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Politics

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Gaming Board Calls Parx to Harrisburg

Recently, some parent-of-the-year award nominees have left their offspring in cars outside Parx Casino in Bensalem while they went in and gambled away money for […]

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Santorums Move to the Country, Pick a Lot of Peaches

Rick Santorum has been campaigning the hell out of Iowa to gain some notoriety in the polls. As a part of that, he and his […]

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City Council to Hold More Redistricting Hearings

City Council has announced that it will hold two additional public hearings in the on-going effort to redistrict the city. A meeting for August 16th […]

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Philadelphia Housing Authority Gets New Director

Michael P. Kelly—who has been on loan from New York City Housing Authority—has been serving as the interim chief of the PHA for the past […]

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Restaurant Owners Not Thrilled With Valet Price Hikes

Local business owners are less than tickled by the city’s hike in valet fees. Previously businesses paid $250 for 20 feet of curb space designated […]

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Philly Has Bigger Problems Than Flash Mobs

Blood on the asphalt. Packs of roving criminals running wild. Frightened citizens running for cover, afraid to walk the streets. It sounds like a scene […]

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NJ Politician Louis Magazzu Makes an Increasingly Common Mistake

So now it’s powerful South Jersey politician and father of five Louis Magazzu—Cumberland County freeholder, former chair of that county’s Democratic Party—who’s stepped down after […]

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Starved Babies, Raped Mommies, Famine in Africa—Do You Care?

There are the thousands of emaciated babies. There are the tens of thousands of acutely malnourished babies, many of whom have to be intravenously fed […]

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The Country That Cried Wolf

My 22-year-old daughter is home for the summer, which means the family TV is turned to an endless round of “reality” shows: Teen Mom, Real […]

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Governor Christie Hospitalized for Difficulty Breathing

Governor Christie—who has asthma—was taken to the Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey after experiencing difficulty breathing. He underwent routine tests given to patients with […]

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Of Stew and Politics

In the fall, my daughter will move into an apartment in West Philly and begin her post-college life. This has her thinking about things. For […]

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Marcellus Shale Report Calls for Fees

The Marcellus Shale debate has been ongoing for some time now. Today, Governor Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Commission  issued a public statement with its recommendations for […]

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SEPTA Mulls Smart Card System

SEPTA Board’s administration committee took the time yesterday to analyze a consulting contract with LTK Engineering Services that would bring the firm on board to […]

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Vick Discusses Anti-Dogfighting Bill on NPR

Many people aren’t thrilled with the tone of an interview Robert Seigel conducted on his “All Things Considered” program on NPR yesterday. Seigel had Eagles […]

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Rick Santorum’s Problem with Google

If you Google “Rick Santorum” your search won’t return with a picture of the GOP candidate or a link to his campaign page topping the […]