Big Brother spies on students and families through laptops
02/18/2010
by annie
A federal lawsuit accuses a suburban Philadelphia school district of spying on students at home through school-issued laptop webcams, The Associated Press reports.
Families found out after an assistant principal spoke to a student about inappropriate behavior at home, showing a photograph taken by the laptop.
Computerworld says approximately 1,800 students at the district's two high schools have been given laptops as part of a state- and federally-funded "one-to-one" student-to-laptop initiative.
Pa. Swim Club Accused Of Discrimination Files For Bankruptcy
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:28
According to The Associated Press, the suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children has filed for bankruptcy.
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White police officer with cornrows: No, it's not OK
Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:12
Thomas Strain, a white police officer in the predominantly Black 35th district in Philadelphia, was ordered off the streets and made to take a desk job. Which clearly is an insult. He'd been on the force for five years, with a clean record, so naturally, people wondered why. Well, according to sources in the department who wanted to remain nameless, it was because he had cornrows. ...
NFL Says Vick Eligible To Play In Third Game
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 15:08
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is eligible to play beginning in the third game of the regular season.
Goodell met with Vick for 45 minutes Thursday before announcing his decision. Vick, recently signed by the Eagles, played in last week's exhibition game and was expected ...
Newspaper Publisher Freedom Files For Bankruptcy
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 13:39
The owner of the Orange County Register in California and dozens of other newspapers became the latest publisher Tuesday to seek bankruptcy protection, driven into financial despair by a staggering drop in advertising revenue. The filing was part of a prepackaged plan approved by a majority of Freedom's lenders.
In a Chapter 11 petition made Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., Freedom Communications Inc. listed debts of more than $1 billion and assets of $500 million to $1 billion. Freedom's ...
Philly NAACP Leader Speaks Out For Michael Vick
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 17:09
J. Whyatt Mondesire, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, addressed a swarm of media members outside the stadium before the Eagles hosted the Jaguars on Thursday night.
"We're here to show our support for Michael Vick ... Because we're tired of a one-sided dialogue," Mondesire said.
"We're tired of people saying he should not be given a second chance because of the horrible nature of his crime. He paid his price for that horrible crime."
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NAACP To March For Michael Vick
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 14:32
Two civil rights groups plan to march around Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday in support of Michael Vick, while an animal rights group plans to hold a rally on the other side of Philadelphia when the quarterback takes the field for his first game in more than two years.
J. Whyatt Mondesire, president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, told the Ass ...
Judge Approves Michael Vick's $20M Bankruptcy Plan
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 10:46
A judge on Thursday approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors who are owed $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy on the same day he was scheduled to return to the playing field with the Philadelphia Eagles.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro said while Vick is "at the pinnacle of his profession," he has proven unable to manage ...
Vick Not Guaranteed To Play For Eagles Next Week
Fri, 08/21/2009 - 11:03
Michael Vick is now eligible to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, whose next game is at home against the Jaguars. Eagles coach Andy Reid said there's no guarantee he'll put Vick into action.
"He got a good workout in today. We'll see how he does next week," said Reid. "We're shooting for the third game. We'll see. We've just got to g ...
Listen to TheLoop21.com's Keli Goff on Philly Radio Tonight
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 12:18
Keli Goff, a political writer for TheLoop21.com, is scheduled to talk to Al Butler on his Philadelphia radio show Tuesday. Butler's show, Al B! In the Afternoon, airs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern on 900 AM WURD.
Goff is the author of a much talked about story first published at TheLoop21.com, ...
