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LAST WEEK, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA) released a report calling for the consolidation of Philadelphia's four row offices. The city's fiscal watchdog estimates that streamlining operations and moving responsibilities from row offices to other departments would save between $13 million and $15 million a year.
WHEN MAYOR Nutter announced last year that the city could no longer afford to pick up the tab for parades, many in the city panicked but many believed that it was a wise move. Parades and events are expensive, better to fund essential services.
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IT TOOK several decades, but Temple football is finally flying high with a 7-2 record. For 20 years or so, Temple football has been a national and local laughingstock. But things have changed years under coach Al Golden, and longtime fans like me finally feel vindicated.
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STATE SEN. Daylin Leach makes a passionate plea in his Nov. 10 op-ed for gay marriage as a basic right, and that gays should be able to join the " 'til death do us part" crowd.
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