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Joel Mathis

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Philadelphia Muslim Group Appoints Jewish Director

Jacob Bender, a Jew, is the highest-ranking non-Muslim in CAIR’s national organization. Also, he’s Jewish.

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Are Eagles Fans Actually Hurting the Team?

Numbers prove: The team performs better on the road than at the Linc.

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Pedro Ramos, SRC Chair, Resigns

Shepherded school commission through financial crisis, school closings.

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Shane Victorino Still Has Fun in October

“Shane Victorino’s greatest grand slam is now the one that sent the Red Sox to the World Series.”

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State Senator’s Offices Raided by Investigators

It’s shocking when Philadelphia politicians come under suspicion, isn’t it?

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Fox News Used Fake Online Comments to Counter Bad Publicity

The network is pretty much as honest as you think it is.

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Man Survives Shooting, Carjacking in Society Hill

One of the city’s safer neighborhoods looks at the face of crime.

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Gay Couples Wed in Jersey. When Will it be Philly’s Turn?

Nuptials begin in the Garden State. Pennsylvanians will have to wait awhile.

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UPDATE: Bristol Palin Will Not Promote Virginity to Sex-Mad Penn Students

Talk was a hoax.

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Tom Corbett: Secret Socialist?

Fast food workers need public assistance. Guess what kind of jobs our governor’s been creating?

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Philly Has Its $45 Million in State School Funding. Now What?

A new report on student poverty in public schools offers a clue.

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Former Sports Anchor Don Tollefson Is Under Investigation

He collected money for Eagles trips that never happened.

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Norcross Files Countersuit in Marimow Firing

Co-owners of the Inquirer wants his partner, Lewis Katz, to butt out.

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A Brief, Un-Angry Response to Stu Bykofsky

Why his insult-filled blog post about me is wrong.

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Another Catholic Girl Wants to Play a “Boys” Sport

Amanda Leve wants to wrestle. The church hasn’t decided yet.