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Voices | Feb. 25-March 4 The Shout Out President Biden’s stimulus package continued to wind its way through Congress this week. If approved, it could provide checks of up to $1,400 for many Americans. Your turn: What would you do with your $1,400? Do you even think this stimulus package is needed or the right thing to do? Send your thoughts to voices@philadelphiaweekly.com. Shout back PW asked last week if you enjoyed all of the recent snowfall in the city or if you were ready for spring-like weather to arrive. Here are a couple of your responses. Image: Courtesy of Jason Love

Voices | Feb. 4-11 The Shout out Recently, the city has come under fire for its handling of both last year’s protests and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Your turn: Given all that has transpired over the last year or so, is it time for Mayor Jim Kenney to resign? Send your thoughts to voices@philadelphiaweekly.com. Mannes doing good work I want to commend A. Benjamin Mannes for his excellent article detailing the struggles of our local restaurants and especially for highlighting the disgraceful way Dennis Fink was treated by a corrupt, incompetent health inspector. Also, his op-ed on ...

A. Benjamin Mannes A. Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP, is a Subject Matter Expert in Security & Criminal Justice Reform based on his own experiences on both sides of the criminal justice system. He has served as a federal and municipal law enforcement officer and was the former Director, Office of Investigations with the American Board of Internal Medicine. Recent Articles from this Writer

The Great COVID Shakedown Despite Philadelphia officials allowing restaurants to resume indoor dining at 25 percent in the city after rolling back some coronavirus restrictions; many in the city’s hospitality community argue that, even at 25 percent; these onerous restrictions were a bureaucratic overreach that has hurt and possibly killed Philadelphia’s legendary independent restaurant scene.   Worse, research shows that Philadelphia’s lockdowns, which were the strictest in the state, were unnecessary – doing little to prevent the spread of increased COVID-19 cases related to holid...