Mark Squilla
Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying nothing is certain except death and taxes. (He was talking about the viability of the new Constitution.) He overlooked the government's ability to give loyal citizens a not-so-royal hemorrhoid. It was not so long ago our august City Council — along with other
Politics
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSanctis came swinging against Democratic California Gov. Gaven Newsom, but did not muss his well-lubricated hair. It was called the Red State-Blue State debate, and it pretty much was that. Moderator Sean Hannity was generally fair, but his choice of topics — hammering abortion, for instance — reflected
Joe Biden
Stevie Wonder sang “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” about his love, while President Joe Biden might have been humming the tune Tuesday as he signed his massive climate, health, and tax bill into law. He could legitimately claim credit for getting the deal done. Republicans could claim credit for reducing the bloated
Coronavirus
Because this is an alternative, middlest, nonpartisan news and opinion source, I try to find angles before the MSM gets to them, or to present them in a different way. Surveying the economic lockdown on March 30, I wrote: “Next year, when ‘normal’ returns, brace yourself: Every jurisdiction that depends
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Pop Quiz: Is gentrification a good thing or a bad thing? In this Inquirer story about gentrifcation, it is telling that the headline writer and the author seem to believe that the “conventional wisdom” about gentrification is negative. Is that your wisdom? Here’s a fairly neutral dictionary definition: —noun