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Tag: Jim Kenney

Closing chapter on my one-time friend, Josh Kruger

June 10, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 12 Comments

I come to bury Josh Kruger, not to praise him. Save the hash about not speaking ill of the dead.…

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Posted in: Justice, Uncategorized Filed under: Jenny DeHuff, Jim Kenney, Josh Kruger, Philadelphia Weekly, Robert Davis

Update: Frank Rizzo statue deal set to close

May 22, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 54 Comments

Updating a story published on Jan. 24, 2024: Crusading lawyer George Bochetto, who brought suit against the city on behalf…

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Posted in: Frank Rizzo, Uncategorized Filed under: Christopher Columbus, George Bochetto, Jim Kenney

Some good news about campus protests

April 29, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 26 Comments

As we wallow in the bad news about pro-Hamas demonstrations on campuses, there is good news. The campus encampments have…

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Posted in: Middle East, Uncategorized Filed under: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Jim Kenney, Penn State

Mayor Parker busting the personnel budget

March 26, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 7 Comments

While Cherelle Parker — Philadelphia’s 100th and first Black female mayor — promised no new taxes in her first budget…

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Posted in: Cherelle Parker Filed under: Budget, Jim Kenney, Oprah, Vince Fumo

Parker offers a no-nonsense city budget

March 14, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 14 Comments

By tradition, the legacy media waits 100 days to assess the performance of a new president, governor, or mayor. I’ll…

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Posted in: Cherelle Parker, Uncategorized Filed under: Budget address, Jim Kenney, Kevin Bethel, Larry Krasner

Stats show the Philly soda tax was a fizzle

January 10, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 17 Comments

There it was, on Page One of the Inquirer’s local section, the unsurprising headline: “Philly tops in cities that saw…

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Posted in: Education, Uncategorized Filed under: Jim Kenney, Pre-K, Soda tax

The Mummers: Get the facts straight

January 1, 2024 Stu Bykofsky 39 Comments

I wake up this morning to two predictable items — the Mummers Parade, and the Inquirer throwing shade. Does the…

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Posted in: Mummers, Uncategorized Filed under: Happy Tappers, James Bland, Jim Kenney, Sam Regalbuto

Kenney’s somewhat dented crowning achievement

December 23, 2023 Stu Bykofsky 14 Comments

It’s a jolly time of the year and the holiday spirit infuses the Philadelphia Inquirer’s series evaluating Jim Kenney, Philadelphia’s…

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Posted in: Politics, Uncategorized Filed under: Cherelle Parker, Jim Kenney, Pre-K, Soda tax

Why elect Chicken Cherelle, when we could have reformer Oh?

October 17, 2023 Stu Bykofsky 14 Comments

I’ve got a new recipe for you, although not for your oven. It’s called Chicken Cherelle, and it’s for your…

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Posted in: Politics, Uncategorized Filed under: Cherelle Parker, David Oh, Helen Gym, Jeff Brown, Jim Kenney

Candidates Parker, Oh: Restore Rizzo statue

October 9, 2023 Stu Bykofsky 22 Comments

Happy Columbus Day. Yes, I said it.. Men of controversy: Christopher Columbus (left); Frank RizzoMayor Jim Kenney acted outside his…

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Posted in: Culture, Uncategorized Filed under: Christopher Columbus, Curt Schilling, Frank Rizzo, George Bochetto, Helen Gym, Jim Kenney, Marcus Hayes

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