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 It’s been a while since we’ve had a really fun, really Pennsylvania story in the news. (Or at least a while since I noticed one.) But, today, like manna from heaven, the Harrisburg Patriot-News comes through with this gem:
The Lebanon woman who stirred controversy by openly carrying a handgun to her child’s soccer game filed a lawsuit in federal court today claiming that her rights were violated and seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Meleanie Hain’s concealed weapons permit was revoked Sept. 20 by Lebanon County Sheriff Michael DeLeo, who maintained she showed poor judgment wearing her gun to her daughter’s soccer game Sept. 11. The permit was reinstated Oct. 14 by Lebanon County Judge Robert Eby.
What?! We’re going to punish someone who was carrying a gun to protect us from terrorists on 9/11?! For shame.
“My client has been harmed more than that court is empowered to adjudicate,” said Hain’s attorney, Matthew Weisberg, referring to the reinstatement of her permit in county court.
The suit seeks reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and costs and lost wages, since Hain’s baby-sitting business has suffered, Weisberg said. She also seeks compensation for emotional distress, punitive and statutory damages, and mandatory education for the sheriff’s department on Second Amendment issues. [...]
The primary reason Hain carries a gun is for safety, Weisberg said. “She believes she is made safer by openly carrying,” he said.
Yes, those shoot-’em’-ups at kids’ soccer games are becoming a real nuisance. Frankly, I wouldn’t go to one without carrying.
I’d probably keep it concealed, though.
Gun-carrying Lebanon mom files civil-rights lawsuit [The Patriot-News]
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dmac | 10:52 AM | 2 Comments
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Jun
23
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Ex-City Paper editor and Johnny Doc spokesman Brian Hickey made his picks for Euro 2008. Let’s see how he did in the first round:
Portugal vs. Germany [Already complete 2-3]
Croatia vs. Turkey (2-2, Croatia advances on PKs)
Netherlands vs. Russia (3-1)
Spain vs. Italy (1-0)
Not to be nitpicky or anything, but the only one he got right was the one he picked after the game was over. Predicting sports is hard, which is why I like to stick to betting on sensible things where you can get good odds, like American Gladiators.
Photo by gereg, Creative Commons license
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dmac | 10:33 AM | 3 Comments
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Jun
19
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The Inquirer’s Jeff Gammage wrote a piece today recently-ish about what Chester residents want the new soccer team to bring — besides $47 million dollars of state money to build a soccer stadium for under a dozen games a year.
And what is it that they want from their soccer stadium? Oh, that’s right: A new grocery store.
In downtrodden Chester, the absence of so elemental an enterprise as a supermarket rankles. People want a well-stocked store not only because of the convenience but also because supermarkets can help transform the health and welfare of entire communities - offering nutritious vegetables, fruits and meats; increasing the tax base; and, not least, providing jobs for young people.
When many Chester residents need groceries, they shop at mini-marts or bodegas. Some travel to Eddystone, which has a ShopRite and a Wal-Mart. Some drive to Delaware. Others can’t, because they don’t have a car
Chester hasn’t had a grocery store since 2001. You know what they could have built in Chester for under $47 million? Not a supermarket, that’s what. Now that we’ve solved one poorer community’s problem of not having a market, it’s time to just build soccer stadiums across the country until everyone has a brand new ACME.
One goal of soccer deal: Close grocery gap in Chester [Inquirer]
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dmac | 2:21 PM | 1 Comment
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Feb
8
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From Tsunami Tuesday to making fun of Ron Paul’s impending death, people just love to get offended on the Internet.
And now, Metro’s daily caption contest has offended people due to a tragedy I’ve never heard of from 50 years ago:
In England, the opposing teams sometimes boo just to cause drama and blah blah blah. I would love to hear some American fans boo a moment of silence; the sports media would cover it like the Black Plague. Oh, sorry, did I offend anyone there?
Thanks to Chrissy for the tip; PWD’s regular commenter has a letter in today’s Metro making fun of some other letter writer. Whoa, meta. (Are you a commenter who’s done something special? Let me know!)
She also requested the following: “If you’re going to write about it you need to end it about how Man City are a superior team anyway.” I take it these Man City chaps are playing Manchester United this weekend? Oh, it shall be such an offensive day of world football you’ll think the Baker Bowl stands just collapsed.
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dmac | 11:34 AM | 6 Comments
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Aug
10
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Soccer sure has changed a lot since I last played it; point of the game used to be to put the ball in the net.
Oh, and this quote, from the team’s coach:
“At least in Third World countries they get full uniforms,” Walter said. “They support their sports. Every single team has a uniform because they represent their school.”
Camden: Not as good as a third-world country, at least in terms of soccer jerseys.
Soccer team’s goal: Get jerseys [Camden Courier-Post]
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dmac | 9:44 AM | 2 Comments
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Oct
10
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See those people? Those are Croatian soccer (football, whatever) fans at a friendly in Italy a few months ago. And — that’s right — they’ve come together to boo the other team by forming a nice giant swastika in the stands.
We Eagles fans behaved pretty well on Sunday. But next time somebody’s telling you how bad Eagles fans are, well, then just pull out the old “other people are worse” card.
‘Cuz, hey, for all our faults, Eagles fans have never formed a human swastika to boo the other team.
Nazty [The Sun via Deadspin]
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dmac | 2:47 PM | 0 Comments
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Jul
31
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 • A new way to get kids in underachieving Philadelphia high schools to pass? Send them to a work-free Saturday school! Money line: “At University City’s graduation, about 355 students were listed in the program as graduates - the highest number of graduating seniors in years, according to a teacher who attended. But the program warned that just because a person’s name was listed, it didn’t mean he had graduated.” [Daily News]
• Some advice to coaches who have recently been fired because they were too tough: If there’s an article about the dustup in the Inquirer, do not — I repeat, do NOT — tell the reporter, “My goal has always been to put on a successful program first, and the kids are second, a close second,” regardless of your intentions when you said it, because it makes you look like a jackass. However, you’re way ahead in one area: Posting your side of the story on the Internet. If only it was on a blog… [Inquirer]
• The city’s leaders met today to discuss ways to end violence. Of course, it was closed-door, which means… well, hey, maybe they are actually committed to ending gun violence! [Inquirer]
• Dick Polman wrote a very nice piece late last week on his blog about the failure of the Bush Administration. Blah blah blah, we already know this, sure, but it’s required reading if you’re one of those people who haven’t regretted your 2000/2004 Bush votes just yet. [Dick Polman's American Debate]
• Money line from Moe Tkacik’s NYT piece about interns yesterday, from an American Apparel manager: “[P]eople in their 20’s are living at home or getting their bills paid by their parents and going out and getting wasted like it’s 1995, so hanging out with 15-year-olds is not outside the realm of normal.” You don’t know how hard it was to pick just one quote from this thing. [New York Times]
• The good? Chase Utley, 32-game hitting streak. (Screw you, Ed Delahanty!) The bad? Marlins 15, Phillies 2. [AP/Yahoo!]
• Okay, kids, enjoy the rest of your afternoon. More (and better, I swear) shore stuff tomorrow. Stay cool. Maybe ride the bus around with old people?
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dmac | 4:47 PM | 1 Comment
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Jun
19
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There it is, folks. The highlight of the World Cup. The reaction of the man in the background — one of Japan’s assistant coaches, I assume — after a striker missed a wide open net is by far the best thing to happen so far in the entertaining tournament. And, naturally, there’s video:
After the jump, a few more World Cup notes if you’re so inclined.
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dmac | 12:06 PM | 1 Comment
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