“History” here usually refers to Ben Franklin and the Liberty Bell, but in recent weeks, two artifacts of the 1970s have resurfaced. Ira Einhorn, the iconoclast who was on the run for 16 years, is finally on trial for the murder of his ’70s girlfriend. Across town, the strident antigovernment group MOVE has thrown up new barricades in a fresh dispute with the criminal justice system. The combination has sent Philadelphians into a wistful, sometimes painful, spate of memory in a place often struggling to break free of its past.

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Stu Bykofsky echos my thoughts – Ed is in trouble because the polls are too good. Sounds crazy – but that’s Philly for ya – Please vote!

The Daily News hails the new Phila.gov website.