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Nairobi. And Our Coverage
I, like most of us, I’m sure, was horrified, disgusted and saddened, when i read/heard/saw the news about the massacre at the Nairobi shopping mall. Between terroristic acts around the world, the mass shootings here in the U.S., and the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Stuff, News & Newsworthy
Tagged CNN, Nairobi, News, npr, racism, terrorism
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Fiscal Reform in Philly
An eye-opening piece by Patrick Kerkstra in PlanPhilly. Fiscal reform in Philadelphia faces a taxing problem
Posted in In and Around Philadelphia
Tagged economy, government, Kerkstra, News, Philadelphia, planning, PlanPhilly, politics, preservation, taxes, urban
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Leniency in the Tyler Clementi Case — The Wrong Kind of Example
I wrote previously that I didn’t want to see the Rutger’s student accused of spying on Tyler Clementi be made an example of with an overly harsh sentence or deportation. Unfortunately, by sentencing Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail, … Continue reading
Of Course I Herd of North Carolina: Shepherding in a Darker Day
The voters of North Carolina have done it. They’ve returned to the mindset of the 1870s and allowed the narrow-minded, the hateful, the fearful and the ignorant to define the argument against civil unions, domestic partnership and gay marriage. Against … Continue reading
This Just In: Warren Buffet on “Class Warfare”
Warren Buffet said that if — per Romney and some of the other GOP candidates and supporters — IF this is class warfare, then his side “has the nuclear bomb.”
Posted in News & Newsworthy
Tagged 1%, Class Warfare, government, News, politics, vote, Warren Buffet
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Apps and Taxes: A Means to an End for Jeff Bezos
Apparently, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon empire is not enough. And, he’ll do whatever it takes ’til it is. He’s announced that he wants to pay more taxes — for the purely non-altruistic reason that it will help the economy and the … Continue reading
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