http://www.examiner.com/philadelphia?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Lastest News and Articles from Examiner.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:05:05 GMT http://www.examiner.com/x-5587-NJ-Weather-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Stormy-Thanksgiving-evening-unfolding?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News A weakening upper level disturbance this morning will bring overcast skies and scattered showers to New Jersey this afternoon.  This disturbance is being forced to move quickly through the northern Mid Atlantic as a far stronger upper level trough... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:46:27 GMT Steven DiMartino - NJ Weather Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5587-NJ-Weather-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Stormy-Thanksgiving-evening-unfolding?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-9275-Philadelphia-in-Pictures-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Five-alarm-fire-rips-through-Philadelphia-apartment-comlex?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News By Alex Lloyd Gross      It's  4:30 AM on a Sunday morning,  and while most of the city is sleeping, residents of the Austin Manor Apartments on the 7000 block of Rising Sun Ave. are  panic. For the second... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:58:51 GMT Alex Lloyd Gross - Philadelphia in Pictures Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9275-Philadelphia-in-Pictures-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Five-alarm-fire-rips-through-Philadelphia-apartment-comlex?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-18555-Camden-County-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-H1N1-Immunization-Schedule?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News With the urgency of influenza season this year, especially the H1N1 strain (swine flu), everyone should be making a concerted effort to receive both the regular flu and swine flu vaccinations.  However, if you have tried to get... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:27:15 GMT Danielle Lewis-Thompson - Camden County Top News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-18555-Camden-County-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-H1N1-Immunization-Schedule?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-10171-Philadelphia-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Springside-School-receives-400000-solar-panel-grant-from-DEP?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Philadelphia's oldest girl's school, Springside School in Chestnut Hill, has received $400,000 Energy Harvest grant from the Department of Environmental Protection to install solar panels on some 10,000 feet of the roof of its Vare Field House.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:28:35 GMT Patricia Andrien - Philadelphia Environmental News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10171-Philadelphia-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Springside-School-receives-400000-solar-panel-grant-from-DEP?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-8658-Philadelphia-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m11d18-From-Dillsburg-to-Vienna-Austria--a-musical-odyssey?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News For Jeffrey Greiman, the road from Dillsburg, Pa.; to Vienna, Austria, was paved with music. Greiman, a 1972 Northern High School graduate, staff piano accompanist with the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, comes from a musical family.... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:46:07 GMT Jeffrey B. Roth - Philadelphia Headlines Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8658-Philadelphia-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m11d18-From-Dillsburg-to-Vienna-Austria--a-musical-odyssey?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-12856-Montgomery-County-Sustainability-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Homes-on-the-Pasture?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News       The owner of Pikeland Pasture Poultry, Gus Meyer, raises his poultry in a “free graze” manner that goes beyond a legalistic definition of “organic”. For example, the organic standards say poultry like... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:17:01 GMT Len Zangwill - Montgomery County Sustainability Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12856-Montgomery-County-Sustainability-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Homes-on-the-Pasture?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-15953-Philadelphia-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Fumos-former-secretary-sentenced-to-probation-for-her-part-in-fraud-scheme?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News The long-time secretary of disgraced Pennsylvania state senator, Vince Fumo, Susan Skotnicki was sentenced today in federal court by the Honorable Anita Brody.  In January, Skotnicki had pleaded guilty to charges admitting that she used proceeds... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:55:48 GMT Rosanne O'Malley - Philadelphia Legal News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15953-Philadelphia-Legal-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Fumos-former-secretary-sentenced-to-probation-for-her-part-in-fraud-scheme?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-29629-Philadelphia-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Philadelphia-based-PennFuture-chosen-by-National-Wildlife-Federation-as-new-state-affiliate?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News In a unanimous decision announced yesterday, the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) board of Directors has chosen Philadelphia-based Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) to serve as its Pennsylvania affiliate. NWF partners with... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:26:15 GMT Carole Brown - Philadelphia Environmental News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-29629-Philadelphia-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Philadelphia-based-PennFuture-chosen-by-National-Wildlife-Federation-as-new-state-affiliate?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-7574-South-Philadelphia-Crime-Examiner~y2009m11d1-S-Philly-teen-stabbed-by-girlfriend?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News A 17-year-old was left in critical condition after police said her 20-year-old girlfriend stabbed her several times in the chest. The incident happened Monday at 2:47 a.m. on Croskey Street near Mifflin, police said. First District officers found... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:03:36 GMT Leanor Pigliacelli - South Philadelphia Crime Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7574-South-Philadelphia-Crime-Examiner~y2009m11d1-S-Philly-teen-stabbed-by-girlfriend?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-27929-Camden-County-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Sound-Engineering-Classes-Right-in-Your-Backyard?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Sound Engineering is fast becoming a popular field of study among students today. It is the name given to those behind the scenes who are responsible for committing the music created by a singer or group to tape and later editing it down to the format... