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PA State budget compromise is going to put a new strain on the arts

Posted on September 21, 2009 by mpomy

Here is Mr. Pf’s recent letter: Do you take blog request? ‘rantz request? Today I’m worked up about our balanced budget and thought I should write mpomy, the Blogerantzer, to ask what he thinks about the PA strategy of balancing … Continue reading →

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The sky has cleared, for now…

Posted on September 17, 2009 by mpomy

We’re heading to the Phillies game tonight, and I think it won’t rain.  There had been some worry earlier.  There had also been some worry that about 3,000 city employees would be laid off tomorrow and that half the city’s … Continue reading →

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Even if the city is, somehow, saved at the last minute (unlikely), we gotta make some changes

Posted on September 16, 2009 by mpomy

The state legislation that would save our bacon (temporarily) is stalled in the Senate.  On Friday, 3,000 pink slips will go out and we’ll in the express lane to Shitsville.  At this point, it does not look like there will … Continue reading →

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Another jogger raped in Fairmount Park – it’s hard to see how Plan C will improve this situation

Posted on August 24, 2009 by mpomy

Not that it’s supposed to, but with the second rape in as many weeks in our beautiful and sprawling city park, I wonder how bad it will be when (if?) Plan C goes into effect next month.  Remember, Plan C … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia – you won’t recognize us shortly

Posted on August 20, 2009 by mpomy

Above is Rodin’s Gates of Hell, currently on display at the Rodin Museum here in Philadelphia.  Soon we’re going to find out what’s on the other side.  As a result of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s failure to pass a state … Continue reading →

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