Reporter chuck, ramsey in his eighth year as Police Commissioner announced he will be stepping down in early january. He tells us this decision was entirely personal, not political, related to the upcoming election for the mayor this coming november. He was flanked by the mayor and a number of other city officials who credited him with the historic drop in the citys crime rate over the past eight years. Now, ramsey has worked in Law Enforcement for 47 years with stops in chicago and washington. During his tenure here in philadelphia. Officials say the homicide rate dropped by more than 30 . Ramsey was also a key figure in getting the department of justice to issue reforms on the citys police department. But his time here was not without heart break. Eight Police Officers were killed in the line of duty, and today the commissioner had a message for their families. Thank the families of the officers that weve lost in the line of duty since ive been here. Eight families. Eight families. T
What do you know about Finland? That it is the happiest nation on earth? Correct. That the school system is superb? Well, half right. Finland does indeed always rank at or near the top of the international league table for educational outcomes – but that’s because of the girls. Every three years, the OECD conducts
Your college kid has returned home for the holidays. They wanted to see you, you wanted to see them. It was a joyous reunion.
"And it'll last 24 hours," said St. Joseph's University sociologist Maria Kefalas, "before many parents start micromanaging their children's lives again."
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