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Cheerful Happiness is a real voter, but . . .  
It's true: There is a real person named Cheerful Happiness. She is 100 years old and a regular voter. Confirmation of her existence may signal a new day at the Philadelphia Board of Elections.

 

Varsity Notebook: Just no excuses for 4-point game  
Longtime high school basketball coach Al Campman emails a "fellowship message" to friends, family members and other acquaintances once a week, talking about how to deal with everything from hardships ...

 

Court Report: Basketball Notebook  
News and notes from the WPIAL and City League. (1 Related)

 

Recruit Report: Area juniors are already on the radar  
High school senior football players across the country signed letters of intent with Division I and I-AA colleges Wednesday, but many juniors have scholarship offers from major colleges. (2 Related)

 

North Spotlight: Pine-Richland girls' swimming  
Defending her WPIAL and PIAA championships are just some of the goals for Pine-Richland swimmer Kristen Murslack during her junior year. Murslack has other goals that extend beyond the WPIAL ... and e...

 

West Spotlight: South Side Beaver wrestling  
South Side Beaver wrestling coach Jerry "Bear" McCoy is a firm believer that a loss can be beneficial ... if you learn from it. He is hoping that's the case with Nathan Reckner's loss in last Saturday...

 

As others see it / So who's a lobbyist?  
An editorial from The New York Times Under the federal lobbying law, Newt Gingrich can legitimately claim that he is not a lobbyist. That alone demonstrates how much the law needs to be changed. As hi...

 

Afghan shift: The U.S. is right to curtail combat earlier  
Americans who believe the United States has put enough lives and money into Afghanistan should be pleased by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's statement Wednesday that the U.S. role will be shifted fro...

 

Equitable compromise: Faith-based employees deserve the same coverage  
President Barack Obama has not declared war on the Roman Catholic Church, no matter what the faithful may be hearing in church. (1 Related)

 

Humane re-test: DPW proposes a better food-stamp standard  
After a blizzard of criticism on its proposal to reinstate an asset test for food stamp eligibility, the administration of Gov. Tom Corbett decided Wednesday to replace its harsh initial standard with...