What happened on August 16, 2011
NEWS
Recalling an up-close view of 1939 New Jersey train wreck By Jan Hefler, Inquirer Staff Writer
Last Piazza murder defendant held for trial BY MENSAH M. DEAN, deanm@phillynews.com
Minor accident nets ex-Phila. cop $1.3 million By Sam Wood, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Tell Me About It: Dating a divorced dad, and not interested in the daughter By Carolyn Hax
Local kidney-donation chain links mismatched pairs By Helen H. Shen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Missing 5-year-old found sleeping on camp bus By Peter Mucha, Inquirer Staff Writer
Annette John-Hall: Why no focus on kids who apologized for flash-mob violence? By Annette John-Hall, Inquirer Columnist
BBC's 'The Hour' combines history with mystery By Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer
Timoney questions savings for regional police By James Osborne, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Memorial service set for slain Navy serviceman BY JULIE SHAW, shawj@phillynews.com
U.S. releases CIA documents on Bay of Pigs By Laura Wides-Munoz, Associated Press
Louboutin vs. Yves Saint Laurent By Esther Lee, PHILLY.COM
Iraq war hasn't faded as an issue for everyone By Patrick Kerkstra, Guest Columnist
Urban Outfitters’s 2Q earnings down 21% ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pfizer wins Viagra patent-protection case By David Sell, Inquirer Staff Writer
The order that shaped Philadelphia's next archbishop By David O'Reilly, Inquirer Staff Writer
Joseph E. Minnichbach, 63, Vietnam War veteran By Sally A. Downey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Phila. man serving life goes on trial in 2 killings By Nathan Gorenstein, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Injured Phillies fan, 9, comes home from S.F. By Bill Reed, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Say What? Poll
Mubarak judge bans TV cameras By Hannah Allam and Refaat Ahmed, McClatchy Newspapers
Syrian forces said to hold roundup By Borzou Daragahi and Roula Hajjar, Los Angeles Times
In the Nation
Environmental Tectonics gets $4.5M in new orders
Rebels Eye Tripoli ASSOCIATED PRESS
Phillies’ Hamels will miss his next start By Ray Parrillo, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Bombings kill 63 as Iraq faces its 'destiny' ASSOCIATED PRESS
PhillyDeals: By Joseph N. DiStefano, Inquirer Staff Writer
Q&A on redistricting
In the World
DN Editorial: Redistricting hearing
'Wiener Wars': Relishing the absurd ASSOCIATED PRESS
Buffett: Raise taxes on the 'mega-rich' ASSOCIATED PRESS
Verizon strikers could lose health benefits
Paterno to coach opener from sideline BY BERNARD FERNANDEZ, fernanb@phillynews.com
Delaware Park Entries, Aug. 20
Briefly... CITY/REGION
Bank in Bryn Mawr held up; two sought
Trio to spend many holidays in a cell for deadly robbery BY MENSAH M. DEAN, deanm@phillynews.com 215-854-5949
Cops: Dollar Tree clerk assaulted BY MORGAN ZALOT, zalotm@phillynews.com215-854-5218
Autism risk appears higher for siblings By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press
Bataan vet dies - at 105 ASSOCIATED PRESS
District drops bid to shield some teachers from layoffs By Kristen A. Graham, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Two are sought in holdup of bank in Bryn Mawr
Roads in Cumberland, Salem Counties washed out by rain By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer
Cameras to focus on Pa. high court ASSOCIATED PRESS
Phillies lose as Diamondbacks get to Halladay in ninth By Ray Parrillo, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Fire commish pays back taxes BY JAN RANSOM, ransomj@phillynews.com215-854-5218
Delaware Park Results, Aug. 16
In Somalia, a famine with many fathers
City Council eyes new district map in September By Troy Graham and Bob Warner, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Student swept over waterfall Associated Press
DN Editorial: Secret Council money
Alleged theft of $3 was his undoing
Comer finally signs with Blue Jays By Phil Anastasia, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Clearing the record
Montco police investigate reported rape of girl, 14 By Bonnie L. Cook, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Two held for trial over Facebook posting
Slain W. Phila. man was target of Facebook plot By Peter Mucha, Inquirer Staff Writer
Co-defendants in Perzel corruption case to plead guilty By Amy Worden, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
Letters: Op-ed on teen mobs in Philadelphia: Surely you must be kidding?
