The Intelligencer back issues from October 2007:
Archery hunters assail PGC [Derived headline]
Oct 01, 2007 ... face=+Italic; Archery hunters assail PGCface=-Italic; Thanks to all the hunters who sent me an e-mail or called regarding the Pennsylvania Game Commission antlerless license application system. Or lack thereof, to be exact. Dot Derr, who is in charge of all things licensing at ...
Anatomy of a collapse [Derived headline]
Oct 01, 2007 ... Anatomy of a collapse Sept. 12 at New York: Mets 4, Braves 3 After Mets give up two-run lead in the top of the inning, Shawn Green hits RBI single in bottom of the eighth and Mets extend their lead in NL East to seven games. Sept. 13: Off day Phillies beat Rockies ...
No sooner had the curveball locked Wily Mo Pena's knees for strike three [Derived headline]
Oct 01, 2007; ... face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- No sooner had the curveball locked Wily Mo Pena's knees for strike three than Brett Myers leaped off the mound, took one step towards his catcher Chris Coste and tossed his glove high to the sky like a ...
Manuel enjoys last laugh [Derived headline]
Oct 01, 2007; ... Manuel enjoys last laugh face=+Bold; By Randy Millerface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- Soaked from a champagne bath, Charlie Manuel stood outside his clubhouse talking about vindication, and listening to every word from a few feet away was Howard ...
Hamels on the hill for Game 1 [Derived headline]
Oct 01, 2007; ... Hamels on the hill for Game 1 face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- Thanks to Tom Glavine and the New York Mets, the Phillies have today to rest casually and nurse the headaches they'll carry from a night of wild partying. But ...
In the winning clubhouse, after cases of icy champagne and beer were sprayed in every direction [Derived headline]
Oct 01, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA -- In the winning clubhouse, after cases of icy champagne and beer were sprayed in every direction, a soaked Ryan Howard shouted, "Let's go see the fans." With a half-empty bottle of bubbly in his hand, Howard made like Jon Runyan opening a hole for Brian Westbrook and ...
Offense had no chance [Derived headline]
Oct 02, 2007 ... face=+Italic; Offense had no chanceface=-Italic; Andy Reid was right about one thing. It wasn't all Winston Justice's fault. It was mainly Andy Reid's fault. Reid presided over another disaster Sunday night, failing to make necessary adjustments, failing to use sound ...
Reid denies Westbrook rumors [Derived headline]
Oct 02, 2007; ... Reid denies Westbrook rumors face=+Bold; By Reuben Frankface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA --What exactly is going on with Brian Westbrook? Good question. Eagles head coach Andy Reid on Monday denied a broadcast report that Westbrook's injury is ...
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders [Derived headline]
Oct 02, 2007 ... NASCAR face=+Bold; NASCAR Nextel Cup Leadersface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Through Sundayface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Pointsface=-Bold; 1, Jimmie Johnson, 5,506. 2, Jeff Gordon, 5,500. 3, Clint Bowyer, 5,492. 4, Tony Stewart, 5,389. 5, Kevin Harvick, 5,380. 6, Kyle Busch, ...
NFL standings [Derived headline]
Oct 02, 2007 ... NFL standings face=+Bold; NATIONAL CONFERENCEface=-Bold; face=+Bold; EastWLTPctPFPAface=-Bold; Dallas4001.00015172 Washington210.6675349 N.Y. Giants220.50088100 face=+Bold; EAGLES130.2508473face=-Bold; face=+Bold; ...
The Thing strikes again, this time in Queens [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... The Thing strikes again, this time in Queens face=+Italic; It's 1951 all over again as the Mets let one get away.face=-Italic; In August 1951, my father took me to see a doubleheader between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. We didn't stay for the bottom half of that ...
Advice to college students: Don't major in English [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... Advice to college students: Don't major in English The bad news is that Shakespeare has disappeared from required courses in English departments at more than three-fourths of the top 25 U.S. universities. But the good news is that only 1.6 percent of America's 19 million undergraduates ...
