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.

A royal pain

05/19/2013

YOU ARE BORN insanely rich, so rich you will never have to work a day in your life, but you will "work" and be royally compensated. Sound inviting?

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.

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.