Obama Comes to Masterman Today
Autopsy Shows Penn Star Had Brain Disease. An autopsy revealed that Penn football team co-captain Owen Thomas, who committed suicide last April, had the early stages of brain disease — possibly from head trauma suffered on the field. [Inquirer]
Live from Philly, It’s President Obama. The President will give his second annual back-to-school pep talk from Masterman. The kids are psyched. [Inquirer]
Washington Post Writer Says Obama Picked Wrong School for Speech. Her basic point is that Masterman is too good and that Obama should give the speech from a school in need of a turnaround. Whatever. [Washington Post]
Blair Accepts Liberty Medal. The former British PM, who’s hawking a new book, received the award at the Constitution Center from Bill Clinton, who called Blair a “wonderful world citizen.” (Coincidentally, this is how The Scoop often refers to himself.) [Inquirer]
Tom Knox Says He’ll Run for Mayor If Katz Doesn’t. He’s itching to take on Nutter. [Philly.com]
R Diddy: Stick With Kolb. Ray Didinger says to quit your whining about how poorly Kevin Kolb played against the Packers—this is what you get with a first-year starting quarterback. Deal with it, people. [CSN Philly]
Pat’s & Geno’s To Do Battle on the Food Network. They’ll be the focus of an episode of Food Feud. Pat’s should win, of course. [NBC Philadelphia]
