President Bush has called for conservatives to rally behind the eventual
Republican candidate for President, though he didn’t make explicit mention of his sometimes critic, sometimes friend John McCain.But, of late, McCain has taken on elements of the Bush persona in common primary bull rushing of political extremes.That’s how campaign finance reform, bipartisan, straight-talking bus tour-John McCain can become anti-abortion, hawkish John McCain. Ain’t nothing new.But now that Mitt Romney is out and journalists are already filling newspapers with answers why, McCain is becoming the obvious candidate. He always was the front-runner, though Mike Huckabee managed to get talked about a whole lot, because he had to be, 2008 is an election of big names as Hillary and Barack can attest.There isn’t any question that he was the only candidate that could really attract independents and moderate Democrats in a general election. Primary season is all about giving zealots a chance to rise and teasing political parties to settle on someone unelectable.
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Mark Helpin, Kornberg School of Dentistry and Temple University saving young teeth
As filed last week for today’s edition of the Philadelphia Business Journal.
You just have to protect those teeth.
Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, in conjunction with Henry Schein Inc., a Melville, N.Y.-based distributor of medical, dental and veterinary supplies based, did just that last week.
“Poor dental care is the most prevalent disease in childhood,” Mark Helpin, acting chairman of Temple’s department pediatric dentistry, said. “We’re not just trying to teach people to treat their mouths, we’re relating the health of the mouth to the overall health and well being of a child.”
As part of the annual Give Kids a Smile day, more than 80 children, many from the Kenderton Elementary School at 15th and Ontario St., received free dental care from nearly thirty dental students, faculty and staff. Schein did its part by giving $40,000 in dental supplies to Temple and the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school, part of the $2.1 million sent nationwide in order to treat an estimated 1 million children in the country.
At Temple, children were given oral hygiene instruction, a cleaning, fluoride application and more if necessary. Schien sent disposable mirrors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bibs, cups and other materials necessary for the event, Helpin said.
“This shows that corporate America can be involved in worthwhile and people orientated pursuits and projects that have meaning in the most personal way and the most human level,” he said. “Temple University itself has an unusual and extraordinary commitment to Philadelphia. The dental school is staying true to that.”
Temple is hosting a smaller, similar, citywide event on March 20.
“We’re part of the community and have a responsibility to serve the community. We’re concerned about children, not just one day, but after. ” Helpin said. “We want people to know they can have a dental home for their children at Temple.”
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Dreamah’s nightmare
By Christopher Wink | Feb. 5, 2008 | The Temple News
She was young and energetic and fun.
And then she was dead. Ejected through a windshield and pronounced dead on the pavement of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, amid broken glass and unlived expectations.
It is so rare that we are affected by what we expect. Much more often it is what blindsides us on an otherwise anonymous trip home.
Ciara Deprill was born on Aug. 20, 1986. Less than 7,000 days later, in the dark and forgotten morning hours of Feb. 3, 2006, she had other places to be.
It became a story. Deprill was riding shotgun with Dreamah Knoll, who was driving with a blood alcohol level a few ticks over the legal limit. They were coming back to the city, going westbound on the Ben Franklin. Those lanes can seem so narrow. A concrete barrier can change so many things.
Deprill is gone, but what might be worse is the risk of losing Knoll. There is no pain like the pain of those who survive. Those who are granted the privilege of living with unwarranted guilt and irreversible anguish.
Dreamah's nightmare
By Christopher Wink | Feb. 5, 2008 | The Temple News
She was young and energetic and fun.
And then she was dead. Ejected through a windshield and pronounced dead on the pavement of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, amid broken glass and unlived expectations.
It is so rare that we are affected by what we expect. Much more often it is what blindsides us on an otherwise anonymous trip home.
Ciara Deprill was born on Aug. 20, 1986. Less than 7,000 days later, in the dark and forgotten morning hours of Feb. 3, 2006, she had other places to be.
It became a story. Deprill was riding shotgun with Dreamah Knoll, who was driving with a blood alcohol level a few ticks over the legal limit. They were coming back to the city, going westbound on the Ben Franklin. Those lanes can seem so narrow. A concrete barrier can change so many things.
Deprill is gone, but what might be worse is the risk of losing Knoll. There is no pain like the pain of those who survive. Those who are granted the privilege of living with unwarranted guilt and irreversible anguish.
Interview: Brett Mandel, Philadelphia Forward executive director
Today, I also interviewed Brett Mandel, the executive director of Philadelphia Forward,
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Photo of Brett Mandel, presenting during a real estate taxation conference held at Temple University on Feb. 23, 2007. He was using a model to show that in Philadelphia similar properties pay different real estate tax bills. Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Forward.
Interview: Fred Voigt, Committee of Seventy former executive director
I shared lunch with Fred Voigt, the longtime executive director of the Committee of Seventy, today.
Photo courtesy of Chestnut Hill Local, a community newspaper in northwest Philadelphia.
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Worst poll ever
In my continued attempt at finding the worst poll ever, I have stumbled upon today’s on the Web site of Fox 29 News.
“Who is your favorite Droid or Robot?”
Really?
I think the real issue is that Rosie, the robot maid from the Jetsons isn’t there.
What is more, you can even check out an interview with C3P0 on their site.
Kazaam: Everything is the same
Good movies come to resolution after a heightened climax.
With the stage of Super Tuesday coming to a close and no clear Democratic winner coming out on top, the presidential primary season has all the high drama of Shaquille O’Neal’s Oscar worthy portrayal of a “rappin’ genie with an attitude” in the 1996 classic Kazaam.
Though Hillary Clinton is winning in the delegates column, no one is putting Clinton over Barack Obama with any sense of assuredness.
John McCain came out on top for the GOP, but, let’s face it, his competition was Martin Sheen’s stunt double from ‘The West Wing‘ and Chuck Norris’ running mate.
Crazy Hillary Photo caption contest
Levity to the contest?
Anyone want to throw potential captions for this photographic gem of Hillary, taken by Reuters?
“You ‘da man, dawg. No, no, you, yes, you ‘da man, daaaaawg.”
Or
“I will cram the most fake emotion I can into one pose until I win the California primary.”
Any other suggestions?