Child safety
"Parents should supervise their kids no matter what their age."
Dan McGowan,
15th and Wolf streets
"Under a certain age, children should be with their parents when going somewhere. Child molesters with a record...
The ends and the means
Listening to Vince Fumo in a radio interview last week reminded me of the old Robert Penn Warren novel All the King's Men. The Huey Long character explains that he might have been ethically...
Arena football
"I'm not really interested. I'm really a baseball and basketball fan."
Marilyn DePieno,
2300 block S. Lambert Street
"I'm a football fan, but I've just never watched it before. I'll be checking...
The joy of misery
A few weeks ago (before the Iowa caucus), a friend asked me if maybe my prediction that Howard Dean would get clobbered by George W. in November wasn't a bit harsh.
See, I have this...
Presidential candidate preference
"I would vote for Bush. Being a Republican all these years, I think he is doing a tremendous job."
Ron Kondred,
2600 block S. 12th Street
"Kerry, because I like him the best."
William...
25 reasons to get over it
There are many reasons you should get over the Eagles not going to the Super Bowl for another year. Here are some of them:
1. The sun will come up tomorrow. But then again, not...
High-profile trial
Photos by Jules Vuotto
"Kobe Bryant, mainly because I'm a big sports fan and I think it's interesting to see what happens. He shouldn't have gotten himself in that situation."
Ray DeJohn,
2600 block Dudley...
The Eagles: Doomed or destiny?
Photos by Jules Vuotto
"I have a feeling that the Eagles will beat Carolina, go to the Super Bowl ... and win."
Anthony Baker,
1700 block S. Cleveland Street
"I hope the Eagles will...
Random thoughts
When we describe a relationship between two people as having been "intimate," we almost always mean sexually. In this sex-charged world in which we live, we have come to believe that sexual intimacy is...
Additional airport security
Photos by Jules Vuotto
"There should also be armed pilots to combat a terrorist takeover of a plane. I don't mind the new security."
Cassy Bell,
2900 block Wilder Street
"I don't think the new security...
