News Round Up

Just a few bits of news:

Patrick Murphy has been getting some good press, both domesticly and internationally.

I've been following the state house race in the 152nd district. So far Republican challenger Tom Murt is taking on incumbent Republican Sue Cornell. Democrat Ross Schriftman, who ran against Cornell two years ago, has announced that he is tossing his hat in the ring again. (press release on politicspa).

In shopper news, we find this item from today's Inky (p. C1): Boscov's will buy ten stores from Federated Department Stores, Inc., including four Strawbridges stores in the Philly area. The four are at: Deptford Mall, Montgomery Mall, Oxford Valley Mall, and Willow Grove Park Mall.