What happened on May 11, 2004
NEWS
Upper Darby district acts to recover legal fees At the urging of the Pa. auditor general, the school district announced its intent to sue for reimbursement of $41,108 in questioned bills from its ex-solicitor. By Tina Moore INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Pa. property taxes still home to inequity An analysis of one county shows thousands may pay too much or too little. By Anthony R. Wood and Dave Turner INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Charges stand in nun's death A woman accused with her husband asked to have counts dismissed in the 2002 crash that killed Sister "Peg" Hynes. By Kristen A. Graham INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Fresh Pa. bounty direct to the table from local farms By Bridget Croke
'Wicked' leads in Tony nominations By Desmond Ryan INQUIRER THEATER CRITIC
Vote on protecting Highlands is delayed a week Proposed changes to the bill were cited. The move also provides time to appease opponents, including Sen. Stephen Sweeney. By Mitch Lipka INQUIRER TRENTON BUREAU
Not quite a hero
Welcome To The Neighborhood? What Happened To The Welcome America! Vision?
Linking rural and urban Pa. Gov. Rendell's plan would help bring fresh produce to underserved areas. By Dwight Evans and Duane Perry
Heartbreaking death in Iraq
Abuses violated what we stand for - which is? By Crispin Sartwell
Stem-cell Research Win one for the Gipper
Bush Stands Firmly by Rumsfeld By Ron Hutcheson and James Kuhnhenn INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
Picture This
Plan B Scrapped Facts lose out, again
NBA learns these foreign guys can play By B. G. Kelley
Accidents in Bucks result in 3 fatalities A woman was fatally injured after losing control of her car on I-95. Two men were killed while walking on Route 1. By Walter F. Naedele INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The next move Newspapers debate Donald Rumsfeld's fate.
U.S. troops battle militiamen after destroying cleric's office Thirty-five of Muqtada al-Sadr's followers were killed in fighting in Baghdad and southern cities. By Robert Moran INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Don's guide to the newsbiz scandals By DON HARRISON
Rumsfeld gets another show of support, in poll But slightly more than half think the Pentagon tried to cover up abuse of detainees in Iraq. By Paul Nussbaum INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
U.S. reopens probe in infamous 1955 killing Emmett Till's death was a spark for the civil rights movement. Two were acquitted long ago. Now new evidence is being cited. By Shannon McCaffrey INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
In Temple meeting, health experts confront 'critical' plight of uninsured By Virginia A. Smith INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Hotel stuck in Mideast barrier dispute Palestinian takes fight to an Israeli court. By Michael Matza INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Fire cuts
Antiterrorism Patriot Act gets a look in Bucks By Walter F. Naedele INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Head of tax panel to Council: Hold off on cuts The chairman of the Tax Reform Commission tells a hearing that current fiscal troubles make some long-term cuts unwise. By Michael Currie Schaffer and Marcia Gelbart INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Letters
Letters
They plant herbs and grow friendships Members of the herbalist society revel in tending their wares as they ready for their annual sale. By Sandy Bauers INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Letters
Setting The Record Straight: Who Abused Whom
The River Line Horn of too much plenty
Where's The Feminism For Older Women? By ROSEMARY C. McDONOUGH
Seeking U.S. asylum, she finds 3 years in jail By Gaiutra Bahadur INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Brothers weigh plea deal in shootings Chester residents Bruce and Lavar Palmer are charged with attempted murder. Their responses to offers are due today. By Kathleen Brady Shea INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Students pensive over school graffiti About 40 percent stayed home from classes at Methacton High after strange scrawlings appeared. By Connie Langland INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Jail should be a federal case Camden traffic stop lasted 4 days, brought visions of slave barges and squalor. By D. Thomas Wright
Struck by lottery lightning A record-setting ticket lights up the Bucks town from which it came. By Larry King INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Kick-starting Mali's tae kwon do team Eagleville instructor will travel to Africa to train Olympic contenders. By Bonnie L. Cook INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
THE FORECAST: Sunny Yellow is lighting up fashion this season. Think you can't wear it? There's a shade everyone can warm up to. By Elizabeth Wellington INQUIRER FASHION WRITER
Director likens plot of 'Troy' to Iraq war By Tirdad Derakhshani INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A young singer's big gamble at the Met By David Patrick Stearns INQUIRER MUSIC CRITIC
