http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fstage.www.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F Editorial and commentary from the Inquirer en-us Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:27:15 GMT 2009-07-11T16:27:15Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50528062&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090711_Karen_Heller__Ed_s_behind_you_nearly_100____.html Friends, looking for a job? Perhaps Gov. Rendell can lend an ambivalent hand. Consider this stunning endorsement. "I have been asked by counsel for defendant Vincent J. Fumo to write a letter to the Court regarding his upcoming sentencing. I do so willingly but with mixed feelings," Rendell wrote Judge Ronald Buckwalter, possibly with an arm twisted behind his back. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e57f487e4cdf64580e3eb197d1a7ce25 2009-07-11T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50538592&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090711_Find_these_editorials_and_more_on_The_Inquirer_Editorial.html School officials across the nation can take the summer to consider the policy changes they need to make in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling banning the strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl suspected of hiding pain-relief pills. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:27:15 GMT 767fcbcb5a547b58e93a3ddd17fa964d 2009-07-11T16:27:15Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451472&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Annette_John-Hall_Ugliness_in_the_water_at_Valley_Club.html I thought I had fallen into a time warp. Like a lot of people, I had to pinch myself when I heard that the Valley Club, a predominantly white Montgomery County swim club, had disinvited a group of predominantly black and Latino city children from using its pool. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 91048e6abd3c71c458137d2a51fa1abe 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451447&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Editorial__Murtha_s_money.html The more federal court documents you read, the less optimistic you become about Rep. John Murtha's future in politics. Murtha (D., Pa.) is the powerful chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee. Over his 18 terms, he has been best known for his ability to bring federal pork projects to his home base in tiny Johnstown. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e542bace5ce4afb743db89e6839f9100 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451437&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_An_unlikely_hero_cleared_Obama_s_path.html By Shayne Lee Barack Obama would not be president today without the help of one person. Surprisingly, the media and pundits continue to ignore this story line. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 42e4f8cfc86f4ec45d7d0955bbe87f51 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451427&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters_to_the_Editor.html Bury I-95, and fund mass transit Re: "Need an 'earthquake' to cover I-95?" letter, Monday: Removing I-95 and depending on Columbus Boulevard to carry the huge amount of cross-city and cross-country traffic through the tear-down area is simply asking for trouble. Sure, the aesthetics of the city may improve, but the traffic in the city would be even more disastrous. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 6c8c70e94b2cb6d63df36f42df963e01 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451457&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_It_s_not_Wall_Street_s_fault.html By David Reilly Most people wonder how the financial crisis will end. For some, the story of how it began is just as important. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 10e9f3d7df4987e814502a172c91802b 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451462&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Editorial__An_end_to_racial_profiling.html Federal officials are ready to end their monitoring of New Jersey state troopers, who years ago gained a deserved reputation for stopping motorists based on their race. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT f62607f8f7104acbe11a253ff061e065 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451442&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Half-baked_from_the_start.html By Patrick P. McNally There were doughnuts everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere, but there were certainly boxes of them on every table in the cafeteria. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT be65521ca39b2de108740dfc67de8b71 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166881&44=50451417&32=3796&7=195517&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fopinion%2F20090710_Letters__This_summer__share_a_bit_of_holiday_cheer.html Philadelphians passing by the "Clothespin" at 15th and Market Streets or the Bourse in Old City on Wednesdays this month might wonder why they are seeing the familiar Salvation Army kettles under beach umbrellas. For the first time in our 130-year history, the Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia is conducting a Christmas in July Campaign to bridge the gap between a 30 percent increase in demand for basic emergency assistance and a severe shortfall in traditional funding. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d044dfe87bfc9e2e110f0a2321509a20 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z