Staffers at Glenview Elementary School say it became a daily ritual for students to say "God bless America" after the morning recital of the Pledge of Allegiance as a way to honor first responders after 9/11. But Principal Sam Sassano says the ACLU sent the school board attorney a letter challenging the recital of "God Bless America" as unconstitutional. Rather than engage in an expensive legal...
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | January 04, 2016 9:42 pm
A New Jersey couple is under arrest after they left their three children outside in a car for almost two hours while they went inside to gamble at a Bensalem casino. 39-year-old Jarrett Evan Nelson and 30-year-old Ebony Walker of Newark, NJ, are charged with endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person. Police were called to Parx Casino around 9 p.m. on...
Free Forum | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | January 04, 2016 7:55 pm
January 2/3 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Going Back" by Richard Thompson
2) "Calvary Cross" by Richard Thompson
3) "One of Those Days in England" by Roy Harper
4) "Budapest" by Jethro Tull
5) "Said She Was a Dancer" by Jethro Tull
6) "One of Those Days in England (parts 2-10)" by Roy Harper
7) "Ring Them Bells" by Bob...
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA | January 04, 2016 12:12 pm
Today is known as Black Monday around the National Football League - the day many coaches lose their jobs after disappointing seasons. Of course the Eagles beat everyone to the punch, firing Chip Kelly last week and have already started interviewing candidates. Inside sources say Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is very interested in talking to Saints coach Sean Payton if he becomes available.
Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney and all the members of city council will take the oath of office, Monday morning. The inauguration is in the Academy of Music, but it's, technically, a session of city council. Governor Wolf and Senator Bob Casey will attend, along with all living former mayors. When it's over, the newly-sworn officials will walk to City Hall, where Kenney plans to kick off...
News | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | January 04, 2016 2:21 am
Following an incident during Friday's Mummer's parade where a member of the Finnegan New Year Brigade was caught on video yelling homophobic epithets while walking on Broad Street, both Mummers' officials and Mayor-Elect Kenney have condemned the act. The man was carrying a sign that pictured Bruce Jenner on the front of a box of Wheaties after the 1976 Olympics and then Caitlyn Jenner on...
News | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | January 02, 2016 9:13 pm
The body of a missing autistic boy was found in a canal this afternoon. 5-year-old Jayliel Vega ran from a relative's home during a New Year's Eve party on Thursday evening. He was not wearing a coat, socks, or shoes. A massive search effort was deployed to search the entire neighborhood on the East Side of Allentown. K9 units, helicopters, and officers on the ground searched the woods and water...
News | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | January 01, 2016 11:30 pm
Allentown police are searching for a 5-year-old autistic boy that went missing on New Year's Eve during a holiday party at a relative's house. 5-year-old Jayliel Vega disappeared around 11 p.m. on Thursday evening from his great aunt's home near S. Aubrey Street and E. South Street on the East Side. He was not wearing a coat, socks, or shoes. Vega is 50-60 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, 3.5...
News | by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA | January 01, 2016 3:15 pm
Multiple media reports have confirmed the passing of singer/songwriter NATALIE COLE in a LOS ANGELES hospital. TMZ reports that the 65-year-old died from congestive heart failure, but also had complications from liver disease, a kidney transplant and Hepatitis C.
The daughter of famed singer NAT KING COLE had massive hit singing a virtual duet with him on "Unforgettable" She also...
News | by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA | December 31, 2015 9:14 pm
A 75-year-old woman was shot in the face during a robbery as she walked home from the grocery store in Philadelphia's Tacony section today. It happened in broad daylight on the 7100 block of Erdrick Street. The elderly woman was carrying two bags of groceries when she was jumped. The man demanded money and grabbed her. A struggle ensued and she was shot in the cheek. The victim continued...
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