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Opinion & Essay

Dave Davies: Off Mic

More shrapnel flying in Pa Congressional race

An open Congressional seat is a rare and precious thing in politics, and the four Democrats seeking Pennsylvania’s 13th Congression ...

12 years ago

 Viviette Applewhite of Germantown was a lead plaintiff in a recent lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's controversial Voter ID law. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment

After Corbett’s voter-ID shift, the onus is on Philly voters to show up at the polls

Election year could very well be the best thing ever to happen to minorities, the elderly and the poor in Pennsylvania. Why? Because Gov. ...

12 years ago

National Interest

Galileo would recognize the climate change deniers

Future historians will rightly compare the climate change deniers of the 21st century to the science-hating reactionaries who jailed Gali ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Have a say in The Woodlands’ future

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

May 9-11: Natural Causes Art Dissection | Canstruction | Hidden geology tour | National Train Day | Brewerytown Spring Festival | Bainbridge Green Festival | Mother’s Day at Franklin Square

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

May 9: Flashy Philly Phlash | Kensington fire shuts down El | Property assessment data released | Ads on municipal buildings | Philly commuters biking more, walking less | City Ave road repairs

12 years ago

 In 1812 Productions' 'This Is the Week That Is,' (from left) Dave Jadico (here as Rachel Maddow), Alex Bechtel (as Ann Coulter), Aimé Donna Kelly (as Rev. Al Sharpton), Scott Greer (as Rush Limbaugh) and Jennifer Childs (as Larry King). (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: The venerable ‘This Is the Week That Is’

You can slip into 1812 Productions’ annual satire called “This Is the Week That Is” as if it were a comfy, old – and ...

12 years ago

 Democratic candidate for governor Tom Wolf squares off with Allyson Schwartz during a debate at Channel 6 in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Wolf plays defense in Democratic gubernatorial debate

The four Democrats running for governor of Pennsylvania traded shots in a debate taped yesterday at Channel 6 that won’t be shown u ...

12 years ago

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National Interest

Benghazi bonanza: Raising campaign cash off four dead Americans

  I had mistakenly assumed that this week’s hilarity highlight would be the ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Write Sky’ aloft on May 10

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

May 8: Ben Franklin Bridge bike ramp | Zoo unveils cat walk | Artist chalks up climate change | Germantown faces school sales | SEPTA driver, mechanics win big

12 years ago

 In 1812 Productions' 'This Is the Week That Is,' (from left) Dave Jadico (here as Rachel Maddow), Alex Bechtel (as Ann Coulter), Aimé Donna Kelly (as Rev. Al Sharpton), Scott Greer (as Rush Limbaugh) and Jennifer Childs (as Larry King). (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Annapurna’ and acting

This is a Philadelphia season of sensational acting – performances so finely-tuned yet organic, you can be forgiven for confusing the c ...

12 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Leach makes fun of Boyle super PAC video

So how is that a super PAC that’s legally barred from coordinating with its favored congressional candidate, state Rep. Brendan Boy ...

12 years ago

 A narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld decidedly Christian prayers at the start of local council meetings on Monday, declaring them in line with long national traditions though the country has grown more religiously diverse. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
National Interest

The Supreme Court intones, ‘Let us pray’

How predictable it was that they’d further thin the wall that separates church and state, by favoring the Christian church. ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Rick Lowe’s Gray Area: Where social sculpture meets neighborhood preservation

12 years ago

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