The Intelligencer back issues from August 2008:
Bucks man pleads not guilty in asylum scheme [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bucks man pleads not guilty in asylum scheme PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Bucks County man accused of coaching asylum seekers to lie to immigration officials has pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Thirty-three-year-old David Lynn of Northampton pleaded not guilty Thursday to visa ...
Hatboro fire company eyes new home; When Hatboro [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Hatboro fire company eyes new home face=+Bold; By Rich Pietrasface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER When Hatboro built its firehouse in 1972, Enterprise Fire Co. Chief Fred Zollers admits it wasn't the "ideal building." Now, he says, they need more. After securing state ...
Miller-Keystone blood drives set; Miller-Keystone [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Miller-Keystone blood drives set Miller-Keystone Blood Center will hold blood drives at the following locations. Information: 610-691-5850. face=+Bold; Aug. 18:face=-Bold; 3 to 7 p.m.,Trinity Lutheran Church, 102 N. Hellertown Road, Quakertown, 800-223-6667, ...
Group home eases worry of parents; Why not build a [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Group home eases worry of parents face=+Italic; Why not build a group home on the grounds of a retirement community so parents could retire near their disabled children? An answer came Thursday.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Aubrey Whelanface=-Bold; STAFF ...
Wedding dress blues; A Warminster man put a [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Wedding dress blues face=+Italic; A Warminster man put a wedding dress up for sale on eBay, claiming he needs the proceeds to help pay for his divorce.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Dom Cosentinoface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER When the going gets tough, the tough sell ...
Triple bill sure to satisfy with pop, rock and [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Triple bill sure to satisfy with pop, rock and reggae face=+Bold; By Marty Franzenface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER Plenty of choices for fans among this week's area shows. Do you see Sheryl Crow or Counting Crows? Toots or Duffy? The triple bill of ...
'Swing Vote' sinks in a sea of clichs; Even the [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... "Swing Vote' sinks in a sea of clichs face=+Bold; By Lou Gaulface=-Bold; THE INTELLIGENCER Even the Joker might consider the creators of "Swing Vote" guilty of inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on viewers. In the farfetched PG-13 political comedy, Bud ...
Friendly game; Rick Kintzel/Staff Photographer [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... face=+Bold; Friendly gameface=-Bold; Rick Kintzel/Staff Photographer Mark Schmoyer, 12, goes for the rim while playing basketball with his ...
Al-Qaida commander killed in Afghanistan; CAIRO [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Al-Qaida commander killed in Afghanistan CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Al-Qaida has posted a statement on the Internet saying one of its commanders in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. airstrike. Abu Abdullah al-Shami was one ...
Cat 'hoarder' facing charges; Authorities removed [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Cat "hoarder' facing charges face=+Italic; Authorities removed 29 cats from a squalid apartment in Warminster this week.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Annie Taskerface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER Authorities removed 29 cats this week from a flea-infested Warminster ...
Phils win 5th straight; They swept the Nationals [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Phils win 5th straight They swept the Nationals, 8-4. C 1 Rick Kintzel/Staff Photographer Nikki Thompson, of the Bucks County SPCA in Lahaska, tries to remove a kitten from her blouse at the shelter. The kittens were among 29 cats rescued from a Warminster ...
Back to the; classroom; Four local grade school [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Back to the classroom face=+Italic; Four local grade school teachers are learning from Arkema scientists this week and bringing back the lessons for their students.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By John Anastasiface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER Arkema Inc., a ...
Dow; 11,378.02; -205.67; Nasdaq; 2,325.55; -4.17 [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... face=+Bold; Dowface=-Bold; face=+Bold; 11,378.02face=-Bold; face=+Bold; -205.67face=-Bold; face=+Bold; Nasdaqface=-Bold; face=+Bold; 2,325.55face=-Bold; face=+Bold; -4.17face=-Bold; ...
Horsham security; firm names new CEO; Mace [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Horsham security firm names new CEO Mace Security International Inc., which manufactures and sells Mace-branded pepper spray and electronic surveillance systems and runs a chain of car washes, has hired security industry veteran Dennis Raefield as its new president and chief ...
David Garrett /Staff Photographer; Police and [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... David Garrett /Staff Photographer Police and firefighters investigate the scene on ...
Boscov's VP: Chain is ailing, not failing; All [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Boscov's VP: Chain is ailing, not failing face=+Italic; All options are on the table, the retail chain says, including bankruptcy.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Crissa Shoemaker Debreeface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER Boscov's, one of the country's largest -- and last -- ...
