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Drunk and Blind

The thing that tends to get overlooked in the whole Bob Archie-Dwight-Evans imbroglio is that the reason the district sought to make major changes at Martin Luther King High School was because its performance sucks. Despite the presence of Evans' darling,... (Comments)

Bad News for Philadelphia

Excuse me for going all Tolkein on you, but these are dark times in the shire that is Philadelphia. I can almost feel the clouds descending upon the land. First to go was the city's flawed but brilliant senator, Vince... (Comments)

The Same Old Game

By Tom Ferrick Jr. An old City Editor of mine once opined that there are no new stories, only new reporters. I thought of that adage in reading the piece in the Sunday (Aug. 15) Inquirer about the staffing... (Comments)

How the Money Game is Changing Harrisburg

By Tom Ferrick Jr. State Rep. Dwight Evans raised nearly $1.7 million for his campaign fund during the two-year cycle that ended with the 2008 election. But the most amazing part isn't the amount of money he amassed; it is... (Comments)

Is It Soup Yet?

Gov. Rendell and the state legislature have 30 days to come up with a new and approved version of the state budget for fiscal 2010-2011, but there is little progress reported on resolving the major differences over taxes and spending.... (Comments)