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:03:51 GMT Mike Graham - Camden County Buzz Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-27929-Camden-County-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Sound-Engineering-Classes-Right-in-Your-Backyard?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-18219-Philadelphia-County-Courts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Racism-or-Stupidity?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Is it Racism or Stupidity? In the Gulf coast state of Louisiana, seemingly, civil rights are optional. Yes, it is 2009, but one justice of the peace has decided that blacks and whites should not intermingle. “it’s just not good.”... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:18:35 GMT Damian Jackson - Philadelphia County Courts Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-18219-Philadelphia-County-Courts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Racism-or-Stupidity?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-16396-Philadelphia-County-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Sales-taxes-going-up-in-Philadelphia?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Get ready, on October 8th you'll be paying 1% more to shop in the city of Philadelphia. The new sales tax is a part of the approved budget in Harrisburg and is pushing shoppers out to surrounding areas where the taxes aren't quite so high. The new hike... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:51:48 GMT Storm Rhodes-Knight - Philadelphia County Buzz Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16396-Philadelphia-County-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Sales-taxes-going-up-in-Philadelphia?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-7505-Bucks-County-Crime-Examiner~y2009m8d30-School-teacher-fired-for-alleged-misconduct?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News   Robert Hawkins, 43, was arrested on Tuesday for alleged sexual misconduct with a seventeen year old student. Hawkins is being charged with child endangerment and corruption of minors for allegedly giving the female student marijuana in his... Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:17:11 GMT Stacey Pierce - Bucks County Crime Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7505-Bucks-County-Crime-Examiner~y2009m8d30-School-teacher-fired-for-alleged-misconduct?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-1082-Philadelphia-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Ed-Rendells-only-mistake-was-assuming-common-sense-is-a-common-thing?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Gov. Ed Rendell, during a predictably Dumb exchange in which an MSNBC anchor hypothesized that the Pittsburgh health club shooting would have been prevented if everyone in the joint had been packing: "That's ludicrous. I mean, who works out,... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:35:05 GMT Jane Roh - Philadelphia News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1082-Philadelphia-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Ed-Rendells-only-mistake-was-assuming-common-sense-is-a-common-thing?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-17851-Monroe-County-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Exploring-Modern-Zionism?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News           Today, the term Zionism means different things to different people. One opinion is that Zionism is simply the political movement to establish and maintain a homeland for the Jewish people. The polar opposite... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:46:14 GMT Jason Richardson - Monroe County Top News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-17851-Monroe-County-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Exploring-Modern-Zionism?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-9620-Delaware-County-Page-One-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Open-letter-to-Congressman-Joe-Sestak?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News   Dear Congressman Sestak, As Delaware County’s most influential (and loudest) voice in Washington, you are in the best position to express some frustration and disappointment with President Barack Obama. A recent Rasmussen poll... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:38 GMT Dave Schrader - Delaware County Page One Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9620-Delaware-County-Page-One-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Open-letter-to-Congressman-Joe-Sestak?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-6262-Philadelphia-Health-News-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Hitting-the-pavement-to-fight-cancer-in-Philly?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News The passing of WPVI-TV (Channel 6) sports director Gary Papa on Friday, after a valiant, five-plus-year battle with prostate cancer has brought greater attention to Sunday's 2009 Father's Day Prostate Run, a 5K run/walk . Papa, who was 54, was one of... Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:24:34 GMT Kristine Brennan - Philadelphia Health News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6262-Philadelphia-Health-News-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Hitting-the-pavement-to-fight-cancer-in-Philly?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-7917-Philadelphia-Crime-Examiner~y2009m5d21-Ridealong-with-the-14th-district?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News The 14th district of the Philadelphia Police Department has seen six homicides, 14 rapes, and 104 burglaries this year. Last Thursday, I saw firsthand the daily routine of the 14th district during a ride-along.   When I arrive at... Thu, 21 May 2009 22:28:00 GMT Stephanie Cuneo - Philadelphia Crime Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7917-Philadelphia-Crime-Examiner~y2009m5d21-Ridealong-with-the-14th-district?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-6521-Philadelphia-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Stem-Cells-Part-6-Medical-Tourism-seeking-cures-around-the-world?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News COMMENTARY: In a 2008 Survey of health Care Consumers completed by Deloitte it is becoming clear that medical tourism, patients traveling to a new location for the purpose of obtaining quality health care at a lower price is becoming more prevalent.... Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:54:01 GMT John Hoffman - Philadelphia Science and Tech News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6521-Philadelphia-Science-and-Tech-News-Examiner~y2009m4d25-Stem-Cells-Part-6-Medical-Tourism-seeking-cures-around-the-world?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News http://www.examiner.com/x-7929-Haddon-Heights-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Protesters-keep-democracy-strong?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News Several hundred people braved the pouring rain in Center City Philadelphia today to protest government spending (read the Philadelphia Inquirer article by Peter Mucha).Several hundred others blocked the Ben Franklin Bridge and marched outside Camden... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:24:49 GMT Andrea Wyman - Haddon Heights Headlines Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7929-Haddon-Heights-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m4d15-Protesters-keep-democracy-strong?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Philadelphia-News