Districts looking; for ways to save gas; Pennridge [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Italic; Districts lookingface=-Italic; face=+Italic; for ways to save gasface=-Italic; face=+Italic; Pennridge is reducing its late runs for after school activities.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Rachel Canelliface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER As another ...
Bush says security gains in Iraq may last [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bush says security gains in Iraq may last WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trumpeting progress in Iraq, President Bush said for the first time Thursday that security improvements now have a "degree of durability" -- an assertion that appeared to lay the groundwork for an announcement in coming weeks ...
Honor Roll; Central Bucks South; Fourth Marking [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honor Roll Central Bucks South face=+Bold; Fourth Marking Periodface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Distinguished Honorsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Grade 12face=-Bold; Nicole Adams, Jihad Al-Asha, Kevin S. Albright, Lucas J. Ballasy, Blaine Bartolanzo, Steven Alexander ...
Bucks man is charged with damaging a Boeing [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Bucks man is charged with damaging a Boeing Chinook helicopter face=+Bold; By Brian Scheidface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER A Bucks County man was charged Thursday with slashing the wires of a nearly $24 million Chinook helicopter in May at Boeing's Ridley Township plant, an ...
Schwarzenegger orders cuts amid fiscal crisis [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Schwarzenegger orders cuts amid fiscal crisis SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- With California's cash dwindling and legislators still debating a new budget, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated thousands of part-time and temporary state positions Thursday and ordered that 200,000 state ...
Honor Roll; Central Bucks West; Fourth Marking [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honor Roll Central Bucks West face=+Bold; Fourth Marking Periodface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Distinguished Honorsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Grade 12face=-Bold; Chelsea Alexander, Hannah Anthony, Concetta Bagnato, Patrick Bagnick, Michele Bartow, Jesse Baum, ...
Upper Moreland; Man charged after attempting to [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Upper Moreland Man charged after attempting to flee police: Correy L. Llewellyn, 19, of the 7400 block of Andrews Avenue, has been charged with fleeing and eluding police, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, recklessly endangering another person, receiving stolen property, and ...
Honor Roll; Christopher Dock; Fourth Quarter [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honor Roll Christopher Dock face=+Bold; Fourth Quarterface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Grade 12face=-Bold; Carolyn Ambrose, Angela Bishop, K. Grace Burkholder, Erin Butler, Yihua Chen, Kate Clough, Tina Cunningham, Joshua Delp, Tahnee Delp, Hillary Dennis, Breanna ...
Doylestown; Teacher found dead in his home; David [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Doylestown Teacher found dead in his home face=+Italic; David Price, 55, died of natural causes, police said.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Christopher Ruvoface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER David Price devoted 26 years to teaching students in the Central Bucks ...
Eric Williams of Warminster was the boy who [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Drowning victim identified as Bucks County teen face=+Italic; Eric Williams of Warminster was the boy who drowned in a state park lake. His death has intensified focus on the state's decision to eliminate lifeguards at all but one state park beach.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By ...
Driver, 69, charged in road rage incident; Police [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Driver, 69, charged in road rage incident face=+Italic; Police say a Warrington man impersonated a police officer and tried to force a car of terrified women from a heavily traveled stretch of Route 611.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Christopher Ruvoface=-Bold; STAFF ...
WASHINGTON -- Federal law requires the shirt [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; By Trish Choateface=-Bold; SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON -- Federal law requires the shirt on your back to have a label revealing the country it came from, but fresh jalapenos that can travel from your grocer's shelves to your stomach have no such ...
5,000-mile; ride helps; familyreconnect; The [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... face=+Bold; 5,000-mileface=-Bold; face=+Bold; ride helpsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; familyreconnectface=-Bold; The motorcycle had always been Mark Barr's oasis. Whenever life would start pinching him on the backside, he would snap on his helmet and ride. The ...
Fascination with Heath Ledger no doubt swells the [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Fascination with Heath Ledger no doubt swells the mobs going to see "The Dark Knight," the new Batman movie. Ledger's brilliance as the psycho Joker has spawned speculation that the actor's own descent in drug madness had fueled his demonic performance. Ledger died of an apparently ...
More cities move to stop heat deaths; PHOENIX (AP) [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... More cities move to stop heat deaths PHOENIX (AP) -- The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke. But she had come to the right place, a church turned into a refuge ...
Maya Alleruzzo/Associated Press; Iraqi men are [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Maya Alleruzzo/Associated Press Iraqi men ...
Aiding veterans; Jordan Glider of Boy Scout Troop [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Aiding veterans Jordan Glider of Boy Scout Troop 6 in Doylestown is helping area veterans for the second year in a row. In conjunction with John DeBella's second annual WMGK Veterans' Radiothon, he will raise money for the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-service ...
