Dave Davies: Off Mic Archive
Tom Corbett suffered a little embarrassment yesterday when the incoming Pennsylvania Governor had to tell reporters his announced chief o
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13 years ago
GOP group still pumping out ads
If you worried about anonymous political contributions influencing the November elections, take heart. They aren’t just about torpe
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13 years ago
Advice for the gifted in government
If you’re old enough to remember when several Philadelphia judges were caught accepting Christmas envelopes of cash from the roofer
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13 years ago
Veteran South Philadelphia City Councilman Frank DiCicco now has three at least announced challengers in the spring Democratic primary, a
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13 years ago
One thing you can say – Ed Rendell knows how to throw a party. To thank supporters, contributors and friends as he finishes two terms a
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13 years ago
Of interest from the Harrisburg press corps:
Capitolwire.com’s Pete DeCoursey wrote a stinging piece yesterday accusing Gov.
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13 years ago
The revenue plan a mob boss would love
Suppose we decided tomorrow that there would be only 750 florists in Pennsylvania, and that the state would auction off the 750 florists
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13 years ago
Blogger Dave Davies pays tribute to the life, work and memory of media scholar Phyllis Kaniss, who died Friday from complications related
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13 years ago
Here’s to tough-as-nails prosecutor Risa Vetri Ferman, the Montgomery County District Attorney who’s running a grand jury inv
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13 years ago
Foxwoods gets tossed – the downside
Seeing the Foxwoods casino finally lose its license yesterday was like watching a baseball umpire finally give an annoying manager the he
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13 years ago
One thing Ed Rendell brought us was casinos, making Pennsylvania one of 40 states that have embraced slots or tables.
I’ve a
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13 years ago
Did you hear about Gov. Rendell scolding Democrats for being so partisan? In our own Scott Detrow’s
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13 years ago
Suppose City Council passed a law saying you can’t close your business unless you give the city two weeks notice?
Well, they
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13 years ago
Mayor Nutter and Council members Bill Green and Maria Quinones-Sanchez have agreed to take a breath and re-consider their differences in
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13 years ago
I’ve been saying since the 2008 World Series that the Phillies won back-to-back championships, because we beat every team we played in
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13 years ago
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