Patents behind Google's Moto buy ASSOCIATED PRESS
Google's deal to buy Motorola Mobility could shake up the smartphone market By Jeff Gelles, Inquirer Staff Writer
3 to plead guilty in Bonusgate By Amy Worden and Laura Olson, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU / PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Police search for missing 5-year-old in W. Phila.
Inquirer Editorial: Democracy that stops short
Questions go beyond schools CEO
No need to fear Caspar, the friendly dog
Crystal is 'itchy' for Oscars By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times
Kelso's trainer, Carl Hanford dies at 95
An issue as old as the republic
Pair held for trial in Facebook death threat BY MENSAH M. DEAN, deanm@phillynews.com 215-854-5949
Property reassessment in Camden sparks protest By Claudia Vargas, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Police: $3 crime leads to arrest in $5,000 theft
Range Resources challenges Pa. town’s ordinance By Joe Mandak, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Man, 21, shot to death in West Phila., police say
Pair accused in slaying will be returned to Pa.
Mountain-music milestone By Ricardo Baca, DENVER POST
Pa. table games give casinos a record month
Charges filed in alleged illegal oyster harvest
Dismembers son, leaves head for mom ASSOCIATED PRESS
Competition makes health insurance better BY ANTOINETTE KRAUS
Fashion's Night Out expands By Samantha Critchell, Associated Press
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to televise its hearings By Amy Worden, Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau
Lewis tossed off ballot — again By Joelle Farrell, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
U.S. prosecutor joins Pepper Hamilton firm
47 syringes found on Ventnor beachfront By Jacqueline L. Urgo, Inquirer Staff Writer
Eric Cantor unveils his jobs program
The British leader takes aim at his nation's "moral collapse." By David Stringer and Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press
Religious items stolen from Point Breeze church BY CHRISTINA GALLAGHER, gallagc@philly.com 215-854-5926
Albert Brown, 105, oldest survivor of Bataan Death March By Jim Suhr, Associated Press
Shows on the road By Toby Zinman, For The Inquirer
Lincoln Drive bridge lanes to reopen By Michael Hinkelman, Daily News Staff Writer
Trenton Diocese to pay $1M to settle sex abuse claims By John P. Martin, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Inquirer Editorial: Put police where they are most needed
Sideshow: Think gay, if you want to By Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer
Phila. doctor's book offers help to parents on raising resilient teens By Miriam Hill, Inquirer Staff Writer
Peco to raise electric charges
Food aid stolen, resold in Somalia By Katharine Houreld, Associated Press
Letters to the Editor
Did Butch Cassidy Get Out Alive? ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nutter in Rio with EPA to teach, learn about green development By Sandy Bauers, Inquirer Staff Writer
Man charged in ex’s stabbing: ‘Things got out of hand’ By Drew Singer, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Sunoco sells Ohio phenol plant for $107M
Man at center of alleged Facebook murder plot shot dead By Mike Newall and Allison Steele, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
Philadelphia district says 13 schools need deeper study on cheating By Kristen A. Graham and Dylan Purcell, Inquirer Staff Writers
District to offer positions to 325 laid-off teachers BY VALERIE RUSS, russv@phillynews.com 215-854-5987
When Elvis left the music world all shook up By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
Kevin Riordan: Banding together on Facebook to shed pounds By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
Thome helped change Phillies culture By Bob Brookover, Inquirer Staff Writer
Drunk driver crackdown starts Friday By Peter Mucha, Inquirer Staff Writer
Montco coroner holds off releasing cause of death of Drexel student found in creek bed By Bonnie L. Cook, Inquirer Staff Writer
State official demoted after parking flap By Amy Worden, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
Census was 2 under par on Tavistock's population, official says By James Osborne, Inquirer Staff Writer
Ronnie Polaneczky: Grieving parents hope something positive can come out of firefighter son's suicide By Ronnie Polaneczky, Daily News Columnist
Boy, 5, may have been kidnapped from day camp BY PHILLIP LUCAS, lucasp@phillynews.com 215-854-5914
