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Nov

21

Leftovers: EZ-Pass It Along

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• In order to raise money for transit projects, the state is considering selling the turnpike in order to get a boatload of money to spend on roads paved with silver and SEPTA trucks that run on rainbows. [Bucks County Courier Times]

• Can’t do any better than just quoting it: “Why wasn’t Afghanistan enough?… We had a chance to do all the things the Quiet Americans wanted us to do. Invade a country, get rid of their bad leaders, pave the streets with gold, and create a wonderful paradise which could be an example for the world. Why couldn’t we do that in Afghanistan?” [Atrios]

• A lesson to all Philadelphians: If you go to New Hampshire, there’s a good chance you’ll be tasered. [NBC 10]

• Action News lets us know the skinny on HPV. [6 ABC]

• And, finally, the Catholic Church in America may have had its problems dealing with pedophile priests, but it’s not the mob. You see, the mob is a different group of Catholics. [Daily News]
 
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Sep

25

Leftovers: Crying Green (And Red) Tears

• Green Party gubernatorial candidate Carl Romanelli — whose attempt to get on the ballot was bankrolled by Republicans — has been thrown off the ballot by a state judge for failing to have the correct number of signatures. He’s not going away, though. Romanelli is planning to fight for his right for a third-place finish until 2010, at least. [AP/Philly.com]

• Media fight: It’s Jay Glazer versus Les Bowen! Glazer says, “Jevon Kearse’s career is over! The sky is falling!” and Bowen retorts with, “That exclusive Fox story yesterday about the severity of Jevon Kearse’s left-knee injury contained some details that hadn’t been disclosed previously, but the overall conclusion that the injury was worse than reported was not entirely true.” Snappy comeback! [Fox Sports, Inky via NBC 10 Eagles Blog]

• Next Pennsylvania stop for the smoking ban lobby? None other than Pittsburgh, which is considering it. Sigh. Pretty soon all of Pennsylvania won’t be able to breathe noxious fumes in the steel plant or coal mine (yes, yes) all day and then breathe noxious fumes in the bar all night. [Inky Fishbowl]

• Pennsylvania’s gambling board is going to take time out from being arrested to approve the casinos planned for Pennsylvania’s racetracks later this week. The towns with tracks are pumped. Says Bensalem’s William McCauley: “We know who’s going to be on the property. We’re not going to end up with… another mall or a shopping center-slash-housing development.” Because, really, a housing development is so much more destructive than a casino! [AP/Courier Post]

• The turnpike service plazas are getting more bathrooms! Hooray! [AP/Philly.com]
 
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