OpEd

The New York Times - United States

The Court: Right and Wrong on Criminal Justice

Two criminal justice rulings affect Americans’ basic rights.

Posted on 18 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

The U.S.D.A. Inspects Its Inspectors

A new report from the inspector general about the department’s visual and manual inspection of meat is not encouraging.

Posted on 18 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

A Promising Moment in Iran

The election of Hassan Rowhani as president gives Iran and the United States an opportunity for new diplomatic engagement, which neither can afford to squander.

Posted on 18 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

The Court: Congress Regulates Federal Elections

In the Arizona case, the power of Congress to regulate federal elections is affirmed.

Posted on 18 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

That Extra Hurdle at the Airport

A new report seriously questions whether the behavioral detection program is objective or worth the cost.

Posted on 17 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

The Forgotten 50,000

The next New York City mayor will inherit an overlooked emergency: homelessness

Posted on 17 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

Release the Facts About the I.R.S. Scandal

House Republicans talk about a White House connection, despite evidence to the contrary. It’s time they released the transcripts from their investigation.

Posted on 17 June 2013 @ 5:00 am

The Philadelphia Inquirer - United States

End free parking in bike lanes
No one can be more pleased with the bike lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets – which supposedly serve as a quick east-west thoroughfare for bicyclists – than the motorists who regularly use these lanes for free parking. While the lanes are well-delineated an

Posted on 18 June 2013 @ 2:39 pm

Grade A compromise

By Paul Sauder
and Wayne Pacelle
The nation’s lawmakers have a chance to get beyond Washington’s usual divisiveness and find a way forward on a major agricultural issue.

Posted on 18 June 2013 @ 5:18 am

Letters to the Editor

Safer with city ban on handhelds
In 2011, the best General Assembly money can buy took the call from the cellphone lobbyists and overturned local laws designed to curtail driving while using a handheld electronic device, deliberately making driving in Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre, and Erie

Posted on 17 June 2013 @ 5:20 am

Schools’ friend in Harrisburg

By William E. Harner
Gov. Corbett and his administration are attuned to the Philadelphia School District’s $304 million budget shortfall. Finding a long-term solution that is student-centered and fiscally responsible is paramount.

Posted on 17 June 2013 @ 5:18 am

View of an education apocalypse

By Eileen M. DiFranco
Around Memorial Day, as the end of the school year approached, kids used to start singing: "No more pencils, no more books …" Come September, this children’s chant could become a reality in Philadelphia.

Posted on 17 June 2013 @ 5:18 am

Lessons for a superhero-to-be

Michael T. Dolan
is a writer from West Chester
At 4 years old, my son has just one problem in life, and it plagues him night after night. Lying in bed, a never-ending debate runs through his mind: Which superhero should he be when he gets big?

Posted on 16 June 2013 @ 7:56 am

Letters to the Editor

Father’s early loss, long-mourned
The day after Christmas 34 years ago – two weeks before my 16th birthday – my father went to work and never came home. I was devastated, lost, and brokenhearted. I felt as if I could not go on. Miraculously, with each day I became stronger. Still, I was a changed person learning to live with an incredible pain.

Posted on 16 June 2013 @ 5:34 am

The Telegraph - Great Britain