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Wireless Philadelphia is Still Around, but Its Objectives are Differentnew

If low-income residents can grab a brand-spanking-new free wireless signal anywhere on the streets of Philadelphia using laptops they probably don't own, can't afford and don't know how to use, does it count as digital inclusion?
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Tasneem Paghdiwala and Anthony Campisi  |  06-30-2008  |  Tech

Foreclosure May Hurt Children the Mostnew

"When foreclosures force children from their homes, their education is disrupted, their peer relationships crumble, and the social networks that support them are fractured," according to a recent study by First Focus. "Indeed, their physical health, as well as their emotional health and well-being, is placed at risk." Tiffany Rodriguez, a North Philly 14-year-old, would have to agree.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Tasneem Paghdiwala  |  05-27-2008  |  Housing & Development

Two Young Filmmakers Document Philly's Crime Epidemicnew

"By the Numbers," a new public service announcement by filmmakers Alec Sutherland and Todd DosSantos and a local organization called the Anti-Violence Partnership, is just a minute long, but it's well worth watching.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Tasneem Paghdiwala  |  04-14-2008  |  Crime & Justice

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