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Crime

Patty-Pat Kozlowski: A love letter to Philly, from a criminal

October 13, 2022October 11, 2022
Patty-Pat Kozlowski
18

Why, Mayor Kenney, do you think signing an executive order would stop criminals from carrying guns? The bad guys don’t listen to you.
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski

Municipal Government

Christine Flowers: Philly’s mayor looks forward to leaving mess he created

July 6, 2022July 7, 2022
Christine Flowers
11

Philadelphia’s mayor has very publicly, albeit poignantly, made clear his desire to slump back into a private life he never actually had.
By Christine Flowers

Crime

Patty-Pat Kozlowski: Wit or witout gunfire?

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021
Patty-Pat Kozlowski
3

The cheesesteak has been caught in the crossfire of Philadelphia violence. If nothing else, an attack on the city’s sacred sandwich should spur electeds to act.
By Patty-Pat Kozlowski

History

Larry Platt: The forgotten victim of MOVE

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Larry Platt
1

Yes, the story of the city’s mishandling of MOVE remains is another horrible indignity in a tragic saga. But today’s retelling of MOVE is also tragically incomplete.
By Larry Platt

Crime

Chris Tremoglie: Obama DOJ report on Philly police exposes false media narrative against officers

October 22, 2020June 30, 2021
Chris Tremoglie
4

How much longer will politicians and the media continue to peddle lies about police violence and race?
By Chris Tremoglie

2A

Todd DeFeo: Philadelphia suing Pennsylvania over gun laws

October 8, 2020April 19, 2021
Todd DeFeo

Mayor Kenney and other city officials are leading the charge to vacate the Firearm Preemption Laws and declare that the state government has violated the inherent and indefeasible right to enjoy and defend life and liberty.
By Todd DeFeo

Culture

Kyle Sammin: Parkway homeless encampments shows a city sliding backwards

September 28, 2020July 28, 2021
Kyle Sammin
2

We seem to have a permanent tent city on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Will Mayor Kenney resolve it?
By Kyle Sammin

Municipal Government

Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years

May 18, 2020April 19, 2021
Dan Pearson
1

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

Politics

Linda A. Kerns: When pitting public health against the economy, we cannot abandon reasonableness and commonsense

March 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Linda A. Kerns

We must do what we can to stop the spread of this horrible virus but we cannot let our leaders issue unchecked edicts.
By Linda A. Kerns

Crime Municipal Government

Linda A. Kerns: Relocation is not an option – No Philadelphia neighborhood wants a “Safe” Injection site in their backyard

February 27, 2020July 28, 2021
Linda A. Kerns
5

When Philadelphians were blindsided with a decision to open a “safe” injection site in their neighborhood, the outrage was deafening. But if Safehouse has no place in South Philly, why is it acceptable in Kensington, or any other Philadelphia neighborhood?
By Linda A. Kerns

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Op-Ed

Terry Fitzpatrick: Democrats need a reset on energy policy

Terry Fitzpatrick: Democrats need a reset on energy policy

schedule July 16 2025
ink_pen Terry Fitzpatrick

In the aftermath of their election losses last year, Democrats are searching for ways to refocus on the kitchen table […]

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