JimMacMillan.Net » Shame http://jimmacmillan.net Pulitzer-winning multimedia journalist. Teaching at NYU, advising warnewsradio.org at Swarthmore, leading Phiji.org at Temple U., and consulting for WebbMedia. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:33:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Idiot Village: Philadelphia city officials take down Christmas, sort of http://jimmacmillan.net/2010/11/30/idiot-village-philadelphia-city-officials-take-down-christmas-sort-of/ http://jimmacmillan.net/2010/11/30/idiot-village-philadelphia-city-officials-take-down-christmas-sort-of/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:11:03 +0000 Jim MacMillan http://jimmacmillan.net/?p=5799 In a feeble attempt to please everybody, Philadelphia city officials responded to complaints from some city workers and other citizens by ordering the removal of the word “Christmas” from the Christmas Village signs at Philadelphia City Hall, where they are still hosting the Christmas Village you can find at, well, http://www.philachristmas.com/ They plan to replace [...]]]>

Politically Correct Village

In a feeble attempt to please everybody, Philadelphia city officials responded to complaints from some city workers and other citizens by ordering the removal of the word “Christmas” from the Christmas Village signs at Philadelphia City Hall, where they are still hosting the Christmas Village you can find at, well, http://www.philachristmas.com/

They plan to replace it with a “Holiday Village” sign, but apparently not at the same time, and so for now it just says “Village.”

Oh, holiday tree.

Meanwhile, in the middle of the village, city workers continued to string Christmas lights on a Christmas tree, as “Oh, Christmas Tree” and other Christmas carols continued to play on the audio system.

Read more:

Philadelphia Daily News

CBS3

6ABC

NBC10

MYFOXPHILLY

Village will be open through Holiday Eve.

UPDATE: CRISIS AVERTED; MAYOR SAVES CHRISTMAS:

Nutter says market will get its name back

Philadelphia puts ‘Christmas’ back in the village

Mayor Nutter Lights City Hall “Christmas Tree”

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Child is screaming for mom to get the oil off her. Thousands of very fresh tar balls rolling in on Destin Beach. Kid with oil stuck on her! Destin Beach, Fl. June 23rd, 2010.

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