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Enough With the Damn Ads: In Pennsylvania’s Senate Race, Democrats Need to Focus on Turnout

The midterm election is less than a week away, and I, like so many people, can’t wait for this circus to finally end. For months, […]

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What Bryce Harper Gets Right (and Wentz and Simmons Didn’t)

Outsiders say Philadelphia is a hard place to play sports in. They think the fans are tough and unappreciative, and they offer tired tropes of […]

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Phillies Fever Shows Just How Thirsty This City Was for Joy

The peal of cowbells, hollers and chanting, people racing down my Fairmount block on Sunday — it could all mean only one thing: Some Philly […]

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City Controller’s Police Audit Confirms We Don’t Know How We’re Spending Police Budget

With its budget of nearly $800 million, you would think the Philadelphia Police Department would be more responsible about how it spends our taxpayer dollars. […]

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Ex-Cop Ryan Pownall’s Case Should Be Krasner’s Humbling Moment

Last week, after five years of protests, public outcry and legal battles, a Court of Common Pleas judge dropped the charges in the high-profile case […]

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Philly’s At-Risk Youth Need Engagement, Not Criminal Records

The moment I saw the viral Wawa video of a group of Black youths ransacking an outpost of the convenience store in Mayfair, I knew […]

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Democrats Need to Stop Fighting With Each Other if They Want to Win in November

A wise woman once said, “When you do clownery, the clown comes back to bite.” Someone should tell this to Democrats in Pennsylvania as their […]

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Shakeup on Council Is Good, But These Former Councilmembers Leave Big Shoes to Fill

We knew this day would come. I called it a few weeks ago. The mass exodus of City Councilmembers resigning before this Thursday’s return to […]

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We Need More Black Teachers. Here’s How to Make That Happen

When I was a kid, I didn’t plan on becoming a teacher. In fact, teaching wasn’t considered an option. My plan was to become an […]

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Philly’s 2023 Mayoral Election Season Starts Now

The final days of summer are here, and we’re now off to the races: Philly’s mayoral election season has officially begun. Many of us have […]

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Doug Mastriano Isn’t a Principled Conservative or Right for Pennsylvania

I’m a proud Republican who served in the Trump White House as senior associate counsel to the president, following a career helping conservative GOP politicians […]

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A Camden Educator on Why His Students Crave the Truth

Like many educators, I spent a portion of my summer break teaching students. In July, I was working with high-schoolers on crafting their personal statements […]

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What a German Taught Me About His Country and the Holocaust

Back when I was in college, a good friend started dating a German guy. He was from a small town in Bavaria and owned lederhosen […]

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The Fight Over How to Teach America’s Past Is Itself a Test

Benjamin Franklin didn’t coin the phrase that nothing can be certain but death and taxes. Other writers said it first. But out of anyone, he, […]

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After a Decade of Cringe, Why Are We Still Doing Dîner en Blanc?

Yes, I know you’ve probably heard a thousand times why Dîner en Blanc in Philadelphia is one of the stupidest events of all time. Not […]