High-profile trial
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"Kobe Bryant, mainly because I'm a big sports fan and I think it's interesting to see what happens. He shouldn't have gotten himself in that situation."
Ray DeJohn,
2600 block Dudley...
The Eagles: Doomed or destiny?
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"I have a feeling that the Eagles will beat Carolina, go to the Super Bowl ... and win."
Anthony Baker,
1700 block S. Cleveland Street
"I hope the Eagles will...
Random thoughts
When we describe a relationship between two people as having been "intimate," we almost always mean sexually. In this sex-charged world in which we live, we have come to believe that sexual intimacy is...
Additional airport security
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"There should also be armed pilots to combat a terrorist takeover of a plane. I don't mind the new security."
Cassy Bell,
2900 block Wilder Street
"I don't think the new security...
What I learned in 2003
It is with great humility that I inform you this past year has been an education for me. Those of you who have been regular readers of this column for these many years will...
Editor’s note
At this most holy, wonderful time of the year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia slapped us with the names of four priests dismissed for alleged prior sexual misconduct with teenagers. I know one of those...
Saddam for Christmas
Now that Saddam has landed in our Christmas stocking, the pundits are tripping over themselves to explain what it will all mean to us.
Many of my friends who work for the government are asking...
The lonely Republican
The lonely RepublicanIn the late '50s, President Dwight Eisenhower was in his second term. John Kennedy was still a relative unknown in Congress. For the most part, the America I lived in was comfortably...
Eagles’ keys to victory
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"McNabb's back to form, so it's possible for them to go to the Super Bowl, but we can only hope."
Armand Inzillo,
13th Street and Packer Avenue
"I'm hoping they go...
