June 28, 2007
By Constance Lavender
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the city has fallen in overall population from the fifth to the sixth largest city.
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According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the city has fallen in overall population from the fifth to the sixth largest city.
That Philadelphia, one of the cradles of American history and culture, should find itself, well, falling is no surprise.
Does the fact that the city is the murder capital of the USA with a rough ratio of one homicide per day have anything to do with it?
Does the fact that the high school graduation rate in Philadelphia is only 55.5% have anything to do with it?
Does the fact that an estimated 25% of city residents possess a high school diploma have anything to do with it?
Does the fact that those with the means are moving to the suburbs have anything to do with it?
Does the fact that Philly is not generating enough high paying jobs to keep its residents out of functional poverty have anything to do with it?
Does the fact that city planners include ice skating rinks, but no mention of poverty-stricken schools, in its master plan have anything to do with it?
Perhaps.....
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Authors Bio:Constance Lavender is an HIV-Positive pseudonymous freelance e-journalist from a little isle off the coast of Jersey; New Jersey, that is...
In the Best spirit of Silence Dogood and Benj. Franklin, Ms. Lavender believes that a free country is premised on a free press.