Letters to the editor
Making Pap Pap proud
An open letter to my grandfather, three years after his passing.
Pap Pap, on your deathbed, I sat by you, held your hand and whispered, “I don’t know how, I don’t know...
Time to put 9/11 mastermind on trial
By Mark Schweiker
Two decades ago, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was plotting the terrorist attacks that would murder thousands of Americans on Sept. 11, 2001. Terrorist cells were inside our country. America had no idea what...
Letters to the editor
Failing grade for Biden
Time for the 100-day report card on President Biden, our POTUS #46. (Rhymed to the old sitcom theme for Car 54, Where Are You?)
Gas is thru the roof,
and my budget just...
Letters to the editor
Help us, councilman
We here at the Arbours are a community of 600-plus people who are vehemently opposed to a planned site by Brandywine Realty Trust in our backyards. This site calls for roads to accommodate...
Letters to the editor
Vaccine outreach appropriate
Richard Donofry chose to make himself persecuted. He decided his life has been impacted by redlining, claiming it “benefits the black population.” He correctly pointed out that the white population of Philadelphia...
Letters to the editor
No to Woodhaven Road hotel
Many residents of Northeast Philadelphia are wary of a three-story extended-stay hotel construction project underway on Woodhaven Road in the heart of a respectable residential neighborhood.
Despite the Philadelphia Building Trades'...
Letters to the editor
Kenney at fault
$1.5M for small businesses is too little and too late. Kenney has been weeks behind every move to reopen the city. This has occurred every time the state relented Kenney stayed pat....
Somerton Civic wants input on trucking proposal
By Chris Bordelon
Brandywine Realty Trust proposes to build a huge distribution center on the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation property at 15000 Roosevelt Blvd. Brandywine has not communicated with the Somerton Civic Association about the...
Letters to the editor
Vaccinate those who want it
The white population of Philadelphia is a minority. Yet it’s vaccinated at twice the rate as the black population. It’s not for lack of trying. The city has redlined the...
Letters to the editor
Fond memories of growing up in the ‘60s
A lot of time this last year to ponder. Recent milestone anniversaries of Woodstock, moon landings, Sgt. Pepper. Baby boomers are old now and that is a...