Letters to the Editor

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SCREAM IN THUNDER

Beautiful character piece about an impressive Philadelphia figure [Cover Story, "Prodigal Sonia: An Entreaty," Bruce Walsh, Nov. 11, 2010]. More of this type of writing would give face to such a great city. The last question Sonia reads flows right through the author to all of us: How does one scream in thunder? Well done!

THE REST OF THE STORY

Nice article, but it stops abruptly at the mid-1970s [Cover Story, "Exiles on South Street," Nov. 4, 2010, Jonathan Valania]. There is much more to South Street's story that goes well into the '80s. Valania's focus is solely on the '60s generation and those who had a mainly entrepreneurial interest in South Street. Where's the rest of the story?

OR BUY THE BOOK

As the daughter of a lawyer, the late Robert Sugarman, who represented the Citizens Council to Preserve & Develop the Crosstown Communities, I was disappointed that community organizing and coalition building effort was not covered more extensively. The efforts of my dad, Alice Lipsomb and others involved with the coalition are widely credited as having been key to stopping the Crosstown, and their efforts represented a groundbreaking success for coalition-building and community organizing in Philadelphia. [That] story can also be found in a book authored by my dad, Tom Reinert and Janet Reinert, titled The Crosstown: A Case Study.

ALL ASSHOLE

You will never have to fear Pat Toomey eating your brain [Cover Story, "66 Reasons Not to Vote for Pat Toomey," Jeffrey C. Billman, Oct. 28, 2010]. Progressively controlled, Democratically owned papers like the Shitty Paper have no brains. They are all asshole. Progressives must be eradicated. By the way, the Eagles suck too! Steelers rule. Later Douchebags.