAKE WORK' BETTER THAN NO WORK AT ALL

  • Other news

    • Homicides surge past 2006 rate

    • A failure to care (Inky investigative series)

    • Push is on for an earlier N.J. presidential primary

    • Pa. House panel votes to curtail power of secretive committee

    • DeWeese promises end to 'Gut and Run'

    • Opinion: THE PA. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, INC.

    • Editorial | What's a turnpike worth?

    • Letters | HOW TO GET MORE WOMEN TO RUN FOR OFFICE (from NOW)

    • YPP: Casinos Must be a City Wide Effort

    • Ravenstahl vs. Peduto on the Web (Pittsburgh mayoral race)

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