Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
~Will Durant

    Gov. Rendell has named a new head to PA's State Board of Education. That person is the president and CEO of Philadelphia's National Constitution Center Joseph Torsella. Mr. Torsella who was in charge of the constitution center from 1997 through it's opening in 2003. He left it's opening year and reemerged in 2004 in an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination for the 13th Congressional District, which includes parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. In 2006 he came back to the Constitution Center. "I am excited and honored to have this opportunity to serve the commonwealth," Torsella said in a statement "No issue is more important to our common future, both economic and civic, than education in Pennsylvania."

“As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going to get it.”

    Regardless on which side of the gun debate you find yourself on, Philly has a new gun law that you're going to need to know. As of Saturday if you own a gun and it goes missing, and you don't tell the police, expect to get a nice fine. $1,900 for first offenders and steeper fines for repeat offenders and up to 90 days in jail. Am I the only one that finds this kind of light? I am no gun toting card carrying member of the NRA, in fact I don't own a gun, but owning a gun in a responsibility. I've spent many a nights debating myself on the founding fathers intention on gun ownership. Yet, if I were to own a gun, and that gun went missing, I think I would let someone know....you know like the police. For one, I don't want them to come knocking if it's found at a crime scene, and I don't want to be responsible for it.