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Dear Philly: Battered Women Aren’t Sports Mascots

Dear Philly: Battered women are not your sports mascots. Like you, I think that Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy is a bad dude. And like […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Kenney and the Subway

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Tracking Devices Alone Can’t Fix Philly’s Prison Problem

Our new Mayor, Jim Kenney, has already joined a chorus of voices taking on Philadelphia’s crowded prisons. But one solution the city’s looking toward — electronic monitoring devices — […]

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Tom Wolf Defends His Choices in Pennsylvania Budget Standoff

Tom Wolf wants you to know he’s not overly stubborn. He wants you to know he’s fighting for the right things. He wants you to […]

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Dear Philadelphia: Where Are My Freaking Pumpkins!?

I’m only going to ask this once: Where are my pumpkins, Philadelphia? I know where they used to be. At one point, they were lined […]

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The Daily News Isn’t Dead. Yet.

They’re writing the Daily News’ obituary. Again. Friday’s news that the newsrooms of the Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com are merging has prompted a new […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Jahlil Okafor’s NBA Debut

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Now Is the Time to Build the Temple Football Stadium

Those who remember Peter Liacouras’ infamous early-’80s prediction that Temple’s football team would play in the Sugar Bowl by the end of the decade still […]

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Sam Bradford’s Awful Stats

Sam Bradford looked better last week in a loss to the Carolina Panthers. Bradford appeared to be more mobile in the pocket, stepping out of […]

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Are We Witnessing the Death of Trick-or-Treating?

Halloween is Saturday night, which means my inbox is chock-full of holiday-related emails. There’s the one from U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, who apparently loves him […]

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We Have a Halloween Pet Costume Problem

Right on cue, I woke up yesterday wondering if I might have a problem. Yes, the signs have been there day in and day out, week after […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Temple Football Won!

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What Temple Football Is Doing Right Now Is Simply Historic

The curmudgeons who’ve always wanted the Temple football program to perish are feeling mixed emotions today. The Owls are nationally ranked and withstood a massive […]

Riversharks game at Campbell's Field
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What We Lose When We Lose the Camden Riversharks

Yesterday, the Camden Riversharks announced they were folding. The independent minor league baseball team had been playing in Camden for 15 seasons. They didn’t have […]

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We Left a Homeless Toddler in the Middle of LOVE Park

“Young Boy Found Wandering in LOVE Park.” It was easy to judge the story’s first headline, and judge I easily did. Why was a 2-year-old outside alone, […]