Elmer Smith: Time for Ackerman to get specific with her accusations

Elmer Smith: Time for Ackerman to get specific with her accusations: WHATEVER ELSE you can say about Arlene Ackerman's $905,000 buyout, you can't call it hush money.
The former school-district superintendent has been on blast since she floated to a soft landing in her public/private parachute Wednesday. In extended interviews with Education Week, Fox 29 and WURD-AM, Ackerman unleashed a torrent of direct hits and glancing blows at the mayor and the School Reform Commission.

Elmer Smith: Time for Ackerman to get specific with her accusations

Elmer Smith: Time for Ackerman to get specific with her accusations: WHATEVER ELSE you can say about Arlene Ackerman's $905,000 buyout, you can't call it hush money.
The former school-district superintendent has been on blast since she floated to a soft landing in her public/private parachute Wednesday. In extended interviews with Education Week, Fox 29 and WURD-AM, Ackerman unleashed a torrent of direct hits and glancing blows at the mayor and the School Reform Commission.

Elmer Smith: Time for Ackerman to get specific with her accusations

Elmer Smith: Time for Ackerman to get specific with her accusations: WHATEVER ELSE you can say about Arlene Ackerman's $905,000 buyout, you can't call it hush money.
The former school-district superintendent has been on blast since she floated to a soft landing in her public/private parachute Wednesday. In extended interviews with Education Week, Fox 29 and WURD-AM, Ackerman unleashed a torrent of direct hits and glancing blows at the mayor and the School Reform Commission.

Teens nearly airmail postal worker with bomb

Teens nearly airmail postal worker with bomb: Two 13-year-old boys are facing aggravated-assault charges after slipping a homemade bomb into a postal worker's mail cart Thursday, police said.

Marshals nab robbery suspect

Marshals nab robbery suspect: U.S. Marshals found a fugitive - accused of robbing a Wendy's in Germantown on Aug. 16 and breaking through the drive-through window of a McDonald's in East Germantown on Aug. 18 - hiding in the crawlspace of his girlfriend's house in upstate New York yesterday.

Halladay delayed as Phils adjust rotation again

Halladay delayed as Phils adjust rotation again: Upset baseball was not played this weekend? So was Roy Halladay, who saw his second straight start affected by inclement weather.

Halladay delayed as Phils adjust rotation again

Halladay delayed as Phils adjust rotation again: Upset baseball was not played this weekend? So was Roy Halladay, who saw his second straight start affected by inclement weather.

Man jumps White House fence

Man jumps White House fence: "An unidentified man who jumped the White House fence on Tuesday was apprehended by uniformed Secret Service officers who approached him with guns drawn.

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Principal fired over writings on race

Principal fired over writings on race: "The principal of a Catholic elementary school in the Bronx has been fired because of his writings on race and white supremacy, the Archdiocese of New York said Tuesday.

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Another child left outside casino

Another child left outside casino: "AFTER HER FATHER left her alone in his car on Saturday afternoon, when temperatures soared above 90, the 6-year-old girl was found running through the Parx Casino parking lot screaming "Papa!""

Black newswoman overcame bias, boors

Black newswoman overcame bias, boors: "IT WASN'T EASY for award-winning journalist Carole Simpson to break into the news industry.
She had three strikes against her: She was black, a woman, and inexperienced."

Mariano bets he's a funny guy?

Mariano bets he's a funny guy?: "CITY COUNCILMAN . . . convicted felon . . . stand-up comedian?
That's the new career path former Councilman Rick Mariano is shooting for these days as he mines his time in City Hall and federal prison for chuckles."

Tattle: 'Men' to open season by burying Charlie?

Tattle: 'Men' to open season by burying Charlie?: "TRYING to predict TV plots is harder than picking horses because there's no much bad information leaked by producers to stir up interest, but the rumor mill says "Two and a Half Men" will kick off this year with a two-part episode centered on Ch"

City Howl Help Desk: SEPTA declines to shut up the QuietCar yakkers

City Howl Help Desk: SEPTA declines to shut up the QuietCar yakkers: "FRANK McNamara knows exactly where to stand on the Suburban Station platform so he can walk right onto the QuietRide car on SEPTA's Fox Chase line. The quiet car, the first on the regional rail trains during peak hours, is supposed to offer a little getaway - no loud rings, never-ending conversations or headphones blasting."

Nude photos lead N.J. politician to quit

Nude photos lead N.J. politician to quit: "SOUTH JERSEY political figure who allegedly took nude pictures of himself and emailed them to a Chicago woman he had never met quit his office yesterday."