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Joel Mathis

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City Life

Mitch Williams Ejected From Child’s Baseball Game Because He’s Mitch Williams

The 1993 Phillies continue to conduct themselves with class, dignity.

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Road Rage Survey Says Philadelphia Is 8th Most-Courteous City in America

That can’t be right, can it?

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Committee of Seventy Endorses “Resign to Run” Repeal

“If it helps disrupt the status quo just a little, then it’s worth your vote.”

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City, Forbes to Host “Under 30 Summit”

Mayor Nutter was on Morning Joe today for the announcement.

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Study: Philly Has Room for One More Casino

Says state revenue increase would be sizable.

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Daryl Metcalfe is a Big Bully

Mathis: How do you fight back against the state’s loudest, meanest politician?

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Al Franken Presses Crusade Against Comcast

Says he continues to oppose merger with Time Warner.

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Locals Killed in Virginia Hot Air Balloon Fire

Philly, Delaware natives among the dead.

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Could Philly Host the NFL Draft Next Year?

League floats idea of moving beyond New York.

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Wolf Leads Big Money Campaign, Spending $1 Million a Week on TV Ads

But he’ not the only big-cash candidate.

An employee of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority raises his fist in the air, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, while entering a SEPTA bus depot in north Philadelphia. | AP Photo, Joseph Kaczmarek
City Life

Cameras Save $11 Million for SEPTA

Video evidence makes it easier to fend off questionable lawsuits.

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UPDATE: Germantown Man Blows Off Hand With Explosive

Federal authorities investigating; the artist has had explosive issues before.

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Philly Is Walkin’, Yes Indeed

City ranks sixth for commuting by foot.

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Every Time You Eat a Tastykake, A Republican Gets Elected to Congress

Turns out the bakery’s owners are even more conservative than the Koch Brothers.

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Bear Delays Start of School in Jersey

Apparently the district didn’t want its students eaten.