SPORTS
May 15, 2013 | Associated Press
MAGNITOGORSK, Russia - Former Flyers coach and veteran NHL coach Mike Keenan has signed a two-year contract to coach the Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk. The Kontinental Hockey League club announced the deal on its website Monday but did not disclose financial details. The 63-year-old Keenan coached the Flyers from 1984 to 1988 and led the New York Rangers to the 1994 Stanley Cup. He recorded 672 wins during a 25-year career with eight teams and last coached in the NHL with the Calgary Flames from 2007 to 2009.
NEWS
May 8, 2013 | By Jan Hefler, Inquirer Staff Writer
The vehicle identification numbers of a 1951 Rolls-Royce, a 2012 Jaguar, and eight Ferraris are among the 30,000 that appear on an official New Jersey website to warn consumers about vehicles damaged by the monster storm that hit the coast last fall. But after checking the online list ( njconsumeraffairs.gov/floodedcars/ ), consumers should not be complacent. The site provides the VINs of fewer than half the 72,000 vehicles in the state reported damaged by Hurricane Sandy. "There could be a dealer out there who's unscrupulous, or a person out there who might clean a car up and try to sell it," said Mike Horan, spokesman for the state Motor Vehicle Commission, which helped build the website.
NEWS
May 4, 2013 | By Walter F. Naedele, Inquirer Staff Writer
After the attack on Pearl Harbor had thrown the United States into World War II, homebound Americans questioned what they could do. Before the month was out, the United Council of Church Women was founded at a meeting in Atlantic City, representing 70 denominations nationwide. And after the Rev. Ralph Shockey became administrator in 1947 of what is now Lutheran Care at Moorestown, his wife, Dorothy Dietle Shockey, founded the local chapter of the United Council there in 1950.
BUSINESS
May 4, 2013 | Associated Press
NEW YORK - Pet food isn't cheap. Americans are expected to spend $21.3 billion on pet food this year, up 3 percent from $20.6 billion in 2012, according to the American Pet Products Association. Walk through any pet shop and you can see why. Store shelves are stocked with high-end meals, from organic cat food to frozen raw dog food. While pricier options might have less filler and more protein, and can be healthier, they are not always necessary, says Liz Hanson, a veterinarian at Corona Del Mar Animal Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif.
SPORTS
May 1, 2013 | BY TOM MAHON, Daily News Staff Writer mahont@phillynews.com
ON MONDAY, NBA player Jason Collins broke the news that he was gay via a story on Sports Illustrated's website. By doing so, he became the first active male professional athlete to admit he was homosexual. Yesterday, another website revealed another bombshell: The 34-year-old, who played for the Celtics and Wizards this season, was engaged to a former WNBA player. TMZ reported that Collins dated Carolyn Moos for 8 years and the two were planning to be wed before parting ways 4 years ago. And, according to the report, Moos said she had no idea Collins was gay until he called her over the weekend.
BUSINESS
April 29, 2013 | By Diane Mastrull, Inquirer Staff Writer
Amanda Steinberg was 2 years old when her parents divorced. She grew up driven by something her mother stressed: Never be financially dependent on anyone. Now 35 and a Mount Airy mother of two going through her own divorce, Steinberg became "a maniacal entrepreneur," she says. She had 15 people working for her by the time she was 23 and had formed six companies in 10 years specializing in website development, app creation, and consulting. She's not too proud to admit that "most of them failed.
SPORTS
April 20, 2013 | By Marc Narducci, Inquirer Staff Writer
Union midfielder Michael Lahoud has taken advantage of the educational opportunities he has received in this country and he's intent on helping others earn the same in his homeland. Lahoud was born in Sierra Leone, a country of more than six million residents in western Africa. He left for this country when he was 6, departing at the beginning of a civil war that would last 11 years, through 2002. Now his goal is to help build a school, aid youngsters, and give them the gift of education and hope.
NEWS
April 19, 2013 | By Angela Couloumbis, Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvanians could register to vote online, and get quicker access to data about who funds their legislators' campaigns and who spends money to influence policy-making in the Capitol, under a trio of bills passed unanimously Wednesday in the state Senate. It's all in the name of government transparency and efficiency in a state that has made a big push over the last decade to be more open when it comes to open records. The voter bill, sponsored by Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R., Lancaster)
NEWS
April 17, 2013 | BY JAN RANSOM, Daily News Staff Writer ransomj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5218
THOSE HARRIED procrastinators who were hoping to file their city taxes online or access related forms on Sunday were met with an unpleasant surprise: Philadelphia's Department of Revenue website was down due to "routine maintenance. " Scheduled maintenance for the website occurs every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., but many questioned a routine maintenance the day before taxes were to be paid. "Why would you schedule maintenance the day before the deadline?" City Councilman Mark Squilla said Monday.
NEWS
April 16, 2013 | By Angela Couloumbis, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania residents will have an extra day to file their state personal income-tax returns because the Department of Revenue website - as well as the websites of many other state agencies - went dark for several hours Monday afternoon due to a technical breakdown. State officials had not pinpointed the cause of the problem as of late Monday afternoon, but had ruled out any foul play. Residents will be able to file their returns until midnight Tuesday without penalty, Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser said.