Seems like old times
Mayor Nutter and City Council are trying to decide how to slice up next year's nearly $4 billion budget.
But taxpayers haven't been privy to all of the discussions because some meetings took place in secret.
No backsliding
After decades of jacking up taxes in Philadelphia, this is no time to undo the important steps taken by former Mayors Edward G. Rendell and John F. Street in chipping away at the onerous wage and business taxes.
- A new address?The electric map at Gettysburg National Military Park was dingy and quaint, with its low-tech design of immobile blinking lights.
- The common goodIn defining the enemy of freedom and democracy as Islamic fascism, Rick Santorum cites Islamic scholars and religious leaders who said, "One cannot mix Islamic law (sharia) and democracy because sharia is from God . . . " and &quo
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The video game Grand Theft Auto IV arrived in stores April 29, accompanied by the usual outrage. The new game is part of a series in which players control a villain and guide him through a life of crime. Players are rewarded for stealing cars, murdering civilians, killing police officers, and other acts of mayhem.
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What do you do when the world is lined up to help more than a million desperate people hit by a cyclone, and Myanmar's hard-line junta blocks that help?
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Obama-Clinton. Don't rule it out. I'm aware that the Democratic "dream team" scenario is widely scorned by the practitioners of conventional wisdom. But now that Barack Obama has attained the status of near-presumptive nominee, I wouldn't be shocked to hear a growing clamor for
- Bob Barr, longtime Republican U.S. representative from Georgia, is an all-but-announced presidential candidate - as a Libertarian. Some are worried he may siphon off conservative votes from Sen. John McCain. Barr, who rose to prominence during the vituperative 1990s, joined the Libertarian Party in 2006. Below are excerpts from an Inquirer Q&A with Barr about why he's running.
- In week full of very various news events, a straight-ahead (OK, not quite straight-ahead) news quiz seems in order. Our thanks to the staff of the Free Library's Parkway Central for helping us ensure accuracy.
- Indicates wheelchair-accessible. Indicates listening devices. Events are free unless otherwise indicated. Symposiums & seminars Faith and the Environment. Aleciah Anthony, Rabbi Lawrence Troster. Urban Sustainability Forums. Acad Nat Scis, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. Reception 6 p.m., program 6:30 p.m. Thu. RSVP to 215-299-1108; rwall@ansp.org.
- Michael J. Lyons is president and CEO of Global Events Partners Philadelphia (GEP Philly) In 25 words or less, tell us why, if we're world travelers, we should visit Philadelphia: Philadelphia offers renowned museums and attractions, world-class restaurants and hotels, and more American history than any U.S. city.
- It's wrong to breed animals for human pleasure, unless, of course, it's for something to grill.The news of Eight Belles' demise after the filly's second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby darkened last weekend. It had been a gallant run for a young filly in a colt's world - a run that ended once she crumpled to the ground immediately after the race had ended.
- This mom is fed up with Mother's Day. Forget gifts; make me part of your life.Susan Perloff is a freelance writer Don't buy me anything for Mother's Day. Please. The spending spree on M.D. - Mother's Day - is ridiculous. Stop the insanity. Stop the credit card debt. Stop the desperation on all sides (moms worried nobody loves them; children worried mom thinks they don't love her enough).
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- Darlene Cavalier is a former Philadelphia 76ers cheerleader who studied the role of citizens in science policy as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Sen. Arlen Specter is a Republican representing Pennsylvania Attorney General Michael Mukasey is wrong when he says we do not need a federal media shield law - a law that protects journalists' rights to keep their sources confidential.
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Obama now leads Clinton in superdelegates. A15. Dick Polman: The dream Democratic ticket. Currents, C1.
- Brain Food, C2 Influences: Michael J. Lyons, president and CEO of GEP Philly Verbatim: Onetime GOP firebrand Bob Barr on why he turned Libertarian.
- Write to: Currents, The Inquirer, Box 41705, Philadelphia 19101 E-mail: currents@phillynews.com Fax: 215-854-4483 We cannot acknowledge unsolicited manuscripts.
- 1. a. Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post, on Eight Belles, the filly who broke both front ankles after finishing second at the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Eight Belles was euthanized immediately; b. United Kingdom ambassador to Myanmar Mark Canning, on the
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