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The Kyl/Colbert counterfactual face-off

Only a stone-cold fool would try to cover ground where Stephen Colbert has already planted his satiric flag. So let me begin. ...

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Politics & Policy

Are U.S. income tax rates too high or too low? How do we decide?

When I graduated from law school and started practicing tax law in Philadelphia back in 1975, the top rate on both federal income and est ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Descendants of Civil War soldiers re-enact Philadelphia march

On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln asked for 75,000 volunteers from the Union to defend Washington, D.C. Many who heeded the ca ...

15 years ago

As Phila. courts get tough on scofflaws, attorneys help those unaware of debts

The city of Philadelphia is cracking down on those who owe fines and fees to the court system. Community Legal Services attorneys ...

15 years ago

Photos of Saturday’s Rally in the Valley mountain bike event

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Arts & Entertainment

Orchestra will seek bankruptcy, continue to play

As board members entered the building on Market Street where they would vote to file for bankruptcy, some orchestra musicians demonstrate ...

15 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Over musicians’ objections, Philadelphia orchestra seeks bankruptcy

The Philadelphia Orchestra will seek bankruptcy protection.  Facing a shrinking endowment and growing deficit, the orchestra board m ...

15 years ago

Mummers official accused of stealing $500 from his employer

A prominent official in the world of mumming has been charged with forging nearly half a million dollars in checks and pocketing the cash ...

15 years ago

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Orchestra decides to seek bankruptcy protection

The financially struggling Philadelphia Orchestra board has decided to seek bankruptcy protection in the federal courts. The board ...

15 years ago

Five injured in Patco rail fire

Patco train service was suspended over ...

15 years ago

39th District: More guns fired at the Abbotsford Homes

Crime Blotter April 1 – April 7 FEATURED April 5: 3200 McMichael St. – complainant said someone shot at ...

15 years ago

‘Bathroom bomber’ headed to trial

A man accused of demolishing a tavern bathroom with an M100 has been ordered to stand trial. Douglas Charles Ferrin, 51, of Bridge ...

15 years ago

Temple researcher testing oil cleanup method in Alaska

A Temple University researcher who discovered why nearly 20,000 gallons of oil is still trapped under the beach in Alaska will return thi ...

15 years ago

Drexel’s new president calls for $200 million in improvements

Drexel University’s new president, John Anderson Fry, has hit the ground running. In an interview with the ...

15 years ago

Red Cross sponsors walk/run for local disaster victims

Residents, businesses owners and dogs will walk and run Saturday morning to help victims of local disasters. The Southeastern Pennsylvani ...

15 years ago

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