
Opinion & Essay
First challenger to AG Kane for emerges
Republican state Sen. John Rafferty plans to announce Wednesday he’ll run for Pennsylvania attorney general next year. While ...
10 years ago
Good riddance to the Iowa Straw Poll
It’s another big week in politics. Today marks the official entry of Jeb (or, as his logo says, ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘Les Misérables,’ in full force
The stupendous version of “Les Misérables” that opened Friday night certifies the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival as one o ...
10 years ago
Philly Super PACs to show their cards more often
In quick and painless fashion, Philadelphia City Council has voted to impose some pretty demanding reporting requirements on big-money pl ...
10 years ago
The revolving door scandal: How Dennis Hastert got his coverup cash
Family values fraud Dennis Hastert (1999: “We must continue to be proactive warding off the pedophiles and creeps who want to take ...
10 years ago
Review: In the ‘Company’ of fine interpretation
“Company,” which won the best-musical Tony Award in 1971 and best revival Tony more than three decades later, contains some o ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘Murder for Two’ and by two, too
Arthur Whitney’s surprise birthday party is a surprise, all right. He walks in and gets shot in the head. Whodunit? In the daft sho ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘Murder for Two’ and by two, too
Arthur Whitney’s surprise birthday party is a surprise, all right. He walks in and gets shot in the head. Whodunit? In the daft sho ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘How to Create a New Book for the Bible’
“How to Write a New Book for the Bible” is, to use a Biblical reference, damned good theater. At People’s Light & T ...
10 years ago
Why do corrupt politicians keep their pensions?
So how is it that a politician pleads guilty to accepting cash in an envelope and keeps his taxpayer-funded pension? So far, three ...
10 years ago
ListenHillary skewers the Republicans: ‘What part of democracy are they afraid of?’
A former George W. Bush speechwriter says that resilient Hillary Clinton will be tough to beat, that his fellow Republicans are deluded i ...
10 years ago
Review: ‘The Graduate’ in another form
The stage play adapted from “The Graduate” works best when it’s following the script of the 1967 movie that by now is o ...
10 years ago
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