Man guilty of involuntary manslaughter; The [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Italic; Man guilty of involuntary manslaughterface=-Italic; The victim's mother called the judge's decision "an injustice." face=+Bold; By Ben Finleyface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER PHILADELPHIA -- A 21-year-old Middletown man was found guilty of involuntary ...
Gets training; Kevin Clark, son of William Clark [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Gets training Kevin Clark, son of William Clark and Pattie Beans-Clark of Doylestown, a student at the University of Pittsburg, and an Air Force ROTC cadet, spent three ...
Spending on kids: Enough already; We parents on [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Spending on kids: Enough alreadyface=-Bold; face=+Bold; By BETSY HARTface=-Bold; SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE We parents on average spend five times more on our kids today than we did 25 year ago, and that's in real dollars. So David Briggs, head of the Good ...
Bent on revenge, and setting a bad eggs-ample; A [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Bent on revenge, and setting a bad eggs-ample face=+Italic; A man and woman face felony charges after egging 400 cars over a period of 14 months. Police say they admitted the acts.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Christopher Ruvoface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER An eye for ...
Centennial; If you are interested in buying [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Centennial If you are interested in buying tickets for the April 26 event, have memories to share or want to join the anniversary events mailing list, call the Leary anniversary hot line at 215-441-6070 or e-mail leary50th@aol.com. Someone will get back to you. To get more information ...
Troubled times ahead for next President; To the [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... face=+Bold; Troubled times ahead for next Presidentface=-Bold; To the Editor: I sense a growing and disturbing disconnect in this election cycle. Accounts of national and global events that have seriously impacted our lives are reported in the media, and yet the campaign for ...
NASA/Associated Press; This image provided by NASA [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... NASA/Associated Press This image provided by NASA shows a full-circle panoramic view of the Phoenix ...
Notables; Earns designation; Honors issued; WEST [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Notables Earns designation BUCKS COUNTY: face=+Bold; Aaron Gitler,face=-Bold; a graduate of Central Bucks East High School and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has been designated a 2008 Rita Allen Foundaiton Scholar. The designation comes with ...
Former Time managing editor Otto Fuerbringer dies [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Former Time managing editor Otto Fuerbringer dies at 97 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Otto Fuerbringer, who was Time magazine's managing editor during the turbulent 1960s when it famously asked: "Is God Dead?" on the cover and switched to opposing the Vietnam War, has died. He was ...
Laura E. Duhrkoff; Laura E. Duhrkoff of Cape May [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... face=+Bold; Laura E. Duhrkoffface=-Bold; Laura E. Duhrkoff of Cape May Court House, N.J. passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008. She was 84. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Duhrkoff. Born in Philadelphia to the late Howard and Dorothy Watkins, she ...
Specter skeptical; of Blues merger; The joining of [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Specter skeptical of Blues merger face=+Italic; The joining of Independence Blue Cross and Highmark would create the nation's third largest health insurer.face=-Italic; WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators on Thursday said they were concerned that mergers among health ...
9 charged in death of teen; They include the [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... 9 charged in death of teen face=+Italic; They include the mother and father of the 14-year-old girl, social workers and friends of the family.face=-Italic; PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The parents of a disabled teen who wasted away from neglect, and four social workers assigned to ...
House Democrats spend $1.4M on bonus probe [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... House Democrats spend $1.4M on bonus probe HARRISBURG (AP) -- The state House Democratic caucus disclosed Thursday that it has paid lawyers and consultants more than $1.4 million in public money for help responding to an investigation into whether government funds and resources were ...
Patton acquitted in girlfriend's death; The [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Patton acquitted in girlfriend's death face=+Italic; The Bucks County attorney was convicted on lesser charges of DUI and reckless endangerment.face=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Laurie Masonface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER As Heather Demou's family seethed silently Thursday ...
Summer splashes; David Garrett/Staff Photographer [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Summer splashes David Garrett/Staff Photographer Meghan Kennedy (left) of Perkasie reaches the top of the Aqua ...
Religion Briefs; Bible school set [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Religion Briefs Bible school set TRUMBAUERSVILLE: face=+Bold; Christ United Church of Christface=-Bold; and face=+Bold; Christ Lutheran Churchface=-Bold; will sponsor the "Rainforest Adventure" vacation Bible school 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 11 ...
