Friday, October 7, 2011

When Success Becomes a Dirty Word

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A modified version of the Police Accountability bill covered in this post has passed preliminary approval in the city council. The unanimou...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

The Politics of Parking and Pensions

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I think almost everyone has probably grown tired of the parking and pension issue. But I promised to cover the politics of the solution and ...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Whole Year Inn

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So the pension fund contains a tremendous hole. That hole might amount to 400 million dollars or 700 or some other number depending on who d...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

An Asset You Have To Believe In

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Now that all of the City’s documentation on pension funding has been sent off to Harrisburg, it seems an excellent time to examine that fund...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Held to a Higher Standard............. (of Proof)

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As noted in a recent post, City Council is due to consider a community drafted police accountability bill. It seeks to document various type...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

It is Only Certain Kinds of Pollution That Don't Belong in Cemeteries

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One of the latest fronts to open in the ongoing fight against Shale Gas drilling concerns drilling leases sold by various cemeteries in the ...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

4 Deaths on Washington Blvd: An Avoidable Tragedy.

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I have avoided commenting on the deaths in Highland park because it just felt positively unseemly to speculate about causes and culpability ...