Recent Articles from this Writer

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  More pointless posturing won’t stop the violence in Philadelphia

  Executive order on “citywide gun violence emergency" is nice, but useless.

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  Shadow of Corruption

  The soda tax is one in a long list of broken promises.

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  Don’t let the machine win

  "Politics as usual" isn't inevitable

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  Philadelphia’s Rap Sheet

  A contented city never rebels

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  Resign!

  The convicted city councilman has no shame

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  Two-party city again?

  Republican candidates for city offices in Philadelphia could be forgiven for looking on their task as an exercise in futility. But there was more reason for hope than usual this year, with the Democrats’ least popular official, District Attorney Larry…

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  Resign to run

  Another blow to fair hiring makes city corruption easier

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  Vote ‘no’ on Question 3

  Leaders apparently want to abandon the city's commitment to honest hiring practices.

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  Looking back at Columbus Day

  Philadelphia is playing a part in a puritanical cleansing of a time-honored cultural tradition.

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  SEPTA and the consultants

  SEPTA's management is throwing money away, compounding a financial problem the COVID-19 pandemic started.

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  Money for nothing

  Gun buyback programs don’t reduce crime.

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  Amazon will not save us

  The e-commerce giant can't save us from ourselves

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  School district gets an F on asbestos issue

  Masterman magnet school has an asbestos problem

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  City-owned bank invites corruption

  Councilman Derek Green wants Philly to run a bank. What could go wrong?

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  COVID response: Be kind, but push for courage

  Tolerance, compassion are needed during this COVID crisis, no matter what side of the political spectrum you're on.