In what has become a yearly tradition, the city seeks to solve its annual budget deficit by reaching into the pockets of the citizenry.
By Kyle Sammin
Terry Tracy: Protecting the commons, art, and the public trust
As the citizens are the direct beneficiaries of the public art – whether affirmation of our civic pride or warnings of our civic failures – when government abdicates its responsibility as trustee, the governed are duty-bound to protect collective cultural heritage.
By Terry Tracy
Wally Nunn: Delco health department debate misses the point
While it is true, as Ms. Panaritis states, that Delaware County has the highest death rate per 100,000 population in Southeastern Pennsylvania, if one looks closely at her charge that the lack of a health department is the cause, her case quickly evaporates.
By Wally Nunn
Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years
For Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the next few years will be filled with hard choices and finding the least bad option. After years of doing less with more, he’ll be tasked with the infinitely more difficult task of making do with less.
By Dan Pearson
Wally Zimolong: Governor Wolf has a waiver problem
With his arbitrary waiver program, Governor Wolf undermined public trust at a critical time in Pennsylvania.
By Wally Zimolong
LISTEN: Christine Flowers talks about #MeToo hypocrisy with AM 990’s Chris Stigall
Columnist Christine Flowers joined Chris Stigall to discuss the #MeToo movement (& media’s) double standard on Biden vs. Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations.
Kevin Mooney: GOP lawmakers get in Wolf’s ear to bring construction industry back to work
Pennsylvania construction workers who operate in rural areas where they can avoid large crowds are eager to get back to work.
By Kevin Mooney
Christine Flowers: MeToo’s silence on Biden accuser shows it exists for left wing politics — not women
Scranton native Joe Biden’s credible sexual assault accusations are being soft-peddled by a supposedly impartial media and “women’s” groups that are really left-wing political outlets.
By Christine Flowers
Albert Eisenberg: Leadership from Bob Casey + other PA Dems in short supply as PPP funds run dry
The most important thing that the Senate could do is prevent total economic collapse in the face of this pandemic — and on this, and so many other issues, Sen. Casey seems to be asleep at the wheel. By Albert Eisenberg
Terry Tracy: Upper Darby school debate shows the limits of virtual government
When our recently robust economy descends into the fiscal abyss, citizens rightly demand that local government clarify its focus. By Terry Tracy