By AMY BRISSONabrisson@delcotimes.com
CHESTER — It’s well known that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. studied at the Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester as a young man.
But few know about a white Chester minister who fasted in support of civil rights protesters arrested in the 1960s, or a group of black neighbors who chased away slave patrols to protect a runaway during the time of the Underground Railroad.
But few know about a white Chester m… Continue
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More Youngsters Are Transmitting Racy Photos Of Themselves Via Cell Phones And The Web, Running Afoul Of Child Porn Laws(CBS) "Sexting" is the new term we apply when people electronically transmit racy, even nude photos of themselves to each other - not the best of ideas, and all the worse when those caught doing it are underage teens.
Our CoverStory is reported by Rita Braver:
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Tampa teen who crashed while texting is grounded
ORIGINAL POST: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/article1003396.ece
By Justin George, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Saturday, May 23, 2009
TAMPA — Katelyn Blaylock may be 18 but her mother says she's grounded indefinitely.
"It will be a while," Susan Blaylock said Friday.
And there will be no new car, the mother said.
On Wednesday, Katelyn slammed into a police car and became the latest cautionary tale of what happens when teena… Continue
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They're Needed To Help Families, But They're Drying Up, And Adults Are Seeking The Same Spots
ORIGINAL POST: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/23/business/childofrecession/main5035662.shtml
May 23, 2009
(CBS) For generations, a summer job has been a rite of passage for American teenagers.
But this year, teens face grim employment prospects as the recession hits hard.
At the same t… Continue
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Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009
By KENN STARK
Times Correspondent
ORIGINAL POST: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/05/21/news/doc4a14c37d36afb160682380.txtUPLAND — Former Chester Upland school director and current borough Council President Edward Mitchell feels the time has come for the borough to pull out of the Chester Upland public school union that was mandated by the stat… Continue
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ORIGINAL POST: CNN NEWSAPPARENT POLICE BRUTALITY
Toledo Police Officers Beat Up 14-Year-Old Teenager
Toledo, OH – On Friday, May 15 at the Brand Whitlock housing projects in South Toledo, 14-year-old Trevor Casey was brutally beaten by two officers of the Toledo Police Department. On Monday, May 18 at 5:15 PM, Stephen Ward along with th… Continue
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Swine Flu is over rated. All of these pedemics are over rated. Things such as Bird Flu and Antherax were over rated. Just like the other two pedemics, this will either go away or die down. Continue
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By Phil Heron,
editor@delcotimes.com
There is not a day that goes by that I don’t field a phone call from someone who believes they have been mistreated by the newspaper. It goes with the territory.
There are very few things I can be sure of these days – especially in this business – but one of them is that I am fairly confident I will manage to tick off any number of people just about every day.
Usually the callers have seen their names in the newsp… Continue
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