A Smoke-Filled Room

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Tuesday headlines

  • Finally, a budget in place for Pennsylvania

  • Ads to adorn Phila.'s new shelters, benches -- a Street legacy?

  • Plant's chemical release probed

  • Cleanup funding is shelved for budget's sake -- will be taken up later

  • Senate rejects smoking ban -- so much for that idea

  • Phila. schools seem $20 million short

  • PhillyCarShare Announces Transit Reimbursement Policy

  • One Small Step for Philly Pedestrians -- South St. sidewalk settlement

  • Dropout rates must be lower, volunteers told

  • House filled to rafters with reefer -- townhouses are always so short on storage!

  • Philly for Change’s Legacy project submissions due: what will Mayor Street’s legacy be?

  • Second Quarter Campaign Finance Reports

  • Opinions of the day:

    1. Guns don't kill people, Phila. does

    2. Save the SEPTA transfers!

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