Sin taxes. Just saying it out loud makes it sound a bit sleazy, but even after a hundred years as a legislative layup; sin taxes remain a politician’s favorite low-hanging fruit – an easy fix,…
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Since I’m so often referred to as such, I have concluded that I most probably am a cynic. I’m not sure how I got this way – perhaps the 25 years I’ve spent in the…
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I admit that I have had something of a tense relationship with Tom Corbett, our governor. From letting his friends and contributors in Big Gas and Oil get away with draining the state’s natural gas…
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This week, my colleagues and I were horrified to read the latest report from CareerCast.com, a group that studies employment and workplace environments. In that report, released earlier this week, the folks at CareerCast rated…
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One of the great things about working in a newsroom is the level of debate. There are discussions of news topics great and small – from eliminating poverty to illegal guns to Lil’ Wayne’s facial…
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It’s only been a week, and already we’re inundated with excuses, convoluted logic and fuzzy rationale on the widespread cheating scandal that has rocked the Philadelphia School District. Former school district principals Barbara McCreery of…
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