Sloggy post-holiday round-up

The news seems even more sluggish than I feel...

• UNKINDEST CUT OF ALL -- State funding dries up for successful Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
  
  
• Mixed bag for city, firefighters
  
  
• Letters | WHAT STATE GAMING BOARD ISN'T DOING RIGHT
  
  
• Back to the races -- Candidates’ campaign trails heat up after Labor Day holiday
  
  
• Parents’ lawsuit alleges bias against black students - Lower Merion
  
  
• YPP: The Commonwealth Foundation is not just a "government watchdog group"
  
  
• AAJane: A Note on the Variations of Campaign Finance Reports: The 2004 13th District Version