No Review This Week

I was so distracted with all sorts of other things this week that I’ve little to say in terms of what interesting things went of the week of 02/18/07 – 02/24/07.  So (rather than faking it), there will be no “This Week in Review” this week.  Sorry, folks.  But there will be more to come [...]

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(A Late) This Week in Review

Philly News Item of the Week:
 - Temple Health cut 500 loose this week.  Many start to walk over to Jefferson, but many more former Grad Hospital employees tell them to piss off.
Hilarious Philly News Item of the Week:
 - Milton Street is throwing his hat into the mayoral race, maybe.  I can’t even make a joke here; [...]

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This Week in Review

Philly News Item of the Week:
 - State Sen. Vincent Fumo was indicted on multiple counts of fraud and obstruction of justice this week.  The “king of Philadelphia”, well, just might be dead now.
State News Item of the Week:
 - Gov. Ed Rendell is proposing major tax shiftsfor the state.  That is, if he doesn’t get indicted for illegal [...]

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This Week in Review

Philly News Item of the Week:
 - Edison Schools Inc. wants more authority in Phila. schools.  Jokes aside, the school district issue in Philadelphia is most complex.  Mayoral candidate Dwight Evans has other plans in mind.
National News Item of the Week:
 - Storms hit Florida, 14 killed.  I originally had something else in mind, but in light of current [...]

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This Week in Review

Philly News Item of the Week:
 - Penn Health to buy Graduate Hospital.  The plan is to convert it into a new rehab and long-term care facility, but it’ll cost about 400 people their jobs in the process.  Does this mean I need a new PCP?
Philly Non-news Item of the Week:
 - Mayor Street profile altered on [...]

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This Week in Review

(I just recently came up with this idea, which allows for a bit more fun on my part.  Let’s see how consistent I am with it.  I expect the categories will grow from here.):
Important Item of the Week:
 - Hey, Penna. residents, care to know a little bit more about the proposed state tax referendums and [...]

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