Recently added articles from The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA):
Two views, one of them respectful, of Garibaldi.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Carlin Romano "Garibaldi: Citizen of the World" by Alfonso Scirocco, translated by Alan Cameron; Princeton University Press ($35) "Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero" by Lucy Riall; Yale University Press ($35) ___ Goodbye, Columbus, ...
Sony's e-book, a few glitches yet pretty nifty.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Frank Wilson In July, when I went on vacation, I decided to take along the essays of Michel de Montaigne _ all of them, in a single volume running to 3,271 pages. A heavy and unwieldy choice, right? Not at all. The whole thing fitted nicely into a packet less than half ...
Germany's Turks provide a lesson on immigration.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jonathan V. Last Immigration reform has fallen off the public agenda, for now. It's just as well. For wealthy, prosperous countries, immigration is not a problem to be fixed; it is a continuing condition to be continually managed. So as we move the topic to the back of ...
Ending of HIV vaccine trial jolts industry.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Karl Stark PHILADELPHIA _ It wasn't a definitive blow, but it sure sent shock waves through the AIDS world when Merck & Co. Inc. decided late last month to pull its HIV vaccine trial. Merck had assembled the latest thinking on a 20-year quest to attack the ...
Fasting during Ramadan makes some Muslims `more contemplative'.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: David O'Reilly PHILADEPHIA _ If the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is a time of fasting, what are those fragrant aromas wafting through the halls and up the stairs of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship mosque in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood? Some hint of ...
Linkage between Burma's suffering and Olympics won't go away.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Trudy Rubin On Aug. 8, 2008, the summer Olympics will begin in Beijing. The date is not accidental. The number eight represents good fortune in Chinese culture. But that date _ 8/08/08 _ falls exactly 20 years after the infamous day Burmese military forces ...
Vampires defanged: What happened to those vintage bloodsuckers of pure evil? Modern versions seem like victims destined to do good.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tirdad Derakhshani Oct. 10--As we head into the Halloween season, one creature you don't have to be frightened by anymore is the vampire. The species is making a startling shift from horrifying to helpful. And we're not talking about tame Transylvanians such as Count ...
Post-dig pace to quicken.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Stephan Salisbury Oct. 10--The National Constitution Center and Independence National Historical Park are close to a new agreement to complete the archaeological work precipitated by excavation on the center's building site more than six years ago. Widely ...
Should the city, like Mom, tell you what's good to eat?
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Dianna Marder Oct. 10--Fast food is often fat food, and eating it -- even once a week -- will probably not bring about weight loss, lower your bad cholesterol, or have a positive effect on your blood pressure. But should the city step in? Should Philadelphia ...
Rendell says casinos stay; neighbors vow to fight on.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Shields Oct. 10--Gov. Rendell yesterday declared the search for alternate casino sites in the city "over," urging neighbors to join in discussions about what happens when -- not if -- the slots parlors are built. In a letter to Gaetano Piccirilli, an ...
Inquiries look at 2 accounts of slain teen.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Barbara Boyer and Robert Moran Oct. 10--As authorities investigate the fatal shooting of a teenager who reportedly lunged at police with a clothing iron, they must determine which of two widely disparate accounts is correct. Did 18-year police veteran ...
Small states, big impact in cheap ads.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Larry Eichel Oct. 10--DES MOINES, Iowa -- One day last week, there was a cartoon in the newspaper here about reports that Mitt Romney's political commercials had run 10,000 times already this year. The drawing showed Romney greeting fellow Republican ...
SEPTA's latest rate headache: Refunds.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Nussbaum Oct. 10--SEPTA's latest consumer-relations headache -- rail passengers stuck with suddenly worthless tickets -- has proved a boon for at least one rider. Steve Driska, an associate professor at Temple University's School of Medicine, mailed in ...
School district to release audit data.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Snyder Oct. 10--The Philadelphia School Reform Commission this morning will release several documents prepared by consultants who conducted an audit of the district's management, a spokeswoman said yesterday. District officials said that the school ...
EDITORIAL: Stem-Cell Research: Nobel oblige.(Editorial)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--That's some prize, that Nobel Prize. Sometimes, though, it comes with a sermon attached. All of the Nobelists announced so far are incredibly deserving. Especially moving is the life story of Mario Capecchi, one of three winners for the Nobel in medicine. At 9, he was ...
Vignola considers run against Fumo.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Marcia Gelbart Oct. 10--As State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo's sole declared challenger funds an extensive poll to assess the senator's weaknesses, another Democrat says he might enter the race. Former City Councilman and City Controller Joseph C. Vignola said ...
BRIEF: Fall into the Schuylkill is fatal to Phila. girl, 3.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Melanie Burney Oct. 10--A 3-year-old girl tossing rocks from an abandoned pier in Southwest Philadelphia last night slipped into the Schuylkill and drowned, police said. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. behind Bartram Village, near 56th Street and ...
Warning for the 'bad guys'.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Maria Panaritis Oct. 10--TRENTON -- Citing New Jersey's soaring prison population and violent-crime upswing, Gov. Corzine yesterday unveiled the first elements of a major crime-fighting policy that takes aim at gang activity and gun crimes. Corzine outlined ...
Report: Flaws risk wrong execution: The American Bar Association urged changes in the Pa. system to better guard against putting an innocent person to death.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: John Shiffman and Angela Couloumbis Oct. 10--HARRISBURG -- From crime scene to courtroom to clemency, the flaws in Pennsylvania's death-penalty system are so pervasive that the state risks executing an innocent person, the American Bar Association said in a report ...
A.C. mystery solved: Mayor is back home.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jacqueline L. Urgo and Maria Panaritis Oct. 10--ATLANTIC CITY -- The perplexing mystery of this seaside casino resort city's missing mayor appears near a conclusion. Mayor Bob Levy, who vanished two weeks ago, had been in a North Jersey psychiatric hospital, ...