The Philadelphia School District will call back 325 teachers who lost their jobs in June By Kristen A. Graham, Inquirer Staff Writer
J. Richard Houston | Physics professor, 76
Alessandro L. Plutino | Services set
Food for starving Somalis stolen, sold ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thomas J. Scanlan | Plumber, 84
Shore's gals of summer By Howard Shapiro, Inquirer Staff Writer
Zoo says 3 big-cat cubs are boys By Peter Mucha, Inquirer Staff Writer
Edward John Staniszewski, 88, Fishtown shoemaker BY JOHN F. MORRISON, morrisj@phillynews.com 215-854-5573
SPORTS
Philly's radio talker Howard Eskin stepping down By Frank Fitzpatrick, Inquirer Staff Writer
Five minutes with Kelly Dugan
NHL player found dead DAILY NEWS WIRE REPORTS
The eyes have it by the Daily News, hagenp@phillynews.com
What a spectacle: Phillies starter Worley BY PAUL HAGEN, hagenp@phillynews.com
Thomas steps up as Villanova quarterback BY MIKE KERN, kernm@phillynews.com
Penn State's Drake casts off doubt BY BERNARD FERNANDEZ, fernanb@phillynews.com
Parx Takes Break
Sports in Brief: NCAA launches probe of Miami By the Inquirer Staff
We're Blogging on Philly.com
Pa. team holds off N.J., heads for the big show Associated Press
Ambrose captures first NASCAR win Associated Press
Eagles' last day at Lehigh
Cust, Bush happy for chance with Phillies organization BY MARCUS HAYES, hayesm@phillynews.com
D'backs-Phillies Pitching Matchups
Phillies-Diamondbacks preview by Paul Hagen, hagenp@phillynews.com
Minor Leagues: Mud Hens take two from the IronPigs The Inquirer Staff
Braves crack Wilson to edge Giants DAILY NEWS WIRE REPORTS
Philly U to play in Hall tournament
Eagles Notebook: Landri fits in with Eagles' D BY LES BOWEN, bowenl@phillynews.com
Will football suffer from lighter camp? We'll soon find out By Phil Sheridan, Inquirer Columnist
Landri's turning heads at camp
Rex riled Sanchez DAILY NEWS WIRE REPORTS
Phillies Notebook: Plenty of work on Phillies' off-day
A Packer misses visit of a lifetime
Eagles Notes: Brother says Maclin is fine By Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
More happy returns in Jackson's future? By Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Big East question looms as Villanova starts 2011 season By Ray Parrillo, Inquirer Staff Writer
Thome Hits 600th Homer DAILY NEWS WIRE REPORTS
Pressure hits Birds' rookie kicker Henery early By Jonathan Tamari, Inquirer Staff Writer
Williamsport's Altherr: From free fall to All-Star by Joe Berkery, berkerj@phillynews.com
Hamels has an MRI on his stiff shoulder By Bob Brookover, Inquirer Staff Writer
Minor moves could have major impacts
Phillies sign No. 1 pick Greene By Bob Brookover, Inquirer Staff Writer
What's Happening
Vick is leading force for Eagles BY LES BOWEN, bowenl@phillynews.com
Military personnel meet 'Concrete' hero BY LES BOWEN, bowenl@phillynews.com
Touch 'Em All: Fan in fatal fall to be cast in bronze By Don McKee, Inquirer Columnist
Famed horse trainer Hanford dies at 95 BY DICK JERARDI, jerardd@phillynews.com
Eagles' defensive ends playing bolder and wider
Ambrose revels in Watkins Glen victory ASSOCIATED PRESS
Penguins' Crosby not fully recovered By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fight game is fading fast
BUSINESS
Another Tylenol recall By David Sell, Inquirer Staff Writer
Villanova Law censured by ABA over admissions-data fraud, but retains accreditation By Chris Mondics, Inquirer Staff Writer
Robert Stinson pleads guilty in new fraud case By Harold Brubaker, Inquirer Staff Writer
Business news in brief
Stocks rise for third day after acquisition flurry By Stan Choe, Associated Press
Your Money: The new norm? Words of advice in volatile times By Erin E. Arvedlund, Inquirer Columnist
For airlines, fuel savings, but less traffic By Linda Loyd, Inquirer Staff Writer
PhillyDeals: Google's Motorola deal includes Horsham-based video-equipment division By Joseph N. DiStefano, Inquirer Staff Writer
PhillyInc: Deal brings together two companies well-versed in higher ed By Mike Armstrong, Inquirer Columnist
ENTERTAINMENT
Tattle: Call her Tara Reid, Mrs. 'American Pie' By Howard Gensler
Chapman creates 're:creation' BY DEBORAH EVANS PRICE, Billboard
Stars -- Horoscope
Beyonce At The Ballroom BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Associated Press
Put me in, coach BY DREW MCQUADE, mcquadd@phillynews.com
Dear Abby: Hubby's hoarding calls for therapy
Dan Gross: So long, Chief: Eskin leaving WIP show By Dan Gross
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