Partial List

The following is a partial list of unsolved murder cases in eastern Montgomery County, dating back 24 years. John "Jack" McManus, 56, was stabbed to death Jan. 26 at his home in Glenside. His body was found on the living-room couch about 24 hours later. Cheltenham police said there were signs of a struggle in the room and that McManus' car had been stolen. Oscar Marquez, 28, was found dead at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 18 near the railroad tracks at the Miquon train station in Whitemarsh.

They'll listen. And at last, another local radio station is listening. Later this month, Sid Mark's "Sundays with Sinatra" and "Fridays with Frank" programs will be returning to the Philadelphia airwaves, via WPHT (1210 AM). They were dropped Nov. 6 when WWDB-FM changed formats, leaving listeners bereft. Urging that some other station pick up the popular programs, we invited readers to write, saying "I'll listen. " This is a partial list of responses (hundreds are still pouring in)

The cheesesteak is getting a veggie makeover in many Philly shops. Here's a partial list. At some places you can veganize your sandwich with soy cheese. Ask to be sure. 637 N. 3rd St. $9 (with fries) Reading Terminal Market $6.50 507 S. 6th St. $6 ("G.G. Special") 1408 South St. $7.95 (Vegan Chicken Cheese-steak) 219 S. 17th St. $7.97 (with soup, beverage) 735 S. 10th St. $6 2000 Walnut St. $6.50 1501 E. Passyunk Ave. $8 (with fries)

The following is a partial list of those known dead in the earthquake that shook Northern California on Tuesday. The names, obtained mostly from county coroners' offices, are listed according to where the deaths occurred. Ages and residences follow the victims' names, where available: SAN FRANCISCO: Anamafi Moala, 23, Berkeley; Donald McGlinchy, 59, San Francisco; Jeffrey Choi, San Francisco; Yuk Lin Lau, 34, San Francisco; Ana S. Jimenez, 23, Daly City; John J. Anderson, 29, Boulder Creek; Derek Van Alstyne, 22, Foster City; Scott Dickinson, 3 months, San Francisco.

Sean "Puffy" Combs covers the waterfront on "Forever. " And why not? He has a lot to prove on his second solo effort. A partial list: He isn't a one-hit solo wonder. Even though he's a millionaire and hangs out in the Hamptons and has Martha Stewart as a party guest, he still has street credibility. He can spot and utilize talent. So whether done by him or his various guest artists (Nas, Busta Rhymes, Shyne, R. Kelly, Kelly Price, Jay-Z and others), the listener gets the obligatory bragging and dismissal of jealous folks, some gangsta toughness, a little rapper tenderness and words praising the love of God. "Forever" follows Combs' huge debut solo CD, "No Way Out," which came out in 1997 and sold 7 million units.

"Some other kids I know have daddies. " Granison, 5, is setting up plastic bowling pins in the Adoption Center playroom and speaking about his feelings on being in a new home when he's adopted. "I want my daddy to take me somewhere and play basketball. And I can play basketball," he goes on, "and football and be the pitcher in baseball and ride my bike without training wheels. " After listing his athletic credentials, Granison smiles and says he has a bear with gray fur and his name's Corduroy.

It's the last roundup for former Philadelphia Sheriff Ralph C. Passio III's posse. John Green, the new sheriff, said yesterday he aims to get back the more than 200 authentic-looking "special deputy" badges and photo identification cards given out by his predecessor. "No one should be walking around with a deputy's badge and ID without going through the proper training and qualifications," Green said yesterday during a news conference. The credentials, he said, are so official-looking that the bearer could use them to carry a gun, identify himself as a law enforcement official or be admitted to a crime scene.

An attorney for four employees at Campbell Soup world headquarters in Camden alleged yesterday that they were terminated and suspended Friday after discussing and compiling lists of workers laid off last week. In a three-page letter mailed yesterday to Campbell Soup and Guardsmark Security, Patricia A. Darden accused the two companies of wrongful termination and discrimination. She said the four employees were accused of "breaching security" and "disseminating confidential information, misconduct and dishonesty.

It's New Year's Eve and a Saturday night - a double whammy for those of us who say we choose to stay home but deep down believe we belong Out There where the air is rare. But if you have to ring in 1989 in your living room, kitchen and bedroom, don't despair. Here are ways to make the night a memorable one: A perfect solution is a simple pot luck dinner with friends (you're not the only one not out on the town), with everyone dressed up. Use your best tablecloth, but don't do the cooking.

Most Wednesdays on the PGA Tour, while the husbands are getting in a final practice round before that week's tournament, the wives get together for an organized activity: sightseeing, a visit to a children's hospital, maybe a day of shopping. They won't be shopping in Philadelphia. When the folks at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic were considering what the wives might like to do that Wednesday less than three weeks from now, when they are at Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, they realized it will be the one-year anniversary of perhaps the darkest day in American history: Sept.

