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Alycia Lane’s defenders have hit the Internet, and you’d think she’s like Ron Paulbaro or something:
JC said:
I think that everyone needs to mind their own business and stop riding this lady. Probably most people reading this have much more to hide than her, except for the fact that no one cares about what’s going on with you like they do with Miss. Lane.
InternationalGiant said:
Calling this well-educated, attractive, news person names is typical “Philly-ignorant”. You probably have much more to hide than Miss. Lane, except for the fact that no cares if YOU live or die.
I can’t speak for Dan Gross, but I know plenty of people want me dead.
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dmac | 4:45 PM | 12 Comments
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Oh, you all knew this was coming. Dan Gross reports has filed court papers against CBS 3, almost certainly a prelude to a lawsuit (or settlement) with the company.
Lane and attorney Rosen have also asked for any documents or personnel files pertaining to the firing by CBS3 of “any other anchor or reporter of Latina descent, African-American descent or the descent of any other minority group.” Could Lane, dubbed the “Latina Bombshell” by the People Paper’s Stu Bykofsky in 2003, be playing the race card?
Any other minority group, eh? I knew the unfair termination of Chief Halftown would come back to bite CBS 3 in the ass one day.
Alycia Lane files court papers against CBS3 [Phillygossip]
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dmac | 2:37 PM | 8 Comments
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Monday night, the State Senate Rules Committee approved a bill that would presume government records are open, forcing government officials to prove records aren’t public when denying records request. Currently, the state only releases white sheets of paper with “Pennsylvania is Awesome!” written on it.
But guess who voted against it?
The rules committee voted 14-1 to approve this version overhauling the records bill. Sen. Vincent Fumo, a Philadelphia Democrat, was the lone dissenting vote.
It’s okay, Vince. You could simply keep everything private by saying it’s all trade secrets related to alpaca farming or maybe the Seaport Museum, the city’s most important cultural landmark. You may remember a similar lone dissenting vote was cast by everyone’s favorite state rep last year.
Proposal would presume most records open [BCCT]
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dmac | 2:21 PM | 0 Comments
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Hey, are you miserable today? Sure, even if you’re on some legal mind-altering pills, you might still be a little down. Well now you have some validation from a magazine with annoying slideshows using a pointless index of miserableness: We’re the 5th most miserable city in America!
How miserable is Philly? The residents of the City of Brotherly Love once booed Santa Claus and pelted him with snowballs at an Eagles game. Maybe it’s the long commutes, violent crime and plethora of toxic waste sites that has people grumpy. Philadelphia scored in the top 20 in all three areas.
Zzzzzzzzz… oh, I’m sorry, I’ve read “booed Santa Claus” so many times that my brain automatically shuts down when I see it. Anyway, the most miserable city in the country is Detroit, and number three is Flint. Eat it, Michigan, we’re way better than you! Meanwhile, Forbes‘ plan to get people to write about them has worked again with another stupid list.
America’s Most Miserable Cities [Forbes]
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dmac | 1:05 PM | 6 Comments
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New Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey has released his crime plan, and it’s sensible-sounding, at least at first glance.
He wants more cops on the street, fewer homicides, lawful stop-and-frisk techniques in high-crime areas. He also wants to work with the community. (Here’s a summary, .pdf format.) And, in case you’re wondering, Segways are mentioned. Yes!
There are also charts and graphs, which you can see from my (slightly edited) copy of a pie-chart at right. If Pac-Man can just eat enough of those big pellets and chase down flashing blue homicide suspects, maybe we can have a crime reduction in this city after all.
PPD’s Crime-Fighting Strategy, .pdf
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dmac | 12:08 PM | 1 Comment
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Pity the poor, poor white Philadelphia police officer. He is, surely, the most oppressed man on the planet. Having to deal with a black police commissioner, a black mayor… God, how they all manage to even survive is just impressive.
This is pretty much the conclusion you can draw from the unintentionally hilarious Domelights thread on the cop who had white power posters in his locker. Philebrity posted some gems yesterday, but since then I think it’s only gotten better, somehow.
First, some background: Earlier this week, the story broke about a narcotics officer under investigation for having a poster that said “blue by day, white by night” in his locker. Today the Daily News adds some more details: It was actually two stickers, one with the cop/KKK slogan and another simply saying “White Power.” The DN story even references the album cover I posted yesterday (and with this post): “For example, an anarchist punk band called MDC, sometimes calling itself ‘Millions of Dead Cops,’ used a version of the image on an album in the 1980s.”
The officer, Scott Schweizer, says the stickers were placed on the outside of his locker as a practical joke and he simply moved them inside instead of throwing them out or something sensible.
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dmac | 11:52 AM | 12 Comments
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Up near Stroudsberg — it’s kinda close to Jim Thorpe — a highway maintenance worker was minding his own business, doing his job when he found a woman’s head in a bag along Interstate 380.
And, hey, other workers and cops and anybody near the highways got to join it on the fun, too, as body parts were found in multiple counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania along I-80 like it was a scene out of that movie where the guy tries to get his body parts back or something. (I dunno, I’ve only seen the box at the video store.)
“At this point, no, we are not comfortable we have found all the pieces. We have certainly done a search of Interstate 80 in Monroe, Carbon, Luzerne and Columbia counties. Again, could something be dumped down the side, certainly,” state police Lt. Robert Bartal said.
In case you have the intelligence of a turnip and weren’t sure, police are treating this as a homicide. If you check out NBC 10’s slideshow of the area, you will also note that Thursday night at 11 there will be “sexpert tips” on the news. Bah.
Body Parts Found In Bags Along Northeastern Pa. Highways [NBC 10]
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dmac | 10:19 AM | 2 Comments
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John Baer: Ha ha ha Rudy Guiliani won’t even come close to being president. His failure makes me feel better about the world.
Phil Goldsmith: I have no idea what this column is about. The Inquirer’s homicide box? How we shouldn’t let Michael Nutter be corrupt? Stock quotes?
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dmac | 9:15 AM | 0 Comments
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