Apathetic Wednesday

Another day I let slip by without blogging the news. Sorry about that -- it will probably pass once I get through all the archives of my other blog (where I'm undertaking the double task of replacing all my images after a host crash and adding keywords to all posts)...

• Politicians
  
  
  
  • Brady picks up backing of FOP -- combined with the D.A. endorsement, this is big news in an era when violence is on everybody's issues list
    
    
  • The Philadelphia Weekly's cover story is a profile of Chaka Fattah.
    
    
  • Snark for the day: 'Daily News' Clarifies Most Imp't Mayoral Issue (which cheesesteaks are the best?)
  
  
• Casino news
  
  
  
  • The reels of fortune: Pa. gamble paying off (financially, at least)
    
    
  • Atlantic City casinos wooing regulars
    
    
  • Slots execs tell board of hiring problems -- not everybody can go unemployed for the months it takes to get cleared...
  
  
• School news
  
  
  
  • More oversight for schools? The city controller would like oversight powers. More here: City official eyes school budget.
    
    
  • Multiple-choice opinions on schools' for-profit future (better, worse, or the same as public oversight)
    
    
  • Top school district aide quits for R.I. post
  
  
• Other bits
  
  
  
  • Designer chosen for national monument = to Washington's house and to slavery, on Independence Mall
    
    
  • Council weighs pension raises with Kenney introducing a bill to add a cost-of-living adjustment. Related: Where candidates stand on this bill.
    
    
  • Pa. House leaders outline 30 open-government reforms
    
    
  • CP/YPP Team-Up #3: how Philadelphia elects Judges (explanation and call for input)
    
    
  • AAJane provides a great service: Pennsylvania Congressional Representatives Committee Assignments
  
  
• Opinionizers
  
  
  
  • Editorial | Harrisburg's Stench
    
    
  • Editorial | Designers' visions of what could be (waterfront)
    
    
  • Commentary: Next mayor must think regionally (good points)
    
    
  • Commentary: Keep the Barnes, and build another (I don't think they could keep the Barnes if they, um, kept it.)
    
    
  • DN: THE BEST CRIME-FIGHTER? JOBS