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Stop-and-go traffic on S. Broad
Decoding a trash violation

WHAT'S NEXT, renaming the Baltimore Airport? On the first day of confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan on Monday, Republican senators attacked, not the Supreme Court nominee, but the revered justice and civil-rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, for whom Kagan once clerked (and for whom the airport is named).

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Letters: SEPTA delivers a fiasco for the R7 line during evening storm June 24 - 2:17am: AS A commuter into this fair city, I go through the monthly ritual of dropping more than 150 bucks through the bulletproof glass of the SEPTA ticket counter at Suburban Station for the privilege of wielding a tiny card that lets me ride anywhere in the system.
Even more united for common-sense gun laws - 2:18am: A HANGE HAS got to come. We can't read another article about one more shooting in our neighborhoods or near our schools.
For July Fourth, recall the Declaration of Independence - 2:18am: EVERY YEAR, as Independence Day approaches, I start asking almost everyone I meet, "What are the first words of the Declaration of Independence?''
Letters: Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky gets it right on Islamic radicals - 2:17am: COLUMNIST Stu Bykofsky is one of the few in the press and government not afraid to speak out about the goals of Islamic radicals.
Rush to budget judgment in Harrisburg - 06/29/2010: WHAT a difference a year makes: Last year at this time, the state budget was still 102 days from being passed, and the consequences of the delay weren't pretty.

Letters: Philadelphia Daily News reader deconstructs letter-writer Stuart Caesar - 06/29/2010
Letters: On Shannon Bellamy's affair with the pastor of Sharon Baptist Church: 'It takes two to tango' - 06/29/2010
After the Tiger Woods scandal, the parents guide to role models - 06/29/2010: By DOM GIORDANO
Letters: Philadelphia needs more youth programs in the summer - 06/29/2010
Letters: Philadelphia City Council members should have term limits & get paid the minimum wage - 06/29/2010
Letters: McDonald's Happy Meals are the latest ridiculous obesity target - 06/29/2010
How Scooby Doo makes kids fat - 06/28/2010
Letters: Would Philadelphia citizens spare some change for City Hall? - 06/28/2010
Letters: Shannon Bellamy not exactly a 'victim' in affair with Sharon Baptist Church pastor - 06/28/2010
BP spill leads faithful Democrat to exit stage left - 06/28/2010: By CHARLES A. WILLIAMS III
Letters: President Obama and Gen. McChrystal: Pot, meet kettle - 06/28/2010
Letters: Philadelphia should stop dithering & sell that delinquent property! - 06/28/2010

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Special Section: Entrepreneurs around the Greater Philadelphia region are finding their moment, and creating the silver lining in a turbulent economy.

City Howl Help Desk tries to fix your problems

City Howl Help Desk: Philadelphia citizen seeks a trash can for his block in Point Breeze neighborhood
City Howl Help Desk: Philadelphia Streets Department explains potholes
City Howl Help Desk: Northeast Philadelphia nuisance property is a stinker

It's Our Money: Liberals and conservatives slam budget deal - 6:04pm

A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO CITY CONTRACTS

"It's Our Money" (www.ourmoneyphilly.com) is a joint project of the Daily News and WHYY, funded by the William Penn Foundation, that looks at how city government spends our tax dollars. In order to demystify the process for citizens, we examined the 2004 contract details and consulted experts - like former city labor chief Thomas Paine Cronin - to help understand some of the key areas of pay and benefits. (PDF Format)

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