I often have something to say and when I am disciplined enough to put it into a form that merits distribution, I place it here.  Please read, react, and respond if you have any comments.

• School Budget Cuts - A Played-Out Tune (June 2013)
• We Need Tough Fiscal Watch Dogs (December 2012)
• Auditing Delayed Is Accountability Denied (December 2012)
• Be True To Your School (November 2012)
• Tune In, Turn On, Turn Out (November 2012)
• You've Got Questions (October 2012)
• "Gotcha" Games Make Headlines, Not Change (October 2012)
• AVI Could Be As Easy As ABC (October 2012) 
• Can Philadelphia Learn From Vacant-Lot Robin Hood? (September 2012)  
• We Gotta See It To Believe It (September 2012) 
• I'll Take Philadelphia Politics Over National Politics (August 2012) 
• Philadelphia -- Maneto (August 2012)
• PICA: Reject City's Spending Plan (August 2012)  
• Open Sesame (July 2012) 
• Philadelphia's Taxation Without Cessation (July 2012)  
• Welcome to Philadelphia, Mr. Superintendent (July 2012) 
• The BEST Legislative Body In The Free World (June 2012) 
• Why Do It In The Dark? (June 2012)  
• The Blind Leading The Blind (May 2012) 
• A Whole New Tax Game (May 2012) 
• I Offer Counsel For City Council (April 2012)
• Capturing Real Estate Values? Capture This! (April 2012) 
• For Marriage Equity: Why Is This Year Different From All Other Years? (April 2012)
• Show Me The Money (March 2012)
• No Tax Increase In 2013? Baloney! (March 2012)
• Philadelphia Could be a Gold Mine of Value (March 2012)
• Budgeting For The Schools We Need (February 2012)
• Taxation Without Cessation (February 2012)
• Mayor Nutter Goes Back To School (January 2012)
• Father Knows Best (Or At Least Better) (January 2012)
• Promises Were Made... (December 2011)
• Call It What You Will -- This Tax Still Stinks (December 2011)
• Are Democrats’ Days in Philadelphia Numbered? (November 2011) 
• Missing Money Found, Misled Citizens Defrauded, Misdeeds Go Unpunished (November 2011)
• Free Speech Isn’t Free, But Neither Are City Parades (October 2011)
• City's Still Dodging Property Tax Problem (October 2011)
• Wait 'Til PhillyNext Year! (October 2011)
• "Godfather" Tactics? Just Philadelphia's Political Mob Scene (September 2011) 
• City's Assessment More-atorium Is More Of The Same Unfairness (September 2011)
• Pay-To-Play Anonymous (August 2011)
• Drawing Council Lines Is An Exercise In Disrespect (August 2011)
• Solving Philadelphia’s Pension Mess (August 2011)
• Fiscal Oversight Board Should Reject City Financial Plan (July 2011)
• Want A Strong Mayor? Elect One! (July 2011)
• “Temporary” Tax Increase Is Not Temporary; Not Fair (June 2011)
• Secrets of Philly Politics (June 2011)
• Media-driven furor changed City Council (May 2011)
• Tax Cuts Cut? (May 2011)
• Will Council Stop Nutter's Planned Real Estate Tax Hike? (April 2011) 
• Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics in the City Budget (March 2011)
• Suing The City To Fix Real Estate Taxation (February 2011)
• The Mayor Says Our Budget Situation Has Stabilized. Can We Believe It? (January 2011)
• Shifty or Nifty? The Proposed Business Privilege Tax Reform (December 2010)
• Testimony On The Business Privilege Tax Shift Proposal (December 2010)
• Show Me The "Full-Monty" Budget (November 2010)
• Web 2.1.5 Is Sticky, Indeed (October 2010)
• PHA -- Out Of Control? (September 2010)
• Don't DROP It (August 2010)
• Want Better Government?  Just Ask! (July 2010)
• The Mayor's Trippin' -- Philadelphia Needs More Financial Oversight (June 2010)
• FRAUD — Tentative Budget Deal Is A Sham (May 2010)
• Does Philadelphia Have A Tax-And-Don’t-Spend Mayor? (April 2010)
• Pay More, Get Less? The City Can Budget Better (March 2010)
• Honesty Is The Best Budgetary Policy (February 2010)
• Little Minds, Maybe, But No Consistency In Philly Politics (January 2010)
• Real Estate Taxation Is Now A Real Crime (December 2009)
• Deja Vu All Over Again (December 2009)
• Philadelphia Is Still Waiting For A Mayor Who Will Be A Fighter (November 2009)
• Whatever Happened To Brett Mandel? (November 2009)

Sometimes, I have "animated" conversations about...

    Values Come First * Campaign Promises * RE tax and lawsuits * the Mayor's budget rap