http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F Daily News Opinion pages en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440542&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Christine_M__Flowers__Que_Sarah__Sarah.html I COME not to bury Sarah Palin, but to praise her. Of course, after that somewhat rambling resignation speech last Friday where she talked about migrating fish and point guards in virtually the same breath, the praise part becomes trickier. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 553887de402df4e35fae9aae5ffe88c8 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440547&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters__Reaction_to_the_court_s_firefighter_ruling.html RE SIGNE Wilkinson's July 2 cartoon on racial preferences, and her point that there isn't a black way or white way to fight fires: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 4d082cd34822bb9e321c799050eac4be 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440572&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters__Cartoon_doesn_t_pass_the_smell_test.html ITHINK THE July 3 Mike Peters cartoon (if you can call it that) on Michael Jackson's nose being left out of his will was in poor taste coming from a seemingly educated journalist as it did. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 0cae06d1e03364fc2553722e14ca8492 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440567&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters__Animal_cruelty_is_bull.html WHY DO you post a picture of a beautiful bull being slowly murdered by a sadistic matador in Spain as if it's an opera or Broadway show and talk about how many tourists go to see it without mentioning the evil that bullfighting truly is? Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT a5ab852a480cfb577beebf9e96db1bec 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440562&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters__What_teachers_are_up_against.html RE ROBERT Stewart's letter "Summer-school climate change": There are many pressures on teachers, but the greatest come from outside. Neither principals nor teachers have any appreciable control over who walks through the front door of the school. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT cc42fec4659db9c3ce2e2f936e2f472d 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440552&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters__Off_the_hook_on_hate_.html IN HER letter "Where hate comes from," Sondra Logan ignored the murder of Pvt. Long at the recruiting station. Was there no hate there? Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 24a1349d8e48d8232858f22496b47517 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50440537&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090710_When_mental_illness_collides_with_criminal_justice.html PHILADELPHIA'S NEW Mental Health Court is a long overdue innovation: It is designed to help ease the transition from prison to the streets for inmates with mental illness. The court, which opened this week, will provide intensive supervision, mental health treatment and counseling to help prisoners stay out of jail by staying on their meds and in treatment. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7bc921cc19ed3c5ed1d53b0fe71d1ad9 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346702&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Letters__Another_post-mortem_on_MJ_s_life___times.html THANKS, Stu Bykofsky, for your reasoned column ("Lennon v. Jackson"), one of few among the mad outpouring of blind adoration, hero worship and genuine mourning over this past week. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7a9290b9b7ed56f1fc04b94a77dcb17a 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346722&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Michael_Smerconish__Pa__s_fireworks_insanity.html IGOT CARDED a few weeks ago, and, just like I used to do in high school, I lied. Back then I was trying to buy booze in Jersey. This time, I was just interested in some bottle rockets for the 4th of July. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 8079209abfdbc1aca48f655e0bafc395 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346697&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Barbie_goes_fishing.html TINA FEY'S brilliant parody of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" has now been surpassed by . . . Sarah Palin. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7bc0d2b776f5d4a9d40ad678c47bfbeb 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346717&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Letters__The_Phillies_Corner.html ARECENT ARTICLE purporting to show that the current Phillies aren't better or worse than last year's team at the same point in the season brought to mind this familiar old joke: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 32bc26a3f9b139db04246bfe48caa322 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346707&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Letters__Frankie_Lymon___the_Gloved_One.html MANY of Michael Jackson's most ardent fans believe he was most influenced by James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Fred Astaire and Diana Ross. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT bbb42221b4dbbd08ee267dd7cfa5bffb 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346712&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Letters__Farrah_farewell_hit_the_spot.html RE Christine Flowers' op-ed "Touched by an Angel" on the death of Farrah Fawcett: I couldn't agree more. The final days of June brought much tragedy. I feel not only a loss but a subtle betrayal that the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed everything else, especially Farrah's passing. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 61b0f52ce5fe2f976304267376f861fb 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346687&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_Victim_assistance.html THROUGHOUT THE LONG investigation, trial and 137-count conviction of ex-state Sen. Vincent Fumo for conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice, much attention has been paid to his abuse of his office, and his creation of a nonprofit so he fund his colle Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 5501a1d70467a273707b8467c901cf42 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167751&44=50346692&32=3796&7=195457&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fopinion%2F20090709_40_years_of_segregation.html THE SCHOOL REFORM Commission held a special meeting yesterday, during which it announced an imminent settlement of a 40-year-old school desegregation case. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT aabfa8c6b10d590648e537067f642ab2 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z