Opinion

SIGNE WILKINSON

EDITORIAL

BACK IN 1992, after a rough winter, the Common Council of Syracuse, N.Y., came to the defense of its citizens: On March 30, it unanimously approved a resolution forbidding any snowfall until Dec. 24.

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GOVERNOR'S BUDGET OFFERS BOTH

THE HIGHLIGHTS of Gov. Rendell's budget address yesterday include an increase in education and medical assistance spending, an extension of unemployment benefits, a Stimulus Transition Fund to address what happens when $2.3 billion in federal stimulus money disappears, and a new tax to help close a $525 million deficit.

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Cartoon by Signe Wilkinson

A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO CITY CONTRACTS

"It's Our Money" (www.ourmoneyphilly.com) is a joint project of the Daily News and WHYY, funded by the William Penn Foundation, that looks at how city government spends our tax dollars. In order to demystify the process for citizens, we examined the 2004 contract details and consulted experts - like former city labor chief Thomas Paine Cronin - to help understand some of the key areas of pay and benefits. (PDF Format)

Let's vote for democracy - 2:17am: IDON'T THINK it's a stretch to say there's a significant number of people in this country who are outraged by the Supreme Court decision that said Congress couldn't limit corporate spending on election advertising the way it had tried to.
Letters: Too much plowing is wasteful - 2:17am: AS A Philadelphia resident, civil engineer and outdoor enthusiast with many hours driving on unplowed roads, I offer these suggestions on how to deal with a major snowfall like the one we just had that should make residents happier.
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The Geator, plus 50 - 2:17am: SNOW AND Geators just don't mix. A geator bakes in the hot sun and mud and doesn't bother no one unless you get close and then he opens up his mouth and snatches you up.
For jobs, forget the deficit: The answer is another stimulus - 02/09/2010: THE WEEKEND snowstorm - which was worse in Washington than here - was blamed for preventing the Senate from meeting its self-imposed deadline to vote on a jobs bill yesterday.

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