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Editorial Second Thoughts By: William W. Lawrence 06/24/2003Walker Lundy wrote his retirement column, Sunday, expressing disappointment in the corruption he found in Philadelphia. So, Mr. Lundy, what has the Inquirer been doing about it? You ran the place for 18 months. You express shock that Philadelphia school officials can't figure out absentee rates yet you never crusaded to start a voucher program in the city. Why? Because your newspaper has been an arm of the deep-pocketed, left-wing teachers' union for decades. It still is. The Inquirer is simply part and parcel of the Democratic Party.For the same reason, you never...

City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life September 26-October 2, 2002 on mediaWho the heck is Walter Lundy?The Inky editor walks into a hornet's nest at a Jewish Business Network meeting.by Deborah BollingFrom the door, it was pretty apparent that the only thing being served up at the Sept. 18 luncheon hosted by the Jewish Business Network (JBN) was the guest of honor: Walker Lundy.For starters, the placards announcing the presence of the new Inky editor and executive vice-president read: "Guest Speaker, Walter Lundy."If that wasn't enough for Lundy to know that he was not necessarily amongst friends...