McNabb frustrated by offensive struggles [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007; ... face=+Italic; McNabb frustrated by offensive strugglesface=-Italic; QB says each player has to look inside for answers face=+Bold; By Reuben Frankface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER After the 10th sack -- or maybe it was the 11th -- Donovan McNabb, still lying on the ...
Hamels: 'It's going to be spectacular' [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007; ... Hamels: "It's going to be spectacular' face=+Italic; Youngster excited about playoff startface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- He is the picture of California cool, with his effortless style and flowing ...
Keen's Top 5 [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... Keen's Top 5 1. Central Bucks East (10-2) 2. New Hope-Solebury (10-1) 3. Central Bucks South (8-5) 4. North Penn (6-5) 5. Christopher Dock (8-5) Matches to watch * The area's finest players face the best from the rest of the region at the ...
Byer steps in and shines for NP [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... face=+Italic; Byer steps in and shines for NPface=-Italic; The No. 1 singles player at face=+Bold; North Pennface=-Bold; advanced to the Suburban One League National Conference semifinals and will compete in the PIAA District One Class AAA singles tournament at the Arthur Ashe Tennis ...
Souderton wins, ties for first place [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... Souderton wins, ties for first place Katie Muhl scored a pair of first-half goals, and Souderton's quick start keyed a 3-1 victory over host Council Rock North in a battle for first place in Suburban One League Continental Conference field hockey Tuesday. The win, Souderton's ...
Mirror, mirror on the wall ... [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007; ... face=+Bold; By Randy Millerface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- Mirror, mirror on the wall ... When the Phillies look in, they see the Colorado Rockies, and vice versa. Both score like crazy. Both play in a ballpark heavily favoring hitters. Both have ...
Souderton still can't stop CR North [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007; ... Souderton still can't stop CR North face=+Italic; CRN's early lead too much to overcomeface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Phil Gianficaroface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER SOUDERTON -- How painful was the swiftness with which defending PIAA Class AAA state soccer champion ...
SPORTS LOCAL [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... Schedule face=+Bold; Todayface=-Bold; face=+Bold; BOYS SOCCERface=-Bold; Upper Merion at Quakertown, 3:30 p.m. Germantown Academy at St. Benedict's (N.J.) Prep, 4 p.m. St. Pius X vs. Lansdale Catholic (at Christopher Dock), 6:30 p.m. Plymouth ...
Phillies make final trims [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007; ... Phillies make final trims face=+Italic; Durbin, Eaton, Geary left off playoff roster ... for nowface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Randy Millerface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- As Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and other Phillies players conducted interviews ...
Rockies still climbing [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007; ... Rockies still climbing face=+Italic; Colorado not content just making the playoffsface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- The eyes were bleary from the long flight and the night of celebration en route from Denver ...
SPORTS LOCAL [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... NFL face=+Bold; NATIONAL CONFERENCEface=-Bold; face=+Bold; EastWLTPctPFPAface=-Bold; Dallas4001.00015172 Washington210.6675349 N.Y. Giants220.50088100 face=+Bold; EAGLES130.2508473face=-Bold; face=+Bold; SouthWLTPctPFPAface=-Bold; ...
WT holds off H-H [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... WT holds off H-H William Tennent scored three first-half goals and held on for a 4-3 victory over host Hatboro-Horsham in a Suburban One League Continental Conference boys soccer game Tuesday. face=+Bold; William Tennent 4, Hatboro-Horsham 3face=-Bold; face=+Bold; ...
Phillies Postseason History [Derived headline]
Oct 03, 2007 ... Phillies Postseason History World Series (Won 1, Lost 4) face=+Bold; 1993face=-Bold; -- Lost to Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2 face=+Bold; 1983face=-Bold; -- Lost to Baltimore Orioles, 4-1 face=+Bold; 1980face=-Bold; -- Beat Kansas City Royals, 4-2 face=+Bold; ...
50 years of Beaver [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... face=+Bold; 50 years of Beaverface=-Bold; face=+Italic; The Cleaver family of Mayfield has never left usface=-Italic; FIFTY YEARS AGO today, on Oct. 4, 1957, two noteworthy events happened. The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite, shocking America and spawning the space ...
