text: The parents of Zamar Jones, killed at 7, say that their son’s killer would have been off the streets had Philly D.A. Larry Krasner not reduced a felony gun charge in 2019.
  By Todd Shepherd
  Crime
  Linda A. Kerns: Krasner’s decarceration fascination contributes to Philly’s skyrocketing murder rate
  January 7, 2021 January 19, 2021
  Linda A. Kerns
  1
  While the Philadelphia district attorney has been celebrating reduced incarcerations, murders in the city have increased every year of his tenure.
  By Linda A. Kerns
  Politics
  Terry Williamson: Remembering Governor Dick Thornburgh, Pennsylvania’s steady hand
  January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021
  Terry Williamson
  1
  Governor Dick Thornburgh — or just Dick to his speechwriter Terry Williamson — passed on December 31st after a long life of service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and his country.