Which Vick will Eagles get this season?

Which Vick will Eagles get this season?: "THE EAGLES will open training camp today at Lehigh with Mike Vick as their starting quarterback. If you're an Eagles fan, that should make you a little nervous. Excited, but also nervous."

Peyton will just have to make do

Peyton will just have to make do: "PEYTON MANNING doesn't care how much it may hurt the Colts, he's not settling for a penny less than $25 million a year."

Peace, film and fashion with Charlie Mack

Peace, film and fashion with Charlie Mack: "EVEN WITH HIS CACHE of celebrity friends and Hollywood connections, Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston gives local artists the chance to showcase their talent during his annual star-studded charity events."

Spike gives Downey's CPR

Spike gives Downey's CPR: "IT WASN'T EASY for Spike TV's "Bar Rescue" to whip tax deadbeat Downey's Irish Pub and Restaurant, at Front and South streets, back into shape."

John Baer: With his national exposure growing, might Nutter get Obama appointment?

John Baer: With his national exposure growing, might Nutter get Obama appointment?: "MAYOR Nutter's grabbing some down time on vacation. I figure I'll seize the moment for speculation about his future.
Seems to me Hizzoner's headed into a second term (oh, he's not?) with a clear eye on pumping up his national profile."

Reps: No pensions for pedophiles

Reps: No pensions for pedophiles: "IN THE WAKE of a Daily News report yesterday on former city workers with felony convictions receiving pensions, two state lawmakers said they were drafting legislation to close a loophole in pension law."

Elmer Smith: News of Butch Lewis' passing packs a punch

Elmer Smith: News of Butch Lewis' passing packs a punch: "NEWS REPORTS say that legendary boxing promoter Butch Lewis died of a massive heart attack.
That sounds about right to me. Because Butch had a massive heart."

He's Michael Vick: Comeback Person of the Year

He's Michael Vick: Comeback Person of the Year: "HERE IN PHILLY, we think we know everything about Michael Vick.
We know the big stuff: The hardscrabble youth in Newport News, Va. The breakout stardom at Virginia Tech. The 2001 draft, in which he became the first African-American quarterback to be taken first overall. The sold-out games in Atlanta. The $130 million contract with the Falcons - the biggest in NFL history."

Drugstore robbed for second time this month

Drugstore robbed for second time this month: "DRUGSTORE ROBBED FOR 2ND TIME THIS MONTH
Washington Lane near Crittenden in East Germantown
A Rite Aid robbed at gunpoint earlier this month was held up again at 8:30 last night, police said. No injuries were reported."

Stardom made Amy Winehouse's addiction battle tougher

Stardom made Amy Winehouse's addiction battle tougher: "Amy Winehouse's death, a month after fans in Belgrade booed her from a stage for slurring and forgetting lyrics, raises questions about what could have prevented the tragedy.

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Love took tragic turn for couple

Love took tragic turn for couple: "DWARD WILSON was once madly in love with Antoinette Austin, a woman 28 years his junior who had been living with him for eight years in his West Philadelphia home."

City pension debt is $500M a year

City pension debt is $500M a year: "HE PENNSYLVANIA Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, the city's fiscal watchdog, yesterday approved Mayor Nutter's five-year financial plan, though board chairman Sam Katz raised concerns about the future of the city's pension fund."

Tattle: Amy's dad: 'Goodnight, my angel'

Tattle: Amy's dad: 'Goodnight, my angel': "FOLLOWING THE JEWISH tradition of a quick funeral, Amy Winehouse was laid to rest yesterday in London.
The singer's father, mother and brother and close friends, along with band members and celebrities - producer Mark Ronson; "Fashion Police" personality Kelly Osbourne, her hair piled beehive-high in tribute to Amy's trademark style - were among several hundred mourners at Edgwarebury Cemetery in north London."

Inconvenience stores: Since '33, LCB has made the purchase of alcohol tough, pricey

Inconvenience stores: Since '33, LCB has made the purchase of alcohol tough, pricey: "IT'S 7:05 P.M. SATURDAY. Poker night. And your liquor supply is running dangerously low.
You hop in the car and head for the state border."

Briefly... CITY/REGION

Briefly...
CITY/REGION: "PHILADELPHIA POST-OFFICE PERIL? The Old City post office in a building that Benjamin Franklin once owned is on the Postal Service's list of branches that could close."

Summertime Health Hazards

Summertime Health Hazards: "

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NFL back in waiting-game mode, with players yet to vote on deal

NFL back in waiting-game mode, with players yet to vote on deal: "THE EAGLES AND other NFL teams do not plan to open practice facilities today, even though NFL general counsel Jeffrey Pash said Thursday night they could do that without the NFL Players Association ratifying the agreement the NFL is hoping will end the lockout."

NFL back in waiting-game mode, with players yet to vote on deal

NFL back in waiting-game mode, with players yet to vote on deal: "THE EAGLES AND other NFL teams do not plan to open practice facilities today, even though NFL general counsel Jeffrey Pash said Thursday night they could do that without the NFL Players Association ratifying the agreement the NFL is hoping will end the lockout."

Defense: Hero cop shot suspect from behind

Defense: Hero cop shot suspect from behind: "A forensic pathologist and three eyewitnesses this week told a Philadelphia jury that Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth shot John James in the leg from behind while the Kensington man drove a motorcycle down a sidewalk in his neighborhood on Sept. 15, 2009."