When in Philadelphia, I live in a suite in a New Jersey hotel [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... face=+Italic; When in Philadelphia, I live in a suite in a New Jersey hotel -- a bunch of the players stay there -- and when I was driving to the park for Game 1 of the playoffs, my main thought process was whether I'd start or not.face=-Italic; face=+Italic; Carlos Ruiz, our regular ...
Forward-thinking Flyers [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007; ... Forward-thinking Flyers face=+Italic; New additions have team moving in right directionface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Wayne Fishface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER CALGARY, Alberta -- There's only one way to go: up. The question is: how far and how ...
Islamic radicals favor 'the jihad way' [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Islamic radicals favor "the jihad way' Esam Omeish resigned as a member of the Virginia Commission on Immigration after his anti-Israel remarks in support of "the jihad way" were posted on YouTube. He told a news conference that jihad has nothing to do with violence, but instead is about ...
Hitting its stride [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007; ... Hitting its stride face=+Bold; By Jeff Saukaitisface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER KINTNERSVILLE -- Palisades' field hockey team right now is playing the way senior Becca Williams expected it to play all season. "I'm kind of wishing it would have started a little ...
Phillies call on Kyle [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007; ... Phillies call on Kyle face=+Italic; Rookie gets biggest start of his career today in Game 2face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Randy Millerface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- Today the Phillies' season rests on the shoulders of a 23-year-old rookie who began ...
Phils face uphill battle after bats silenced in opener [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007; ... face=+Italic; Phils face uphill battle after bats silenced in openerface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Randy Millerface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies already have another obstacle in their way: History. If the past means anything, they ...
SPORTS LOCAL [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Schedule face=+Bold; Todayface=-Bold; face=+Bold; BOYS SOCCERface=-Bold; Hatboro-Horsham at CR North, 3:30 p.m. Pennridge at Pennsbury, 3:30 p.m. Souderton at Norristown, 3:30 p.m. CR South at William Tennent, 3:30 p.m. New Hope-Solebury ...
Rosati's late goal lifts G-MA [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Rosati's late goal lifts G-MA Mia Rosati scored her second goal of the game with just 22 seconds left in regulation time, leading Gwynedd-Mercy Academy past host Phoenixville, 2-1, in a non-league field hockey game Wednesday night. Rosati scored the game-winner with an assist ...
Fighting breast cancer [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Fighting breast cancer To the Editor: My mother had two separate breast cancers experienced 25 years apart, my aunt died of breast cancer and I am an eight-year survivor of breast cancer. Yet, I have two older sisters who remain cancer free. For my daughter's sake, I would like ...
Lapin loses battle over switch to wooden bats [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007; ... Lapin loses battle over switch to wooden bats face=+Italic; Former Legion commissioner calls the effort"a dead issue'face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Drew Markolface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER For proponents of having the state's youth baseball and softball teams ...
Flyers Roster [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Flyers Roster Forwards No. Player Ht. Wt. 36 Jesse Boulerice6' 2", 215 48 Danny Briere5' 10", 179 17 Jeff Carter6' 3", 200 33 Riley Cote 6' 1", 210 12 Jim Dowd6' 0", 180 55 Ben Eager6' 3", 225 12 ...
Rockies stay right on rolling in Bank [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007; ... Rockies stay right on rolling in Bank face=+Italic; Francis' effort shuts down Phils' sluggersface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- If the Colorado Rockies were supposed to sleepwalk into Citizens Bank Park and ...
SPORTS LOCAL [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... NFL face=+Bold; AMERICAN CONFERENCEface=-Bold; face=+Bold; EastWLTPctPFPAface=-Bold; New England4001.00014848 Buffalo130.2504193 N.Y. Jets130.25072103 Miami040.00078119 face=+Bold; SouthWLTPctPFPAface=-Bold; ...
Red Sox 4, Angels 0 [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Red Sox 4, Angels 0 face=+Bold; Los AngelesABRHBIAvg.BostonABRHBIAvg.face=-Bold; Figgins rf-cf4010.250Pedroia 2b4000.000 OCabrera ss4000.000Youkilis 1b4221.500 VGuerrer dh4020.500DOrtiz dh3122.667 GAnderso lf4000.000MRamirez lf3110.333 Izturis ...
