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Vet implosion

"I watched the implosion of the Vet from my house. The stadium should have never been torn down." Frank Angelo, 1700 block of Hartranft Street "It was sad to see it go, but the Vet...

Op-Ed

After the Super Bowl "coming-out party" of Janet Jackson's breast, the Federal Communications Commission announced it would raise fines for indecency on radio and television, and limit words and phrases on-air talents can...

No bread, no life

There was this song when we were kids that went something like, "You get no bread with one meatball." That was the earliest recorded sighting of the Atkins Diet. Dr. Atkins came up with this...

Red ride

While we were in Florida recently, we experienced something called red tide -- when massive amounts of algae multiply in saltwater, usually off the shore of the Florida gulf coast. Highly concentrated, it may...

Martha Stewart conviction

"Stewart should not go to jail because I think she was unfairly judged." Laverne Brown, 2300 block Bailey Terrace "She was made into a scapegoat and should not go to jail." Mary Lawton, 2200 block...

The passion and the fear

The Passion of The Christ has won both praise and criticism as a film. But like with any film purporting to deal with deeply held religious beliefs, Passion also has created more controversy than...

Should the Sixers trade Iverson?

Photos by Jules Vuotto "Iverson should go. He does not play like a team player." Jerry Myers, 1300 block S. 24th Street "The Sixers should keep Iverson. He has an attitude problem, but if...

Conspiracy theory

President Bush told us a month ago in his State of the Union speech that he wants to make his tax cut permanent and, at the same time, promised to cut the deficit in...

Same-sex marriage licenses

"I think it's against nature. I don't believe in ." John Siaranca, Woodstock Street and Passyunk Avenue "By my religious beliefs, because I'm Muslim, we don't believe in gay marriages. Catholics don't believe in...

25 reasons to vote for Bush

1. If your kid is gay, you won't have to worry about the expense of a wedding. 2. You always wanted to go to Mars. 3. You think steroid use among athletes is...
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