The Latest in From the Editor

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  The fatcat trial of the year

  Corruption will be front and center in two upcoming trials involving Councilman Bobby Henon and union leader John Dougherty.

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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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  Small rules don’t fix big problems

  It's not the bag ban itself that's bad. It's the long and arduous process of getting anything done in Philly government.

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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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  Darrell Clarke’s crusade to keep rents high

  Want to improve the life of the average person in Philly? Get rents and housing prices down.

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  Amazon will not save us

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

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  Will anyone lead Philadelphia?

  No one is happy with the status quo created by the mayor's office, City Hall, the PD and the DA.

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  School district gets an F on asbestos issue

  Masterman magnet school has an asbestos problem

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  Philadelphia in 2041

  Let's imagine what Philadelphia could look like in 20 years.

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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.