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Here’s the link to my latest Philadelphia Magazine/Phillypost article on Mitt Romney’s misleading TV ad. http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/07/13/debunking-romney-ad-private-sector-is-fine/

Here’s the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-atkins/currys-dismissal-setback_b_1659219.html?utm_hp_ref=media

Best Things: 1.  U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamney Care. Chief Justice Roberts shows courage in splitting from Conservative Justices. 2.  Sixers trade for a big guy and sign Lavoy Allen. 3.  Boise St. officially leaves the Mountain West after having … Continue reading →

The Philadelphia 76ers have a huge need for good big men. Spencer Hawes is slow and Elton Brand is old. But instead of taking a big man with the 15th pick, they took yet another small forward, Moe Harkless of … Continue reading →

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/

  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 →

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 →

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/

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

      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 →