opinion

Navy Yard investments a huge benefit As a lifelong resident of South Philly, it gave me great satisfaction to read Mark Zimmaro’s report on all the new investments planned for the Philadelphia Navy Yard (“Investing in the Navy Yard,” May 21). From Gov. Shapiro, especially, it seems as if this is a plan long in the […]

Release the security report The security measures in place to protect the governor and his family are treated as protected information. They didn’t protect the governor so the security report should be released. It’s not like they are are releasing any security protocols because from the looks of the situation there weren’t any. People fell […]

Make more in America again When we look back at the history of the Industrial Revolution in America, we see that it brought over 100 years of jobs and prosperity to the United States. The Industrial Revolution in America saw many inventions that improved the lives of the American people. In 1769, James Wall developed […]

A waste of money The city wellness court is more money for a program that was doomed from the get-go. Arresting a druggie in the morning and taking them to court in the afternoon is such a worthless concept. The only thing the druggie wants by the afternoon is to get high. They will lie, […]

Closed libraries I recently read in your paper about the more than $4.5 million spent on the rehab of the Lawncrest Library. It reopened with a lot of media and political attention. Recently, I went to the Northeast Regional Library — the major library hub for NE Philly – and once again, it was suddenly […]

For-profit racket Pennsylvania is an unusual state in the way legislation is passed. The politicians can introduce a bill, it can be heard in a day or two, and it can pass out of committee immediately to be put up for a vote. It’s not a very transparent process. It’s a real inside club where […]

Safety and accessibility As a lifelong resident of East Passyunk Crossing in the East Passyunk Avenue neighborhood, it was very encouraging to read Mark Zimmaro’s report on the planned project to improve connection between South Philly and the Delaware River (“Construction begins on Washington Ave.,” April 30). It is called The Washington Avenue Connector Project – and […]

Boondoggle Mayor Cherelle Parker announced an $800 million Housing Opportunities Made Easy (HOME) to build or repair 30,000 homes. It’s going to be interesting to see how many houses become available out of the $800 million. Splitting it among 7 different agencies becomes rather costly. Each agency has its own staff with payroll, benefits and […]