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  • A course uses art to sharpen police officers observation

    , an impressionist masterpiece depicting lush gardens and a lily pond. Ronald Sirianni of the Philadelphia Police Crime Scene Unit closed his eyes as instructed and concentrated as other officers fired off details: "Rust-colored water, falling foliage, a weeping willow-type tree . . ." With that, Sirianni opened his eyes and, though he had never seen the painting, selected it from ...

  • Phila. Council panel advances school bailout bill

    Story Highlights Thousands of Philadelphia students left their classes at noon to protest proposed education cuts Friday. The students attracted supportive "honks" from drivers passing the mid-day scene. The school district is facing a $304 million spending gap in the next fiscal ...

  • Angelo Errichetti dies ex-Camden mayor was Abscam figure

    New Camden Mayor Can Call On A Lifetime Of Getting Jobs Done Gwendolyn Faison Inherits A Government Embroiled In Turmoil. Pending Legislation Would Strip All Power From The Mayor's ...

  • Arthur Henshey Moss 82 lawyer

    Arthur Henshey Moss, 82, of Wayne, who practiced law in Philadelphia for 40 years, died Thursday, May 9, of complications from pneumonia at his home. Before retiring in 2000, Mr. Moss spent four decades with the firm of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads. He started as an associate and became a partner. Mr. Moss was a corporate and securities lawyer whose specialty was municipal ...

  • Sweeney tells Rowan grads Dont settle

    At the Rowan University commencement, NJ State Senate President Steve Sweeney was the speaker on 5/17/13. Here, he waits with Dr. Ali Houshmand, Rowan president, left; and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Linda Rohrer. ( APRIL SAUL / Staff ...


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Movie Review

Crazed Fruit (Kurutta Kajitsu) [DVD]

Crazed Fruit (Kurutta Kajitsu) [DVD]

In the United States, the 1950s was the decade of the juvenile delinquent film. Although there were antecedents, the cycle was really kick-started by 1955s The Blackboard Jungle, which scandalized audiences not only with its depiction of rough, switchblade-wielding youth bucking au ... ...

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  • Mega Millions won in N.J. Va.

    A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia. They matched all the numbers drawn Friday night: 11, 15, 35, 43 and 49, with a Mega Ball of 41. Winners usually take the cash payout, which in this case would be $70 million each. Before taxes, of ...

  • Barnes Foundation marks its first year in its Philadelphia home

    Painted portrait of Dr. Albert C. Barnes in the entrance to the gallery in the new Barnes Museum in Philadelphia. ( ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ...

  • Corbett urges Villanova Law graduates to emulate Lincoln More

    Gov. Corbett urged Villanova Law School graduates to embody the passion of Abraham Lincoln and the integrity of Thomas More as they embark on their careers.At the school's commencement today, Corbett praised those men, both lawyers, for standing up for what they believed in, even though it ultimately cost them their lives.Both "chose honor over convenience," Corbett told an ...

  • IRS Grilled on Political Bias

    WASHINGTON - The firestorm buffeting the IRS intensified Friday as lawmakers began what they promised would be an extensive effort to learn whether there was any political motivation or White House involvement in the agency's recently acknowledged misdeeds. Fueling those concerns, J. Russell George, the Treasury Department's top tax watchdog, said Friday that he had informed top ...

  • N.J. justice pushes back against Christies criticism

    New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice Barry T. Albin gestures Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in Trenton, N.J., as the Court heard arguments on a new chapter in its decades-long dilemma over what the state must do to provide an adequate education for children in its poorest communities. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, ...

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