Rockies 4, Phillies 2 [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Rockies 4, Phillies 2 face=+Bold; ColoradoABRHBIAvg.PhiladelphiaABRHBIAvg.face=-Bold; KMatsui 2b4000.000Rollins ss3000.000 Tulowitz ss3001.000Victorin rf4000.000 Holliday lf4111.250Utley 2b4000.000 Helton 1b4110.250Howard 1b4000.000 Atkins ...
Lansdale Catholic girls clinch division title [Derived headline]
Oct 04, 2007 ... Lansdale Catholic girls clinch division title Lansdale Catholic clinched the Pioneer Athletic Conference small-school division crown in girls soccer for the second consecutive season, dominating St. Pius X en route to a 3-0 victory Wednesday. Alysha Whitaker scored two goals for ...
9 million reasons to override a presidential veto [Derived headline]
Oct 05, 2007 ... 9 million reasons to override a presidential veto I wonder whether the commander in chief realizes that he's the president of the whole country. That means Republicans and Democrats alike, young and old, wealthy and poor, not just the special interests. It's time President Bush ...
Bringing them back to the Great Plains [Derived headline]
Oct 05, 2007 ... Bringing them back to the Great Plains HOLDREGE, Neb. -- Betty Sayers and her sister Nancy Herhahn left this rural area the moment they could. "Nancy and I were told that if you want to be successful, you leave your small town," Sayers recalls. Other young people followed that ...
Americans fed up with being 'over there' [Derived headline]
Oct 05, 2007 ... Americans fed up with being "over there' WASHINGTON -- Polls are indicating that many Americans are yearning for another retreat into isolationism. The relentlessly grim news from Iraq, the antagonism abroad toward U.S. foreign policy, the stirrings of antipathy against free trade and ...
Earth to Rudy: Get off the phone [Derived headline]
Oct 05, 2007 ... Earth to Rudy: Get off the phone WASHINGTON -- Most experienced adults acknowledge at some point in their lives that love is a form of temporary insanity. If only Rudy Giuliani would admit as much. Then we might shed a sliver of light on his profoundly odd habit of taking cell phone ...
Flyers look more secure, focused at even strength [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... face=+Italic; Flyers look more secure, focused at even strengthface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Wayne Fishface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER EDMONTON, Alberta -- When amateur film critic John Stevens sat down this past summer and reviewed the tape of the Flyers' play in 5-on-5 ...
Indians 2, Yankees 1 (11) [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... Indians 2, Yankees 1 (11) face=+Bold; New YorkABRHBIAvg.ClevelandABRHBIAvg.face=-Bold; Damon lf5000.111Sizemore cf4120.375 Sardinha lf0000---ACabrera 2b4000.125 Jeter ss4010.125Hafner dh6021.300 BAbreu rf4010.333VMartine c3000.375 ARodrigu ...
Tyler Hughes was the No. 4 player for Central Bucks East last year. [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... Tyler Hughes was the No. 4 player for face=+Bold; Central Bucks Eastface=-Bold; last year. Despite some seniors who were higher in the lineup graduating, he still played No. 4 for the Patriots this season. But he now has a new ranking -- No. 1 in the entire Suburban One ...
London's Final Top 5 [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... London's Final Top 5 1. Central Bucks East 2. Pennridge 3. (tie) North Penn 3. (tie) Central Bucks South 5. Hatboro-Horsham Matches to watch *The PIAA District One individual boys championships begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Turtle Creek ...
Palisades puts it all together [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... Palisades puts it all together face=+Italic; Pirates pile up 522 total yards, crush Catasauquaface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Dom Cosentinoface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER KINTNERSVILLE -- What is it about those early weeks, those first few games to start the season ...
Palisades 31, Catasauqua 0 [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... Palisades 31, Catasauqua 0 face=+Bold; Catasauqua 0 0 0 0 - 0face=-Bold; face=+Bold; Palisades 6 12 6 7 - 31face=-Bold; face=+Bold; SCORING SUMMARYface=-Bold; face=+Bold; P --face=-Bold; Gruver 35 pass from Jensen (kick blocked) face=+Bold; P ...
