Slow news Thursday

• So you thought there was a budget deal -- most of the details still to be hammered out
  
  
• Global warming scenarios detailed -- New England to become like Alabama in a few decades? (and where does that leave Alabama??)
  
  
• Burlco GOP figure backing Democratic candidates (of course, the main one was a Republican until recently)
  
  
• Brady knows budget woes are a major hurdle to clear -- interim CEO of schools looks down the road
  
  
• Ronnie Polaneczky | Silence at this center, 2 years new, is a shame -- a community center that's leaving the community out
  
  
• As Vallas gets his, others wait for pay -- teachers, secretaries, and others wait months for severance pay
  
  
• CityPaper: Battle lines are drawn in University City. -- Councilwoman Blackwell attacks Penn for... (her own stupidity/hubris, if you ask me)
  
  
• Editorial | Feeding the Homeless -- perhaps that school could better direct its charitable instincts
  
  
• DN opinion: THE WORKFORCE IS WITH US -- SENATE SHOWS SENSE IN KEEPING TRAINING $$$ (as part of budget tangle)
  
  
• CityPaper: R.I.P. GOP? Media Matters says conservatism in America is on the wane.
  
  
• Amusement of the day: Bob Casey: Alive and (maybe) Kicking -- snark about our junion Senator's invisibility