Outstanding parenting…yeah right (part 3)
How can a parent forget their child in a heated vehicle? Sure I can forgive the first grandparent who did it, but when it starts to happen 3 times in the same month, enough is enough I think. Was watching the news yesterday and saw a report about a couple I believe who forgot their [...]
Editing
Editing is not as easy as one would think. I’m sure that everyone knows this if you’re in school right now or just finished. Though when your editing someone else’s work it can take a bit longer because you don’t want to change the sounding of their voice, I try not to do that [...]
Outstanding Parenting…yeah right (part 2)
Yesterday as I waited for the 33 bus after getting my copy of the Spiderwick Chronicles DVD from FYE, a mother walked by, who looked to be in her 20’s, walked by and was talking on her phone. Thing is a few feet behind her was her son, shoes untied, and trying despertly to [...]
Outstanding Parenting…yeah right
The saying goes, “Children watch us more than we watch them.” At least I believe that is part of the saying. So far in my life I have met a lot of out of control teens or should I say teenagers who you can just tell have not been taught any kind of sense [...]
Paint really doesn’t come off.
Apologies for not writing another post like I said a couple of days ago, as you saw on the news a lot was going on with that graduation shooting, expect an article in the paper by me with this incident included. Anyway my morning started out fine today as I decided that it was [...]
Sunday
I am so amazed that I actually got a couple of good comments on this little website of mine. Every once in a while as I take my break from working on the NPM or scoping the web for new writing projects that I can get into I stumble across new comments as I [...]
Spiderwick and Narnia
Before I get back to work on the North Philly Metropolis’s health edition I would just like to say that on June 24th, the Spiderwick Chronicles movie will be coming to DVD. Many may not know of this title because it is based off of the childrens books of the same name by Tony Diterlizzi [...]
A story from the North Philly Metropolis
Allow me to tell you a story, rather one of the reasons that I work with the North Philly Metropolis. In our current issue where the theme of Race and Culture is discussed we have a new contributor. Now in almost every issue thus far we have had a new contributor in the mix [...]
Reading, Summer Reading
Reading is a fun thing to do and do not let anyone else tell you different. Turn off or tune out the television once in a while and pick up a good book and become lost in the different characters and plot twists. Seriously though folks, there is nothing on television anymore. The only [...]
Politics, Politics.
Bear with me folks, I’m still working on my site and a couple of other things. I just wrote a new post for the npm blog page where I breifly entered the world of politics. In case you haven’t visited the site in a while I copied what I wrote here and also added [...]
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News from today’s Inky- Moorestown dealer hopes to renew ties with GMTom Hessert Jr. once drove 215 m.p.h. as a race-car driver. Until last spring, he sold 400 to 500 new Chevys a year as owner of Classic Chevrolet in Moorestown. Then General Motors waved a red flag: As it plotted its emergence from a historic federal bailout and bankruptcy, GM told Classic Chevrolet and 2,000 of its counterparts it no longer needed them. […]
- Both sides agree to delay in L. Merion computer caseThe parents of the high school sophomore captured on a school laptop's Web cam have agreed to a delay in their legal fight against the Lower Merion School District, signaling a possible quick settlement of the dispute. […]
- Phila. in census push to make everyone countHot rhythms pour from a sidewalk speaker at Centro Musical, a compact-disc shop near Fifth Street and Lehigh Avenue in a heavily Latino part of North Philadelphia. Largely Puerto Rican, the enclave called El Centro de Oro, or Golden Center, has swelled in the last decade with Dominicans, Colombians, Venezuelans, and other Hispanic immigrants. […]
News from today’s Daily- Harry Gross: Some #'s to factor in becoming a millionaireDear Harry: In a discussion with some friends last weekend, someone said that if you put into a mutual fund the money earned by working one hour a day every day, you'd accumulate just short of $1 million in 30 years. This sounds impossible to me. I have just about 30 years until I retire. Please help me with this. […]
- Fumo confidant charged with obstructing justiceMitchell Rubin was once part of former state Sen. Vince Fumo's inner circle and among his closest advisers, but now Rubin faces criminal charges stemming from that relationship. […]
- DOCTOR FROM HELL . . . OR GODSEND?IN A MATTER of a few moments - long enough for men with badges to say that they had a search warrant - Kermit B. Gosnell's 43-year medical career came to a grinding halt. […]
