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Review: Charming son shines in Buzz Bissinger's 'Father's Day'
Father's Day A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son Buzz Bissinger Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 256 pp., $26 It took author Buzz Bissinger four years to write "Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son,"...
Tags: Human Interest, Trips and Vacations, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Premature Birth, Authors
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Linkages: book stories from your weekend
Jacket CopyWhat did you miss this weekend? A so-so biopic, a pending birth, a death, and a critic weighing in, philosophically.... -
Authors in L.A.: Buzz Bissinger, Richard Ford and Joe Pantoliano
Jacket CopyThe writer Buzz Bissinger, who appears in Pasadena on Tuesday (details below), has one of those names that feels made up for a superhero comic book. Over the years, however, the quality of his work has made him one of...... -
Sarajevo with tears: Another walk down Logavina Street
Jacket CopyBarbara Demick says that" real Sarajevans don’t like to talk about the war," but her book, "Logavina Street," follows the lives of a small community during the conflict. It has been re-released, with additional materials, commemorating the 20th... -
The Morning Fix: Bad 'Luck' for Time Warner. Comcast earnings up.
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Diekman searching for former form
The last two springs, reliever Jake Diekman has caught the eyes of some pretty influential members of the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Major league pitching coach Rich Dubee was smitten with the long-armed left-hander during spring training in...
Tags: Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Baseball Statistics, Sports, Philadelphia Phillies, Minor League Baseball
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Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit
The Philadelphia InquirerThe destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking. Sosinavage, 45, sat at the bar at SugarHouse Casino on Friday, sucking on a...Tags: Business, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beverage Industry, Asthma, Consumer Goods Industries
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Phila. controller's race enlivens a sleepy ballot season
The Philadelphia InquirerFor any city controller in Philadelphia there is a conflict between the ideal job specifications and the political reality of getting yourself elected. The public would like to see a snarling watchdog keeping a wary eye over city finances, fearlessly...Tags: Laws, Finance, Republican Party, Housing and Urban Planning, Accounting and Auditing
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Leaking water in subways costs millions in claims
The Philadelphia InquirerSEPTA, PATCO, and the City of Philadelphia have paid millions of dollars to victims of slip-and-fall accidents in subways while failing to fix the hazards that cause the accidents. Leaking ceilings and slippery floors remain, sometimes for years after...Tags: Subway Transportation, Cherry Hill, Litigation, Republic of Ireland, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Flower Show lost $1.2 million, and leader blames TV
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Pennsylvania Horticultural Society usually makes about $1 million in profits from the Philadelphia Flower Show. But not this year. The 2013 show actually fell short about $1.2 million, not an unprecedented event in its 184-year history but a...Tags: Lehigh Valley Weather, Insurance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Services and Shopping, National Weather Service
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Less-costly natural gas? Not for some in Pa.
The Philadelphia InquirerAmid the Marcellus Shale natural gas boom, Melinda Taylor has watched with growing frustration as the price of natural gas plunged, but not the heating bills in her neighborhood in Tredyffrin Township. Taylor and her husband, Bill Bailey, use oil to...Tags: Peco Energy Company, Saudi Arabia, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Robert W. Godshall
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Philly flower show million-dollar loss blamed on storm warnings organizer calls exaggerated
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — This year's Philadelphia Flower Show ended with a loss of about $1.2 million, and an official blames fears of a winter snowstorm that he says were whipped up by television and radio reports. The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://...Tags: Weather, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Television Industry, Weather Warnings, Radio Industry
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