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Focuses on the Little League Baseball world championship in 2003. Adoption of guidelines in the hope of avoiding another scandal, in the wake of controversy in the previous two years; Discussion of the rule that requires teams to carry three specific proofs of residency for each player; Number of Little League players expected to attend the tournament in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in August; View that it is better to document the age and residency of the international assembly at each level to determine the eligibility of players before the team can advance further; Comments of Little League officials.

Focuses on the talks of budget cuts in the newspaper industry in Philadelphia. Profits of Knight Ridder newspapers, 'The Philadelphia Inquirer' and 'The Philadelphia Daily News'; How financial results are becoming the competition among newspaper companies; Comparison of the profit margins of Philadelphia News Company and other companies with newspapers.

Reports on the refusal of Judge Robert Kelly to issue a temporary restraining order to limit the distribution of the newspaper `Metro' in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reasons for the refusal of the judge; Details on the complaints of several publishers against the distribution of the `Metro'; Places where `Metro' is distributed.

Reports on the market testing of a free daily tabloid newspaper, `Metro Philadelphia,' in Pennsylvania. Details of a lawsuit filed by Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. charging that the publication made an unfair arrangement with Philadelphia transit officials, which violates First Amendment rights; Distribution of the newspaper by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Success of free tabloid newspapers like `Metro London' in Europe.

Examines how publishers and editors at most large United States newspapers are facing intense pressures for profits, rising costs for newsprint, and declining circulation. Humorous examples of cost-cutting including an edict by Robert J. Hall, publisher of Knight-Ridder's two Philadelphia daily newspapers, forbidding reporters from making directory-assistance telephone calls.

Reports that on September 24, 2002, the Barnes Foundation filed court papers asking permission to move its Impressionist-laden art collection from its longtime Main Line suburban home to a downtown building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Focuses on the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania. Author's experience going there with her family; Thoughts on the crayons, which are manufactured by the Binney & Smith Corporation; Observation the the factory's name is a misnomer, since the actual manufacturing goes on elsewhere; Cost; Description; Exhibitions.