The cheesesteak is getting a veggie makeover in many Philly shops. Here's a partial list. At some places you can veganize your sandwich with soy cheese. Ask to be sure. 637 N. 3rd St. $9 (with fries) Reading Terminal Market $6.50 507 S. 6th St. $6 ("G.G. Special") 1408 South St. $7.95 (Vegan Chicken Cheese-steak) 219 S. 17th St. $7.97 (with soup, beverage) 735 S. 10th St. $6 2000 Walnut St. $6.50 1501 E. Passyunk Ave. $8 (with fries)

IT SEEMED like a good idea at the time - like the Edsel, "new" Coke and the invasion of Iraq. My deal was hosting my sister, brother-in-law and grandnieces, Kimberly, 9, and Amy, 7, who are kitten-cute and Ginsu-sharp. I wanted the Florida-raised kids to enjoy a "real" city, the birthplace of their nation, the City of Brotherly Love. The first whack at the good idea came from Mother Nature, who cooked up the hottest day of the year for the family visit, turning Independence National Historical Park into a suburb of Hell.

Barbara Swinton, wherever you are, please stand up and take a bow. I have tried to find you, to compliment you personally, but with no luck. The last I heard, you were director of human resources for the Stratford and Camden campuses of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. You are not there anymore. They tell me you and the university parted company in October 2004, though they won't tell me in what circumstances. I trust it was amicable. I bring up your name in public only because Herbert J. Stern, UMDNJ's federally appointed monitor, did so first.

Sure, it hurts. Sure, when the gun sounded last night, you wanted to go outside and punch your fist through the moon. But what are you going to do? That's the thrill and the pain of sports, what makes them so seductive. The final score is just that: Final. Clear-cut. Irrevocable. What choice do we have but to deal with it? Again. At least, in Philadelphia, we have lots of practice at coping with loss. Elisabeth K?bler-Ross has nothing on us. We click through the stages of grief faster than a guy on a Barcalounger with a remote and a bag of Doritos runs through the cable channels.

As she played a practice round at Philadelphia Country Club one day last week for the upcoming U.S. Women's Amateur, Meaghan Francella, a senior at the University of North Carolina, spent more time scribbling notes to herself than she did hitting shots. Hit, scribble. Hit, scribble. It all went into her yardage book: what club to hit off the tee, the desired positions on the fairway, the best approach into each green, the slopes and tiers of each green, anything that might help when the Amateur begins Aug. 4. When she came to the third hole at Philadelphia Country Club, an uphill par 5 that will play 559 yards during the Amateur, a whopper of a hole for the women, Francella hit her usual 240-yard tee shot, then gulped when she reached her ball.

Most Wednesdays on the PGA Tour, while the husbands are getting in a final practice round before that week's tournament, the wives get together for an organized activity: sightseeing, a visit to a children's hospital, maybe a day of shopping. They won't be shopping in Philadelphia. When the folks at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic were considering what the wives might like to do that Wednesday less than three weeks from now, when they are at Waynesborough Country Club in Paoli, they realized it will be the one-year anniversary of perhaps the darkest day in American history: Sept.

New Jersey can launch a Web site in January that provides photographs and other information about registered sex offenders, but it cannot post their address, hometown or zip code, a federal judge has ruled. The decision, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Joseph E. Irenas and made public yesterday, represents the latest twist in the tortuous history of Megan's Law as it enters the Internet age. Lawyers for the New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the state Public Defender's Office filed suit in October to block the Web site, claiming that it would violate sex offenders' privacy and impose additional punishment.

They'll listen. And at last, another local radio station is listening. Later this month, Sid Mark's "Sundays with Sinatra" and "Fridays with Frank" programs will be returning to the Philadelphia airwaves, via WPHT (1210 AM). They were dropped Nov. 6 when WWDB-FM changed formats, leaving listeners bereft. Urging that some other station pick up the popular programs, we invited readers to write, saying "I'll listen. " This is a partial list of responses (hundreds are still pouring in)

Sean "Puffy" Combs covers the waterfront on "Forever. " And why not? He has a lot to prove on his second solo effort. A partial list: He isn't a one-hit solo wonder. Even though he's a millionaire and hangs out in the Hamptons and has Martha Stewart as a party guest, he still has street credibility. He can spot and utilize talent. So whether done by him or his various guest artists (Nas, Busta Rhymes, Shyne, R. Kelly, Kelly Price, Jay-Z and others), the listener gets the obligatory bragging and dismissal of jealous folks, some gangsta toughness, a little rapper tenderness and words praising the love of God. "Forever" follows Combs' huge debut solo CD, "No Way Out," which came out in 1997 and sold 7 million units.

An attorney for four employees at Campbell Soup world headquarters in Camden alleged yesterday that they were terminated and suspended Friday after discussing and compiling lists of workers laid off last week. In a three-page letter mailed yesterday to Campbell Soup and Guardsmark Security, Patricia A. Darden accused the two companies of wrongful termination and discrimination. She said the four employees were accused of "breaching security" and "disseminating confidential information, misconduct and dishonesty.