Two from Sunday

Yesterday's Inquirer had two substantial local pieces worth bringing to your attention:

1. One looks at State Rep. Dwight Evans and his mayoral prospects. The only long look at him that I know of thus far, although it features the same frequency of evasions as many of the candidates are putting out in place of policy positions at this point...
   
   
2. The editorial page ranked the five Philadelphia casino proposals with regard to their prospects for bringing more good than woe. Take-home: they favor Pinnacle and TrumpStreet, with Sugarhouse a runner-up (too close to the better Pinnacle proposal) and the other two far behind. No opinion given on the likelihood that any of the casinos will bring a net plus to the city...
   
   This online version of the full-page coverage (p. C6) is a main article describing what they looked for, and then five linked pieces giving ratings and overall impressions for each of the proposals. [Also note that in the linked pieces, a cute 5-bell ranking system for each category has been reduced to an awkward row of o's and q's here -- more o's is better.] I recommend trying to get ahold of the print copy, as the illustrations help give a handle on some of the specifics...