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...banking on muni wi-fi to grow sales, closing deals with seven cities in public-private partnerships. EarthLink owns and operates the network while the city contributes money or light poles to nest radios for connectivity. The company will cut costs by selling access to wholesale providers like DirecTV. Philadelphia created a government-supported nonprofit to oversee EarthLink's 135-sq.-mi. system, which should be ready next October and will emphasize digital inclusion programs like half-price accounts for low-income residents. Subscriptions will be $21.95, about half the cost of DSL and cable (a bit pricier), with some...
When John Edwards announced his candidacy on Dec. 28 in New Orleans' Katrina-ravaged Ninth Ward, the locale underscored his central theme: a 21st century war on poverty. Geography often sends a message. Ronald Reagan launched his 1980 campaign in Philadelphia, Miss., and some saw this as a cynical appeal to white Southerners. In '92 Ross Perot declared on the set of Larry King Live, in keeping with his spontaneous nature. Al Gore tried out Carthage, Tenn., in 2000, but his home state ultimately rejected him. Contenders for 2008 will want to stress their strengths, and TIME has some backdrop...
...first saw Brown?s act in Philadelphia, probably at the Uptown Theatre, in the late '50s. He came on, and the place instantly got hotter. He prowled the stage, shrieking with the intensity of a tent-show shaman and the knowing hyperbole of a carny pitchman. All this mere prelude to the extended climax of ?Please Please Please,? his first hit, which back then was fresh off the R&B charts...
...commission's more radical ideas are already being implemented in districts around the country. Commission member Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City school system, points out that New York already has a number of independent contractors running 322 of its schools and holds them accountable for performance. Philadelphia and other districts are doing the same. Teacher merit pay, despite opposition from unions, has already been introduced in many districts and states, though no one has yet created the kind of career paths envisioned by the commission, where salaries would begin at $45,000 and peak...
...Speaking to a foreign policy group in Philadelphia last week before his resignation, Turki did say that Iran's nuclear ambitions were "clearly a concern for the global community." But in sharp contrast to the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Iran, he stressed that "we speak directly with Iran on all issues. We find that talking with them is better than not talking with them...