Stu Bykofsky

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Stu Bykofsky has been a columnist with the Philadelphia Daily News since 1987. Prior to the column, his assignments included theater critic, TV critic, copy editor, general assignment features reporter. He supports civil-rights and animal causes, he opposes political correctness, bicycles on the sidewalk and most other forms of selfishness and stupidity.

CLEM MURRAY / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Attorney Jack McMahon speaks to reporters outside the Criminal Justice Center Tuesday, after the sentencing of Dr. Kermit Gosnell.

The blame game

05/16/2013

Gosnell has been convicted, but the state appears to have been an enabler.

In this July 23, 2012 file photo, James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. Holmes was being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, and facing additional counts of aggravated assault and weapons violations stemming from a mass shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured dozens of others. (AP Photo)

America is a safe place, really

05/13/2013

Stu Bykofsky: This is going to surprise almost all of you. America is nearly as safe as your mother's arms.

The holiness of the long-distance runner 05/09/2013: The rabbi will be at Sunday's Race for the Cure. He was at the Boston Marathon - and 9/11.
Cops are cracking down but do we really need bike lanes? 05/05/2013: Stu Bykofsky: Enforcement by the Philadelphia Police Department against violators on wheels and on heels increased last year, fulfilling a pledge made by city officials and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey to better enforce the law.
He's not Hurricane Schwartz 05/03/2013: Judge Kenneth Powell’s bow tie isn’t his only handicap.
On the menu: clearing the sidewalks 04/29/2013: Streets Department is cracking down on sidewalk cafes that block pedestrians
Say no to 2024 Philly Olympics 04/25/2013: Stu Bykofsky: Sadly, Philly isn't can-do. We're muddle-through. Don't bite off more than we can chew.
Nuns' center welcomes all with open arms 04/22/2013: Run by nuns, Welcome Center in Kensington has served immigrants for a decade.
On gun background checks, Senate ignores will of the people 04/19/2013: Wednesday’s Senate vote on CRIMINAL background checks was “shameful,” but maybe not in the same way President Obama put it.
How to fight illegal guns 04/14/2013: Follow New York: More cops and tougher laws
Children's zoo opening Saturday 04/12/2013: Stu Bykofsky: There's a big deal Saturday, with the zoo opening a long-needed garage, among many improvements, one of them a $33 million children's zoo. The People Paper will have major coverage in our Weekend edition.
Test-score incentives for teachers are erasing honesty 04/07/2013: Stu Bykofsky: Used to be, some kids cheated on their tests. Now it's the teachers and principals who cheat.