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Temple vs. Penn State
Does Tom Corbett Hate Smart People? Not exactly, but Daily News political columnist John Baer wonders if the guv wants it to seem like he’s […]
Suck It, Phoenix
Paging Noah. The National Weather Service predicts that, following the onslaught of rain over the past couple days, we could see some serious river-flooding. Of […]
In Defense of Temple
Now that the initial shock from Governor Corbett’s budget address has dissipated, people are beginning to discuss the consequences of the major cuts. In what […]
Delaware River Water Quality Report
Today at EPA forums about the Delaware River, scientists said there are concerns about water quality due to global warning and natural gas drilling. Maybe […]
Welcome to Budget Hell, Day 3
The Three Lies in Corbett’s Budget Address. It’s Our Money’s Ben Waxman deconstructs: The state’s deficit wasn’t caused by overspending, it wasn’t caused by misappropriated […]
Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Names Names
Oddly coinciding with Ash Wednesday (which is not, guilt-ridden lapsed Catholics should note, a holy day of obligation), the Archdiocese of Philadelphia released all 21 […]
If There’s an NFL Strike, the Linc’s for Rent
The Linc Might Be Available. If there’s an NFL strike, the Eagles are looking to rent out the stadium to make some money. The Scoop’s […]
Tugboat Driver Was Texting
It’s been months since the now-infamous Ride the Ducks tugboat crash, which killed two Hungarian tourists, but new findings about the July accident surfaced yesterday. […]
Today: Corbett Announces Budget Cuts
Corbett to Announce Budget Cuts Today. Will our state go the way of Wisconsin? Probably not. But that $4 billion has to come from somewhere. […]
BusinessWeek Ranks Wharton #4 on Best B-Schools List
Notre Dame, Virginia and Emory nabbed the one, two and three spots on Bloomberg Businessweek’s chart. However, graduates from the top three can’t touch the […]
PHL Gets Al-Qaeda Coverage
Budget Talk. Mayor Nutter is going forward with presenting his $4 billion city budget tomorrow to City Council, though no one knows what will happen […]
So That’s What Those Drexel Kids Are Up To
The Princeton Review, along with GamePro Media, compiled a Top 10 list ranking the best places to study video game design, and Drexel University landed […]
Better Cops Needed
The Police Department Needs Better Cops. So says the It’s Our Money crew in an editorial today: “Bad cops are a signal, not that all […]
Are Dropouts Pushed Out?
Are High School Dropouts “Pushed Out”? In Philly, four in 10 public high-school students will never graduate, which is, of course, unacceptable. The group Youth […]
Nutter to Congress: Ban high-capacity gun magazines
Nutter to Congress: Ban High-Capacity Magazine Clips. The Mayor takes to U.S. News & World Report to argue for what he calls “common sense” gun […]