Ross Currie

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• Commented on See Ya Sundee...
  And for some bonus confusion, the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics put the median urban transit system bus driver wage at $14.07. Even assuming a 3.5% annual inflation rate, by my math, that would put the present median...
• Commented on See Ya Sundee...
  Okay, someone needs to call bullshit on someone for that Philadelphia bus driver wage number. Either the DOL is full of crap, or the Inqy is. The Inquirer has consistently stated: SEPTA's unionized bus drivers, subway and trolley operators earn...
• Commented on No More Phillies, So Now What?
  This year, I'm not sure. But last year, Detroit led the NBA in attendance, and I think the city always cares about the Red Wings. It's easy to take a cheap shot at them for the Lions, but Philly has...
• Commented on No More Phillies, So Now What?
  When I use the term "top sports towns," I'm thinking of places where the entire psyche of the city is tied to the success or failure of its sports franchise. For New Yorkers, the difference in winning or losing doesn't...
• Commented on Yo, Philly in the News
  That was my first thought, too. I'm not surprised that the highways aren't a major problem—at least beyond the clusterf&^#s that they are on any given day, strike or no strike....