David Yadgaroff, VP and General Manager
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The Pennsylvania Primary -- A Flurry of First-Timers
The recent blizzard of new voter registrations for the Pennsylvania primary indicates there will be some extra challenges for the voters -- first-time and otherwise -- and for poll workers.
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Tolls for Interstate 80, Long-Term Funding for SEPTA
A major component of the SEPTA "predictable funding" plan -- placing tolls on Interstate 80 -- could fail without concerted effort in Harrisburg and Washington, DC.
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Time to Modernize Beer Sales in Pennsylvania
In case you’ve been standing in the local supermarket waiting for beer to be stocked, don’t hold your breath.
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Let's Ensure That Young People Get the Voting Habit
Senior citizens vote in droves. But until now, the 18-25 crowd has been a bit slow getting to the polls.
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Is the DRPA Getting Too Big For Its Bridges?
Why is the Delaware River Port Authority plunging $10 million into a multi-use soccer stadium project in Chester when its own infrastructure is falling apart and tolls are about to skyrocket?
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Make Distraction-Free Driving the Law in Pennsylvania
Technology has a funny way of overtaking common sense -- often with tragically fatal results.
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An Anti-Crime Plan for Philadelphia With No Holes
Police commissioner Charles Ramsey has struck a responsive chord with his crime-fighting plan. But more needs to be done.
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Put an End to Retirement Windfalls by Philadelphia Officials
The taxpayers of Philadelphia will shell out well over $1 million to four or more guardians of the public trust who are snagging retirement benefits but are back at their desks working for $100,000-plus salaries right now.
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Mayor-Elect Nutter: Good Administration Appointments
The appointment of a highly regarded, professional city administrator as managing director in the new Philadelphia government is a welcome step away from the long shadow of political payola that has shrouded City Hall for too long.
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Time for SEPTA to Upgrade Its Fare Collection Systems
Any Philadelphia area commuter who has ever fumbled in pocket or purse for a token, when the rest of the world is breezing through automated systems, has to wonder what the people who run SEPTA are thinking.
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Nutter Reaches Out to A Wider Community
It has been more than three decades since a Philadelphia mayor and his suburban counterparts sat down together for what were billed as "regional summits. Now, mayor-elect Michael Nutter is reaching out.
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Stopping the Bad Guys
It’s time to take a fresh look at Pennsylvania’s entire system of parole and probation.
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Philadelphia's Newest Eyes Against Crime
Philadelphia will soon have 250 more security cameras -- monitored by police -- keeping watch over high-crime areas in city neighborhoods.
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Immigration Controls Should Be Uniform Across US
The failure of Congress to enact viable immigration laws to meet the avalanche of illegal aliens in the country has left states little choice but to craft laws of their own. It’s regrettable.
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Grandparents Improve Classrooms
The Philadelphia School District is taking the frugal step of laying off some teachers' aides. So, it’s time to bring in more grannies.
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Student Privacy Must Bow to School Security
While privacy has been a cornerstone of our national culture, times have changed. Its loss, especially in a school setting, is regrettable.
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Tolls for Interstate 80
In case you haven't heard, a pair of upstate Pennsylvania US congressmen have turned to Philly-bashing in an attempt to scuttle proposed tolls on Interstate 80.
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More Than Lip Service Needed to Combat Philadelphia Murder Crisis
Another wave of deadly violence in Philadelphia. And the mayor, the district attorney, and the police commissioner are once again sounding like broken records.
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A Proposal to Eliminate Teacher Strikes in Pa.
There are compelling reasons to view teachers in the same light as police and firemen. They are essential to community vitality, even safety.
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Our Quality of Commuting Life
The Delaware Valley has effectively exported grinding traffic congestion from city to suburbs through lack of planning, inadequate funding, and obstinate insistence on solo driving. What can we do about it?
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