Our emotions and the Olympic Games; Do feelings [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Italic; Our emotions and the Olympic Gamesface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Don Roseface=-Bold; ASSISTANT PASTOR, BRYN ATHYN CATHEDRAL Do feelings stir within you when you see great processions of people? To see athletes by the thousands march in Olympic ceremonies can ...
Red Cross schedules blood drives; The American Red [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Red Cross schedules blood drives The American Red Cross has scheduled blood drives. Information: 800-448-3543 or www.pleasegiveblood.org. face=+Bold; Aug.11face=-Bold; : 1:30 to 7:30 p.m., Deep Run Mennonite Church, 350 Kellers Church Road, Bedminster; 1 to 7 p.m., SCU - bus ...
Reunions; GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF JANUARY [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Reunions face=+Bold; GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF JANUARY AND JUNE 1959,face=-Bold; April 2009. Information: 609-788-4638 or www.germantown1959.org. face=+Bold; ...
In School; On honor rolls; PHILLIPS EXETER [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... In School On honor rolls PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY: face=+Bold; Joshua Taylorface=-Bold; of Doylestown was named to the highest honors list. THE GUNNERY:face=+Bold; Adam R. Desanctisface=-Bold; of Warrington was named to the honors list. Attend ...
National Merit Scholarships awarded; Winners of [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... National Merit Scholarships awarded Winners of the National Merit Scholarships included: David M. Essenthier, Huntingdon Valley, Lower Moreland High School, National Merit Lehigh University Scholarship. Bryan Q. Zhao, Lansdale, Methacton High School, National Merit ...
Senior Notes; Silverdale; Memorial planned [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Senior Notes Silverdale Memorial planned face=+Bold; Pennridge Community Senior Centerface=-Bold; is planting a green memorial of 200 shrubs around the parking lot and detention basin. To memorialize a friend or family member, contact the center by Labor Day. Donation ...
Northampton; Former police officer found dead [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Northampton Former police officer found dead face=+Bold; By Matt Coughlin and Ben Finleyface=-Bold; STAFF WRITERS Authorities are investigating the death of a retired Bensalem police officer whose body was discovered in the backyard of his Northampton home ...
Raise retirement age; to save Social Security? [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Raise retirement age to save Social Security? WASHINGTON (AP) -- Want to keep Social Security from going bankrupt? Make future recipients wait longer for their first benefit check because they probably will live longer anyway, an influential group of actuaries says. The ...
State Briefs; Oshkosh, Wis.; Two Pa. men killed [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... State Briefs Oshkosh, Wis. Two Pa. men killed in plane crash Two Pennsylvania men are dead after their small plane crashed at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. The home-built Lancair Legacy crashed at about 9:35 a.m. Thursday while attempting to land at ...
Teacher facing charges of having sex with student [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... face=+Italic; Teacher facing charges of having sex with studentface=-Italic; face=+Bold; By Dom Cosentinoface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER A Montgomery County man who teaches at a New Jersey high school was indicted by a Mercer County, N.J., grand jury Thursday on charges of ...
Honor Roll; William Tennent; Fourth Marking [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honor Roll William Tennent face=+Bold; Fourth Marking Periodface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Distinguished Honorsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Grade 12face=-Bold; Nicole Ardis, Asia Birch, Angela Ciarlante, Mia Donnelly, Kevin Fischer, Timothy Hart, Caitlynn Johnson, ...
Honor Roll; Unami Middle; Fourth Marking Period [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honor Roll Unami Middle face=+Bold; Fourth Marking Periodface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Distinguished Honorsface=-Bold; face=+Bold; Grade 9face=-Bold; Anne Briones, Virginia Edwards, Katherine Fein, Thomas Hong, Patricia Jancova, Ashley Kershaw, Lauren ...
U.S. Briefs; Owatonna, Minn.; Small jet crashes;at [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... U.S. Briefs Owatonna, Minn. Small jet crashes;at least 8 killed A small jet crashed Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing at least eight people, including casino and construction executives. Sheriff Gary Ringhofer said there ...
Karadzic skirmishes with U.N. war crimes court [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... Karadzic skirmishes with U.N. war crimes court THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic had his first skirmishes with the U.N. war crimes tribunal Thursday: He was cut short by the judge when he tried to protest his arrest, and put on notice that the ...
Missing man found dead; A 60-year-old Warwick man [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... Missing man found dead face=+Bold; By Rich Pietrasface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER A 60-year-old Warwick man was found dead Thursday in a wooded area near Creek Road, just east of the Route 263 overpass in Warwick, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot ...
"It's the kind of juvenile behavior you [Derived headline]
Aug 01, 2008 ... "It's the kind of juvenile behavior you expect from children." Montgomery ...