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Editorial: Leasing the Turnpike: The long haul

A Spanish company's $12.8 billion bid to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike is not, as Gov. Rendell said, a "slam dunk."
Editorial: Police Discipline: Cool under pressure

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey and Mayor Nutter should be applauded for their swift response and deft handling of the videotaped beating of three shooting suspects.
Editorial: For Congress, N.J. Republican Primary: Myers for the Third District

In the race to succeed longtime GOP Congressman James Saxton, Republican voters in New Jersey's Third District have three choices, but one stands out: Medford Township Mayor Chris Myers.
Letters to the Editor: Why the firing?Re: "Four officers fired in police beating" (Inquirer, May 20). Why? The District Attorney's Office is still conducting an investigation into the alleged police brutality complaint and the FBI's Philadelphia office is monitoring the investigation. Yet Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey fires four officers and demotes a sergeant before the investigation is even close to being completed.
Nutter’s green push gets needed point man: Mayor Nutter fulfilled an important campaign pledge with his appointment last week of Mark Alan Hughes as Philadelphia's first sustainability director. While the mayor and his administration have made it clear that sustainability is a top priority, a point person to lead and coordinate these efforts is absolutely critical to its success.
Demand true change from presidential candidates: Michael Bloomberg is the mayor of New York As I have traveled around America, over and over, I have heard people speak of their desire for a president who will lead from the front, not follow what the pollsters say is politically astute at the moment.
Turncoat spouse flees to Obama: Andy Borowitz is a humorist, television personality and film actor In what some Democratic Party insiders are calling a particularly ominous sign for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, former President Bill Clinton today became the latest superdelegate to switch from Sen. Clinton to her rival, Sen. Barack Obama.
Editorial: Child Abuse: Truth comes with a price

Just imagine how tough it must be for an elected official in Harrisburg to stand up and shield sexual predators and church leaders and other authorities who covered up the abuse of children.
Editorial: Rundown City Schools: Awaiting inevitable harm

Philadelphia's public schools are a mess - literally. Buildings are in disgraceful, deplorable disrepair, with conditions unfit and unsafe for students and teachers.
Letters: Taking Exception: City budget includes tax cuts and key investments

The editorial "The easy way out" (Inquirer, May 16), about the recent budget agreement, reminds me of Mike Schmidt's old phrase, "The thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day." Despite the tough economy, our budget includes unprecedented tax reductions and key investments. The editorial grumbles about insufficient sacrifice, but doesn't say who or what should be sacrificed.
Letters to the Editor: Send more QuransAm I the only one who sees the irony in the headline "Soldier removed from Iraq after shooting Quran" (Inquirer, May 19)? Maybe sending Qurans to all our troops will be the only way to get them out of Iraq and end this insane occupation if John McCain is elected president.
For better or worse, a bad ruling: Beware the consequences of the Calif. Supreme Court's gay marriage decision.

David Benkof is a columnist for several gay newspapers and blogs at GaysDefendMarriage.com Champagne corks are popping wherever gays and lesbians gather throughout the Golden State after the California Supreme Court's ruling last week that opened the way for same-sex couples to legally wed beginning next month.
Chris Satullo: Everybody wins: There's no such thing as a loss in business.

The business world totes up how it's doing based on rules known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP. Sometimes the real gap seems to be between the principles and reality.
Sex-abuse claims from long ago are a matter of justice, not money: Marybeth T. Hagan lives and writes in Havertown HARRISBURG - Former Philadelphia Eagle Al Chesley brought more than his past football fame or his 6-foot, 3-inch, 240-pound frame here last week.