Moyer shoulders weight of Phils' season ... again [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... Moyer shoulders weight of Phils' season ... again face=+Italic; Playoff hopes rest with pitcher for second straight startface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER PHILADELPHIA -- Everywhere you turned in the Phillies locker room on ...
Host of backs hitting century mark [Derived headline]
Oct 05, 2007 ... face=+Italic; Host of backs hitting century markface=-Italic; Last week, Week 5 of the 2007 season, will hereafter be known as the weekend of the 100. Of the 14 football-playing schools in The Intelligencer area, eight had players who rushed for more than 100 yards: face=+Bold; ...
Coors no longer cold to pitchers [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... Coors no longer cold to pitchers face=+Italic; Humidor to store baseballs has leveled playing field in stadiumface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Randy Millerface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER DENVER -- The Phillies-Colorado Rockies playoff series is shifting this weekend ...
But Cheeks wants progress from third-year guard [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... But Cheeks wants progress from third-year guard face=+Bold; By Tom Mooreface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER DURHAM, N.C. -- Louis Williams wants to be a regular on the 76ers this season. That doesn't mean he's thinking about a starting job, which is good, because Andre ...
Republicans should visit Vermont [Derived headline]
Oct 07, 2007 ... Republicans should visit Vermont WOODSTOCK, Vt. -- The Wall Street Journal, no left-wing publication, reports that Republicans may soon lose the votes of some economic conservatives. In part, it's because of the unending war in Iraq and social policies they don't like, but they might ...
We are all the victims of mandatory sentencing [Derived headline]
Oct 07, 2007 ... We are all the victims of mandatory sentencing Jeffrey Anderson pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual activity with minors because, legally, minors are incapable of consent. Sex without consent is a crime. As a crime, that is very different from a violent rape, which was the point of my ...
H-H's late explosion buries West [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... H-H's late explosion buries West face=+Italic; Hatters break open close game with three TDs in six-plus minutesface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Rick Woelfelface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER DOYLESTOWN -- The explosion happened seemingly without ...
North Penn 35, Bensalem 14 [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... North Penn 35, Bensalem 14 face=+Bold; Bensalem0 6 0 8 - 14face=-Bold; face=+Bold; North Penn14 7 14 0 - 35face=-Bold; face=+Bold; SCORING SUMMARYface=-Bold; NP - Davey 1 run (McManus kick) NP - Joell 18 run (McManus kick) B - Farlow 28 fumble ...
NP 'D' smothers Bensalem [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... NP "D' smothers Bensalem face=+Italic; Knights remain unbeaten with winface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Kevin Cooneyface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER TOWAMENCIN -- The numbers didn't add up for Gerald Weipert. Every time the Bensalem quarterback would go back to ...
SPORTS LOCAL [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... Tennis face=+Bold; WTA Tour Porsche Grand Prixface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Fridayface=-Bold; face=+Bold; At Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germanyface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Purse:face=-Bold; $650,000 (Tier II), face=+Bold; Surface:face=-Bold; ...
Souderton 41, Council Rock North 10 [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... Souderton 41, Council Rock North 10 face=+Bold; Souderton 0 14 14 13 - 41face=-Bold; face=+Bold; Council Rock North 7 3 0 0 - 10face=-Bold; face=+Bold; SCORING SUMMARYface=-Bold; face=+Bold; CRN --face=-Bold; Kimmell 1 pass from Hamilton (Campbell ...
Powell-ful return [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007; ... Powell-ful return face=+Italic; Running back's return sparks Souderton to big win over CR Northface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Todd Thorpeface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER NEWTOWN -- His stats weren't overwhelming. But returning from a serious ankle injury, ...
Girls hoops tourney still accepting teams [Derived headline]
Oct 06, 2007 ... Girls hoops tourney still accepting teams The Central Bucks West girls basketball team will hold a 3-on-3 tournament for girls in grades four through 12 from 5 to 10 p.m. next Saturday at the CB West High School main gym. Each age group will be given a start time and schedule ...