By The Philadelphia Inquirer Dec. 24--On April 24, 2006, Philadelphia School Board President Rotan Lee died from a heart attack. Initial reports said he had waited 20 minutes for an ambulance. As anyone knows, in such a situation the sooner help arrives, the better your chances of survival.

By Dave Davies, Philadelphia Daily News Dec. 21--

By Lea Sitton Stanley, The Philadelphia Inquirer Dec. 21--PHILADELPHIA'S CITY CONTROLLER -- contending Mayor-elect Michael Nutter should be assessing city services before talking tax cuts -- yesterday reported dangerously slow response times on emergency-medical calls.

By The Philadelphia Inquirer Oct. 3--As if the next mayor of Philadelphia won't have enough to tackle, he also will need to put the city's Health Department on his to-do list.

By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News Sep. 7--When Philadelphia public school students begin classes today, a small number will enter new facilities, including those selected to attend the Microsoft Corp.-aided School of the Future.