It's a small thing, but perhaps encouraging for those who'd like to see Philadelphia well-run by whoever wins the mayoral election this fall.
Democratic nominee Michael Nutter and Republican nominee Al Taubenberger having been working with Great Expectations and the Inquirer to offer published responses to some of the citizen essays submitted to the Yo, Mike! project.
These Yo, Mike/Yo, Al! responses have been running every other Sunday during the summer in the paper's Currents section - and are archived on the G.E. Web site.
Here's the good news:
Both Nutter and Taubenberger have met every deadline we've given them for filing their essays. And they always "write to size," in other words, stay within the word limit we give them.
May not seem like much, but if I had a nickel for every time a politician (or professional journalist) could not meet a deadline, or went way over a length limit, whining all the while, I'd have long ago bought that beach house at Sunset Beach, N.C., that I only dream about.
A little thing, but it speaks to a certain discipline of mind and a decent regard for the needs of others.
Good work, gents.
-- Chris Satullo
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Great Expectations is a civic engagement project brought to you by The Inquirer and the University of Pennsylvania. Check out the Great Expectations Web site.
Chris Satullo is an Inquirer columnist and former editor of The Inquirer's Editorial Page. He was a founder of the Great Expectations project, which focuses on civic engagement and the issues in Philadelphia's 2007 mayoral race.
Tom Ferrick, a former Inquirer reporter, worked on the Great Expectations project throughout 2007 and into 2008.Other members of the Editorial Board will be weighing in on the blog, as will Harris Sokoloff and Jodie Chester Lowe, members of the Great Expectations team.
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I like your optimism here. I've only lived in this city for about seven years, but there's a real excitement and anticipation for what Nutter can do.
Posted by Andrew | August 15, 2007 2:45 PM
Posted on August 15, 2007 14:45