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Bucks County headlines from the Inquirer
- Castor trading the limelight for line items
His former boss and mentor tried to talk him out of it. His onetime top assistant was "shocked" by the decision. - Culinary schools start spicing up their classes
PITTSBURGH - Two months ago, Tim Brower wouldn't have known what to do with the ingredients lining the shelves at the local Asian grocery store. - Potty-mouthed woman not guilty
SCRANTON - A Scranton woman who was cited for loudly cursing at her overflowing toilet - and then at a neighbor who told her to quiet down - has been acquitted on First Amendment grounds. - Redistricting process is focus of five Pa. bills
HARRISBURG - The silhouettes of Pennsylvania's congressional and legislative districts appear almost comical - their borders zigzagging as if drawn on an Etch-a-Sketch. - Green by way of accident
It sounds like a whopper of a fish story: A chemical spill that kills 1,000 minnows, shuts down Wissahickon Creek to anglers and swimmers and creates a drinking-water scare for Philadelphia winds up pouring nearly $5 million into a fund to save an endangered Montgomery County estate. - Turnpike lease back on the burner
HARRISBURG - Gov. Rendell, citing drawbacks of a state plan to collect tolls on Interstate 80, said yesterday that he hopes soon to publicize how much transportation funding could be generated by leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike. - SEPTA looks at machines as fee answer
Under fire from rail passengers and a local legislator over its new on-board ticket surcharge, SEPTA is looking at putting ticket-vending machines in all of its rail stations. - Winter storm flop might be a preview
Icy rain left a decorative coating on trees yesterday in the northern and western suburbs, where the nasty weather provided an early holiday treat for students at about 60 schools that closed or sent children home early. - Mother of teen accused in school plot faces trial on gun charges
The Colonial School District and a Plymouth Township woman charged with buying weapons for her 14-year-old son discussed the boy's military obsession more than a year before he was caught plotting a Columbine-style attack, a witness testified yesterday. - Pa. man a suspected serial killer
Investigators in several states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are looking at unsolved murder cases from the late 1970s and early 1980s to determine whether confessed killer Timothy Krajcir could have been involved, authorities said yesterday. - Student Spotlight
Student: Thomas Hedges. School: A senior at Solebury School. Accomplishment: The distance runner from Princeton recently won the Mid-Atlantic championships for the Junior Olympics. The victory at the Daniel Boone Homestead in Birdsboro earned him a chance to compete in the national championships in Lawrence, Kansas. - In the first person, past tense
Residents of Wesley Enhanced Living at Heritage Towers in Doylestown spent this fall writing down the stories of their lives. Led by Bucks County biographer Oana Nechita, about a dozen residents met on Wednesday evenings in October and November to record their lives for current and future generations. - School Notes
By demonstrating academic success and participating in community service, Bucks County Community College student Lauren George received a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. - Best Bets
Today Victorian Christmas Discover how the Victorians celebrated Christmas at the Parry Mansion in New Hope. Trained docents guide visitors through the displays and explain how holiday traditions have evolved over the years. Free. - Photos get to heart of nature
There's an almost solemn hush to the "Kim Steininger /Bird Photography" exhibit at the Chester County Historical Society. Anything in the way of visual pyrotechnics is put aside in the quiet coupling of bird photos and actual stuffed owls and raptors here. Stuffed creatures glower at us from their perches, providing "Hitchcock touches," as if from an old movie - but with a difference. - Bucks County News in Brief
Indoor lacrosse meet is seeking teams Lax4Lives is looking for boys high school varsity, club and elite travel teams to participate in its holiday indoor lacrosse tournament on Dec. 28 at the Sportsplex in Feasterville. - Photos get to heart of nature
There's an almost solemn hush to the "Kim Steininger /Bird Photography" exhibit at the Chester County Historical Society. Anything in the way of visual pyrotechnics is put aside in the quiet coupling of bird photos and actual stuffed owls and raptors here. Stuffed creatures glower at us from their perches, providing "Hitchcock touches," as if from an old movie - but with a difference. - Photos get to heart of nature
There's an almost solemn hush to the "Kim Steininger /Bird Photography" exhibit at the Chester County Historical Society. Anything in the way of visual pyrotechnics is put aside in the quiet coupling of bird photos and actual stuffed owls and raptors here. Stuffed creatures glower at us from their perches, providing "Hitchcock touches," as if from an old movie - but with a difference. - Photos get to heart of nature
There's an almost solemn hush to the "Kim Steininger /Bird Photography" exhibit at the Chester County Historical Society. Anything in the way of visual pyrotechnics is put aside in the quiet coupling of bird photos and actual stuffed owls and raptors here. Stuffed creatures glower at us from their perches, providing "H