Along with his candidacy, the would-be pol announced the results of two years' worth of Right-to-Know requests which, he said, revealed public officials, and lots of them, using their taxpayer-funded offices and equipment for political work.

Shockingly, he seemed to feel the entire episode reflected very poorly on the mayoralty of Michael Nutter. Dougherty bravely described Nutter's decision as "gutless."

The spike in Taser use has not been accompanied by a decline in gun use: Both are up.

If Philadelphia's schools superintendent can do to school violence what she's done with the press, hoorah! Utopia is just a few press releases away.

It's hard not to wonder if journalists are sometimes a little too comfortable with staring a bald-faced ... mistruth ... in the eyes and deciding, "Eh. Not my job."

Last week, yours truly was stricken after taking the old hefty glug from a cup of coffee whose contents, upon further inspection, were at least three weeks old and had given rise to a fecund cauldron of life. The ensuing details, I will spare.

We in Pennsylvania ought to just go ahead and hold a public auction — highest bidder gets to choose the governor, senator, whatever, winner take all.

In the wake of the attacks, students, victim advocates and community leaders organized into a movement.

Stealing a car is not an easy proposition: At a minimum, you'd need tools, know-how and access to a chop shop. But, it turns out, stealing a house — at least in Philadelphia — is considerably easier: A pen, a notary stamp and some postage will do the trick.

Last Thursday, SugarHouse Casino opened its doors at long last, making Philadelphia the largest city in America to allow a casino to operate within its borders. Oh yes: Man Overboard! was there.