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An Annotated Guide to the May Primary Election Results

Updated May 23   By Tom Ferrick Jr. The mayor wins, but is embarrassed by the strong showing of Milton Street. Marge Tartaglione and Frank Rizzo lose. Turnout among Democrats was less than 150,000, which means that 4 out of... (Comments)

An Annotated Guide to the May Primary

By Tom Ferrick Jr.» Philadelphia voters entering the booth on Tuesday will be confronted by about 100 names of people seeking seats for 11 offices, many of them judgeships of one kind or another. How to sort out this confusing mass of candidates? Metropolis is here to help with an annotated guide to the key races. We offer suggestions on who to vogte for an who to avoid at any cost. (Comments)

Kill the Kitty

By Tom Ferrick Jr. When I covered government on a regular basis, I loved to write about the process of passing a budget. That sounds sick, I know. In the news business, budget stories are known as MEGO's, as in... (Comments)

The More Things Change....

 By Harry Nash Recently, I received a copy of the last edition of the original Philadelphia Bulletin from my mother who found the paper among my father's old things. My father was a newspaper man and I am certain he... (Comments)

Chairman Bob Speaks

To: All Ward Leaders From: Chairman Bob Re: The Need for Reform It was with a great deal of distressment that I read of the negative reaction of certain members of City Council to Councilman Wilson Goode's proposal to place... (Comments)