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A Pennsylvanian on the ticket? 05/20/2008

There are reasons for Obama to consider Rendell or Casey.

By Lowman S. Henry Now that Barack Obama appears to have derailed the Clinton regime's return trip to the White House, speculation is beginning to pick up on who might be the Illinois senator's running mate.

 

Letters: The real story on public charter schools 05/20/2008

For days, there have been front-page articles on the alleged wrongdoings of officials at Philadelphia Academy Charter School. This constant negative publicity is making all charter high schools look bad. In the meantime, as we read on May 10, violence has skyrocketed at the regular public high schools ("Report: City schools unsafe, unjust").

 

Keep beer in beer stores 05/19/2008

Selling it in groceries, convenience stores would send wrong message.

By David Shipula As a guy who's spent his entire working life running a beer distributorship, I often ask my customers, "What's good about selling beer in convenience stores?"

 

Skate into a better Philadelphia 05/19/2008

By Gregory Heller I am not a skateboarder. I am a young professional who wants a youth-friendly Philadelphia. Skateboarding is a sport of choice for my generation, but even for non-skateboarders, cities that are skateboard-friendly are generally viewed as welcoming to youth. If Philadelphia is serious about competing for the nation's best and brightest, we need to embrace skateboarding. We can act now by supporting Paine's Park.

 

State of spending in tough times 05/16/2008

Rendell should follow other governors' lead and tighten the belt.

By Sam Rohrer As the 2008-2009 state budget negotiations shift into high gear, Gov. Rendell must aggressively reformulate his fiscal priorities to keep the commonwealth from lapsing into a statewide recession.

 

Letters: Inquirer left transgender student vulnerable 05/16/2008

The Inquirer made a serious error in judgment when it revealed far too much identifying information in an article describing the life of a transgender student in the Haverford School District ("School challenge: Transgender student is age 9," May 3). By introducing the name of the school and the neighborhood in which the subject lives, someone intent on harming this young person could easily find out her identity.

 

We Want to Hear From You 05/16/2008

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Recalling the artful pleasures of the mechanical typewriter. 05/15/2008

One writer's paean to the platen

By John H. Kennedy Occasionally, a distinctive racket shatters the peace and quiet in my ivory tower. Oddly, I relish it.

 

Let's try harder with rehabilitation 05/15/2008

By Leon A. King II Over the years while serving the City of Philadelphia as a deputy city solicitor for civil rights, I represented successfully in many trials, and/or interviewed, hundreds of police officers about the dangers of their jobs. I witnessed firsthand in court the unfair second-guessing of split-second decisions officers made in situations most people would run away from. My most cherished award came from the Fraternal Order of Police for my dedication to law enforcement.