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Toast the Constitution and the work to save it: Today is the 75th anniversary of Prohibition's repeal.

Maureen Ogle is an author and historian On this, the 75th anniversary of the end of Prohibition, the temptation is obvious: Have a drink. To which I say: Be my guest. Celebrate!
One Last Thing: Let chips fall where they may: Should the U.S. bail out every poorly managed concern that falls prey to creative destruction? Shh. Let's not give anybody any ideas.

With all the talk of bailouts this week, it's worth remembering this cardinal truth: Some businesses deserve to die. Creative destruction is the term Joseph Schumpeter used to describe the healthy evolution of economies as outmoded businesses are displaced by more efficient ones. Take, for example, the case of Blockbuster and Netflix.
Why Detroit woes aren't UAW's fault: Robert A. Brady is a Philadelphia congressman Some on Capitol Hill have taken to blaming union contracts for the problems of Detroit's Big Three automakers. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Editorial: Meltdown: Accomplices to debacle

Government regulators and banks continue to be shocked - shocked! - by the swift and steep economic meltdown that was spurred by the housing collapse.
Editorial: Traffic Court Judge: Give him the boot

Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Willie F. Singletary's brief judicial career has veered into a ditch. Now it's time to call a tow truck to haul him away.
Editorial: Rendell's Remarks: What Ed meant to say . . .

There are two things politicians should remember in the YouTube age: (1) You don't have to comment on everything. (2) If you must comment, think before you speak.
Letters to the Editor: Tall claimIt will be exciting to see another skyscraper rising in Center City, a lovely addition to an already diverse and interesting skyline ("Approval is close for tallest tower," yesterday). But does anyone but me wonder where the architects
Editorial: The Inauguration: Keep schools open

The Camden school board is missing a perfect opportunity to give students a civics lesson when Barack Obama is sworn in as the country's first black president.
Editorial: After Fumo: Power vacuum

Now that former state Sen. Vincent Fumo's retirement from the legislature is official, as of Monday, the city of Philadelphia can further contemplate how it will fare without the Indicted One.
Editorial: Property-Tax Rebates: Get what you deserve, seniors

Attention, Pennsylvania senior citizens: Time is running out to claim up to $650 in property-tax rebates this year. It's easy money. But for some reason, about 128,000 seniors who qualify for the tax rebates haven't applied. The deadline is Dec. 31.
Letters to the Editor: Religious tangleIt's appalling that the Child Evangelism Fellowship continues to press ahead with its efforts to use the public school system to target impressionable children for religious conversion ("A tangle over fliers in Haverford," yester
Explore the joy of 'unshopping': For America's great post-asset generation.

Michael Silverstein is a writer in Philadelphia One day, while walking the aisles of a local discount outlet, I was vouchsafed a vision. It was a vision that seems especially poignant as we begin a holiday shopping season in which so many people are strapped for cash.
The Elephant in the Room: A bad choice for Obama transition team: Dealing with terrorism in India is being called President-elect Barack Obama's first foreign-policy test. As we saw last week in Mumbai, political and religious divisions in the world's largest democracy make our disagreements seem tame by comparison. So when Obama named economist Sonal Shah to his transition team, the unifier invited division.
Sharing much with U.S.: As Bombay burned, reminders of a land that is both exotic and familiar.

Mark Alan Hughes is a Philadelphia writer and the city's director of sustainability I love Bombay - or Mumbai, as most Americans probably know it these days. I have roots in the city through marriage, and I've been visiting since 1986, most recently last summer.