To the Editor:
Let me get this straight. The City of Philadelphia is having a major financial crisis and the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Arlene Ackerman, receives an annual salary of $338,000 with an expected bonus of $65,000. She is also eligible for a 3 percent raise by the end of the year. Does anyone see anything wrong with this picture?
What exactly has she done as superintendent to merit such an income? According to recent statistics, her salary is higher than the school offi cials in New York and Los Angeles. Does anyone care?
Meanwhile, Mayor Michael Nutter’s annual salary is less than $190,000. He has taken pay cuts. He has refused to enter the DROP program. He is actively making an effort to do his part to reduce waste in city government. What does it say about our city when the superintendent of schools has a larger salary than its mayor? Image is everything and Philadelphia is definitely not looking good.
Carol A. Pasquarello
South Philadelphia
My mother always told me, “don’t talk to strangers.” I usually do as I’m told. Today though, on the No. 40 bus going east on South Street, everything my mother told me went in one ear and out the other.
To the Editor: What I’m about to say may seem like an irrational and irate tirade but I assure you it’s not.
To the Editor: What is at stake in the current controversy about the building of an Islamic Center in New York is more than religious freedom. It is about fueling hatred and continued terrorism. The Islamic religion is not our enemy.
An Open Letter to SEPTA: On Aug. 5, my 9-year-old granddaughter and I were riding on the No. 11 trolley coming from Center City at about 5:30 p.m. when a gentleman sitting in front of us began talking extremely loud on his cell phone.
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