Hubby was cheap, she wanted him gone

Hubby was cheap, she wanted him gone: "Yudeka Valdez was angry with her estranged husband. As federal prosecutors tell it, she was upset that he wasn't being more generous with living expenses, especially for monthly payments on her Mercedes SUV."

Cop shoots man who grabbed officer's gun

Cop shoots man who grabbed officer's gun: "A plainclothes police officer shot and critically wounded a man who had wrestled away another officer's gun during a struggle in South Philadelphia early yesterday, police said."

N.J. man charged in Ben Franklin Bridge attack

N.J. man charged in Ben Franklin Bridge attack: "1N.J. MAN CHARGED IN BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE ATTACK
A Blackwood man has been arrested in connection with a sex assault on the Ben Franklin Bridge, and could face another charge of groping, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office."

Chaput won't lead Philadelphia Archdiocese quietly

Chaput won't lead Philadelphia Archdiocese quietly: "HE'S RIPPED into the death penalty, decried the ubiquity of guns in America, fought for the rights of immigrants - and told the National Catholic Reporter this week that "if we don't love the poor, and do all we can to improve their lot, we're going to go to hell.""

PLAYING TAG: Will Wildwood's free beaches soon charge a fee?

PLAYING TAG: Will Wildwood's free beaches soon charge a fee?: "WILDWOOD'S wide, windswept beaches have always been free, even if your legs pay a small toll.
The kids can get whiny and the beach chairs can dig into sunburned shoulders during that long trek from the boardwalk to the waves, but the surf washes all that away. Wallets, except for what's shelled out for some ice-cream sandwiches, make it through the hot sand unscathed."

Shot by cop, he is found not guilty on assault charges

Shot by cop, he is found not guilty on assault charges: "A man accused of using a motorcycle to attempt to run over a controversial police officer was found not guilty of aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime and simple assault."

Accused of misleading students & feds, CHI Institute to pay $1.6M

Accused of misleading students & feds, CHI Institute to pay $1.6M: "A for-profit career college agreed to settle federal allegations yesterday that it failed to provide its students with the educational program it promised."

Assistant U.S. attorney suspended for fundraising violation

Assistant U.S. attorney suspended for fundraising violation: "Assistant U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid will be suspended for 100 days without pay for accepting political contributions for two Republican candidates from two staff members, according to an agreement reached with the U.S. Justice Department and Office of Special Counsel."

Frying times in Philly as thermometer hits 104

Frying times in Philly as thermometer hits 104: "IT MAY NOT look like it, but the Swann Fountain at Logan Square is not a swimming pool.
But with temperatures in Philadelphia reaching a record high of 103 degrees yesterday, even the Fairmount Park Commission realized that trying to keep people out would have been a losing battle."

Yanks' Sabathia tops Indians

Yanks' Sabathia tops Indians: "CLEVELAND - CC Sabathia took out any anger for being snubbed as an all-star by striking out 11 in seven shutout innings, Curtis Granderson homered twice and Derek Jeter moved closer to 3,000 career hits as the New York Yankees roughed up the Cleveland Indians, 9-2, on Tuesday night."

Council to tackle redrawing district boundaries

Council to tackle redrawing district boundaries: "City Council plans to spend the summer coming up with a new set of boundaries for its 10 districts. Former Councilman Rick Mariano says it may be a long, hot summer - regardless of the weather."

Penn doctor's disabilities a springboard to helping others

Penn doctor's disabilities a springboard to helping others: "Margaret Stineman spent many of her formative years in the slow classes that were then the domain of children who were, as she delicately puts it, "not achieving.""

Injured Giffords staffer returns to work

Injured Giffords staffer returns to work: "Ron Barber was standing near U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when a gunman shot her in the head at January's meet-and-greet event in Tucson.

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Key to Obama's Twitter town hall: #jobs

Key to Obama's Twitter town hall: #jobs: "President Barack Obama will answer questions about the economy and jobs Wednesday during his first Twitter town hall meeting.

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Obama, Boehner had weekend debt talk

Obama, Boehner had weekend debt talk: "President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met over the weekend as part of ongoing negotiations on an agreement to reduce the country's deficit, a Republican official told CNN late Tuesday.

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Parkway 'stampede' after 4th-festivities gunfire rumor

Parkway 'stampede' after 4th-festivities gunfire rumor: "Rumors of shots being fired on the Ben Franklin Parkway during the Fourth of July fireworks Monday night sent hundreds of people stampeding down the street and left spectators terrified, witnesses said yesterday."

Marc Lamont Hill: Ackerman is not without blame

Marc Lamont Hill: Ackerman is not without blame: "FOR MONTHS, the city has been buzzing that Superintendent Arlene Ackerman was being forced to resign. By last week, the rumors had gotten so pervasive that "experts" predicted a formal announcement within hours, forcing Ackerman to issue a public statement that she had no intention of leaving."

Casey Anthony case: Just the latest soap-opera trial

Casey Anthony case: Just the latest soap-opera trial: "It was a long, hot summer of great import for the United States - only months after a course-changing election, and on the cusp of monumental decisions about war and tax cuts and, as it turned out, a national tragedy of epic proportions."