Monthly Archives: June 2012

My article in PhillyPost.com

I wrote an article for today’s PhillyPost.com, which is Philadelphia Magazine’s website, on the Utah judge who ordered a mother to cut off her daughter’s ponytail as a punishment. Here’s a link to the article: http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/06/29/judge-mom-cut-daughters-ponytail-punishment/

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Best and Worst Things From the Last Two Weeks

  Best 1.  Obama decision on immigration 2.  Jim Thome’s walk off home run 3.  Burger King’s bacon sundae. Mayor Bloomberg’s worst nightmare. 4.  40th Anniversary of Title IX 5.  Teased bus monitor gets over $600,000 in donations 6.  Sandusky … Continue reading

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Best and Worst Things That Took Place Last Week

Here’s my list of the best and worst things that took place last week. Feel free to add your own: BEST: 1. My cousin Matthew finished his military duty in Afghanistan and will return home in a couple of weeks. … Continue reading

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KYW Interview For Philadelphia Writers Conference

Yesterday, I was interviewed on KYW News Radio about the Philadelphia Writers Conference. Here’ s a link to the text of one of the segments. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/06/05/philadelphia-set-for-64th-annual-writers-conference/

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My Latest Huffington Post Article

Remembering great athletes who never got a chance to compete in the Olympics. It includes mentions of local athletes, including Eulace Peacock of Temple and Michael Brooks of La Salle. Here’s the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-atkins/olympic-athletes_b_1569448.html

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Philadelphia Writers Conference Takes Place Next Weekend

      The 64th Annual Philadelphia Writers’ Conference will take place on Friday, June 8th through Sunday, June 10th at the Holiday Inn at Fourth and Arch Streets in downtown Philadelphia. This year’s theme is: For the Love of Language!     … Continue reading

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