The Philadelphia Public School Notebook- Notes from the news, Mar. 11Phila. principal defended; cartoon denounced The Inquirer An Inquirer political cartoon that showed South Philly Principal LaGreta Brown asleep at her desk caused quite a stir at the SRC meeting. See also: Cartoon attacking principal ripped at SRC meeting Daily News Phila. School Officials Irate Over Newspaper's Cartoon Portrayal KYW Opportunity to lear […]
- Opportunity to learn, rush to equityThis week's guest blog post comes from Herb Kohl, who continues to be an educator and writer. His most recent book is The Herb Kohl Reader (New Press, 2009). He's also a Notebook Member. Some suggestions for educational reform: I suggest we replace the Race to the Top with a Race to Equity, and find a way to introduce Opportunity to Learn articles […]
- Notes from the news, Mar. 10Making progress, West. Phila. High wary of district move The Inquirer West's application to be an Innovation School, where a team of current school leaders would run it as a Renaissance School, was rejected. But the District may manage it as a Promise Academy, run out of central office. Save the National Writing Project Practical Theory blog The project […]
The 3 Guys- Hello world!Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging! […]
Mighty Writers- My Uncle JoeMy Uncle Joe plays the drums, the violin and the guitar I think that’s all he plays He played the guitar and sang to me on my birthday I see my Uncle Joe on the weekends and on Tuesdays His songs make me feel happy and sometimes sad too! Do any of your uncles make you happy and sad too? Once when my [...] […]
- Controversy At South Philadelphia High Continues; Newspaper Cartoon Denounced At Public MeetingA cartoon by the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Tony Auth published Tuesday portraying South Philadelphia High principal LaGreta Brown asleep at her desk—a reference to the charge that the school’s leadership was in disarray on Dec. 3 when Asian students were beaten in a series of well-publicized attacks—drew a swift and sharp response from a number of [...] […]
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- Mighty Song of the Day“Treat Her Right,” Roy Head […]
- But Do the 40-Year-Old Stockbrokers Hang Up the “Exclusive Poster Inside”?According to a story in the LA Times, grown- ups are increasingly reading young adult books— attracted by “well-written, fast-paced and enga- ging stories.” The LA Times story makes quite the case: young adult stories are more fun, have better plots, etc., etc. David Levithan, the editorial director and vice president of Scholastic, is quoted thusly: ”You go […]
Young Philly Politics- Soda Exposes the Festering Toothache of our PoliticsIf you want to get a stomach ache, I would encourage you to read the Inquirer's article on the money heavy, astroturf campaign on behalf of that most aggrieved product: Soda. The food and beverage industry is mobilizing against Mayor Nutter's proposed tax on sweet drinks, with a rush of activity that has City Hall bracing for a "madhouse. […]Dan U-A
- National Coming Out Day for Undocumented YouthWhile most eyes are focused on the HCR debate right now, there is another high-stakes legislative issue waiting in the wings. For those whose families and communities are impacted by the problematic immigration system, immigration reform is as crucial as anything else on the Democratic agenda. But right now, immigrants and advocates are wondering whether imm […]davidcbennion
- Gambling's real winners and losersOn Sunday, Monica Yant Kinney wrote a shocking story about the locals who make Bucks County's Parx Casino so "profitable." According to Parx, most of their clients live within a 20 mile radius of Street Road and come 3-4 times a week, losing $25-$30 a trip. Today we get to meet one of Parx's regulars: a former construction worker who was […]HelenGym
- Things you can do during a recession: reform row officesTo paraphrase the Daily News' Catherine Lucey, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority says we'd save $13-$15 million annually if we eliminated four independent row offices and moved their functions to other city agencies or the court system. The queenpin of one such office, the Clerk of Quarter Sessions, announced her resignation […]Sam Durso
- Things that make me want to go . . . . UGHToday’s front page Inquirer story on the chaos at South Philly High School on Dec. 3: The chaos and trauma that gripped South Philly High is front and center - as is the leadership of SPHS principal LaGreta Brown. From before 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the school day, Brown knew of multiple attacks on Asian immigrant students and a school in crisis and […]HelenGym
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http://bit.ly/bPKIdo - might be able to sleep tonight, think I'm done with this letter
- today my third graders coughed, sneezed, and had runny noses...and I just got rid of a cold
- finally they've cut the tape, going home now
- they have removed the handcuffs of their supposed suspect, he looks kind of mad
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- Moorestown dealer hopes to renew ties with GM
