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Milton Street: Man of Reason

This morning, Michael Nutter withdrew two parts of his challenge to Milton Street’s mayoral candidacy, leaving only the residency issue for common pleas judge Jimmy […]

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Rick Mariano Testifies at City Council Hearing

Rick Mariano, the city councilman who went to jail for taking bribes back in 2006, attended a council hearing today to talk about Donna Reed […]

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The Inky Isn’t the Convention Center’s Problem

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” — William Shakespeare, Hamlet On March 5th, the Inquirer’s Paul Davies published what struck me as a mild […]

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The People to Marge Tartaglione: We Don’t Think So

At 9 a.m. on Wednesday, a group of four city residents aligned as the Citizens of Philadelphia Collection Agency will head to the office of […]

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What Milton Street Did in Jail

According to Annette John-Hall, 71-year-old T. Milton Street spent six hours a day on the StairMaster. Impressive, no? [Inquirer]

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JoePa’s Son Speaks Out Against Penn State

Scott Paterno, son of famed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, took to the Rock the Capital webpage in support of Governor Corbett’s cuts to […]

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Suck It, Phoenix

Paging Noah. The National Weather Service predicts that, following the onslaught of rain over the past couple days, we could see some serious river-flooding. Of […]

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Grade F for Wisconsin Dems Who Fled

Let me get this straight. We try like hell to raise our kids with a sense of right and wrong, do what’s appropriate and legal […]

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Delaware River Water Quality Report

Today at EPA forums about the Delaware River, scientists said there are concerns about water quality due to global warning and natural gas drilling. Maybe […]

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The Fox Guarding the Henhouse

As if the budget wasn’t bad enough—slicing $2 billion out of basic and higher education funding, which is precisely the last thing this state needs […]

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What’s to Know About Corbett’s Budget

No word yet if PA senate Democrats will soon flee to Delaware (surely they won’t go to Jersey?) or if protestors will be camping in […]

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It’s Official: Milton Street Is Running for Mayor

Milton Street personally filed 2,600 signatures in his official nominating petitions to run for office. Philadelphians, rejoice, for a fun mayoral race is upon us! […]

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So, John Street Is Out After All

HUD Takes Over PHA. The PHA board unanimously ratified a one-year agreement to enable the feds to take over the Housing Authority in the wake […]

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Fox News Suspends Rick Santorum

Fox News suspended Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich today, and the situation will become permanent unless both contributors declare to the channel that they are […]

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Puppy Mills Coming Back?

A House Committee Debated Puppy Mills Today (Again). A resolution sponsored by Lancaster Representative Gordon Denlinger would reopen debate on the 2008 law signed by […]