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Fumo's Future
The Bell Curve
What you can expect to hear in the state senator's trial.
It's important to first understand what, exactly, federal prosecutors
say they have on Fumo, beyond general terms like mail fraud, wire fraud
and obstructing justice. Fumo, they say, used the public's money to buy
an amazing array of stuff for himself, and then tried to hide that from
authorities.
The Bell CurveCity Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks in Philadelphia, we make jokes.
The Birds and the Bees at the RNC
More-Public ParkThe whole thing gave me a weird flashback to when I was 15, standing on
a church altar and holding my best friend's baby while he was baptized. I certainly don't
recall applause, however, and while I heard Laura called many names by
many people during those difficult years, "hero" wasn't one of them.
Is City Council giving Fairmount Park to the people? Or to the wrong people?
The Fairmount Park Commission is threatened with abolishment in the form of a proposal to place Fairmount Park under the control of the mayor and City Council.
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