South St. icon threatened While Isaiah Zagar's art has many fans, the owner wants the lot cleared. By Stephan Salisbury INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Cherry Hill school union standoff may be near end The superintendent, in an about-face, said educational assistants could get a contract without sharing premium fees. By Kristen A. Graham INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Council tables historic preservation The supporters of establishing a commission in Moorestown say more education is needed. By Rusty Pray INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Nurse admits killing woman; total is 15 Charles Cullen had been questioned after the 1993 hospital death in Phillipsburg, N.J. The victim told others he had given her a shot. By Troy Graham INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Scofflaw pursuit nets loss for DRPA The agency turned to law firms to collect from E-ZPass evaders, but far more has been paid out than collected. By Elisa Ung INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Taxi driver knew job's dangers, father says Maninovsky Lubin, 41, was slain during a robbery at 44th and Sansom, police say. His father is also a cab driver. By Thomas J. Gibbons Jr. INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Indoor skate park closing until fall 'Adequate' cooling system planned By BRYAN QUIGLEY For the Daily News
A tribute to 'Bobby Irish' Cullen, jailhouse lawyer
Rev. Robert Hyson, 65, Lutheran pastor By Sally A. Downey INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Nation/world Daily News wire services
Making Logan Circle a foot-friendly stop The goal: More traffic - the pedestrian kind. By Jere Downs INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Diluting tradition: With a ban on oil-paint, bit of heritage lost The sale of low-emission, water-based paint will be required in Pennsylvania. By Mark E. Dixon
SPORTS
College proposal is a buzzer-beater THE INQUIRER STAFF
Browns says refs are trying to antagonize Rasheed Daily News Wire Services
Khabibulin crumbles under slew of goals It's getting to be a habit with the Lightning netminder. He struggled in last year's playoffs. By Shannon Ryan INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Eustace uses 4 homers to pound Paul VI The No. 4 Crusaders, who scored 10 runs in the third, had no reason to fear the Eagles. By Marc Narducci INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Storm Levels Lightning Flyers drive Khabibulin from game, tie series with barrage By Tim Panaccio INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Blue Jays' Hudson has right stuff in win Daily News Wire Services
Longacre's gambling style pays off By charging the net, the Avon Grove sophomore surprised a few foes on his way to the district final. By Joe Santoliquito INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
Pa. boxers show 'em in Missouri Chazz Witherspoon and Teon Kennedy are U.S. Golden Gloves champions. By Don Steinberg INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Hitchcock bothered by replays of hit By Tim Panaccio and Shannon Ryan INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Phillies to try not to let Bonds cash in By Todd Zolecki INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Tardy Falcons deliver payback Pennsbury showed up 30 minutes late but still avenged an earlier loss to North Penn. By Don Beideman INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
Mondesi says he'll sit out rest of season Daily News Wire Services
Penguins shut out Phantoms once again For the second straight game, Andy Chiodo was perfect. The Phantoms return home down by three games to one. THE INQUIRER STAFF
Smarty Jones will find Pimlico a lot like home He'll even find a crowd of Philly fans at the Preakness. By Frank Fitzpatrick INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Scranton falls to streaking Pawtucket BY THE INQUIRER STAFF
Team Smarty receives bonus with eloquence By Mike Jensen INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Racist attack on U.S. soccer player in Norway Daily News Wire Services
Gloucester bumps Schalick from the unbeaten ranks Tina Londino's RBI single in the eighth decided the Classic Division battle, 1-0. By Tom McGurk INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
North Penn boys are expected to continue their reign By Ira Josephs INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
Ridley grads help Cabrini in lacrosse By Don Beideman INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
Irish's star catcher thinking positively The bruises hurt, but the position offers many rewards. By Tom McGurk INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
BUSINESS
Behind market's slump: 'Pick your poison' By Todd Mason INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Partying, picketing as Southwest takes off Amid confetti, passengers and protest signs By Tom Belden INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
A.C. casinos' revenue rises 16 percent The Borgata accounted for nearly all the increase as the city's 12 sites took in $1.5 billion in 4 months. By Suzette Parmley INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
People proclaims Pitt's rear 'Troy'-umphant By CATHERINE LUCEY luceyc@phillynews.com Daily News wire services contributed to this report
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