Opinion & Essay

When Nick George arrived at the Philadelphia airport to head back to college in California, he expected a little extra scrutiny in the po ...

“Out out, brief candle!” wrote Shakespeare. “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts ...

As many as eight Pennsylvania Democrats say they want to take on Governor Tom Corbett next year, and now there’s a Republican. Ardm ...

  The holiday gift-giving season officially ended today (are you fondling your new Duck Dynasty rifle & bullet T ...

Since Friday, hundreds of gay couples have gotten legally hitched…in the state of Utah. That’s a phantasmagorical event, roug ...

A Bucks County anti-union activist is seeking the home addresses of more than 200,000 state employees through the Pennsylvania Right to K ...

Come on, folks, the news isn’t all bad. Only 39 people were put to death by lethal injection this year — a 60 percent dr ...

“Philadelphia” debuted in theaters 20 years ago this month. Tom Hanks won the Oscar, but the city of Philadelphia was a major ...

Can the Philadelphia Ethics Board adopt a rule that seems to let city employees accept cash gifts? Would it let a zoning board member acc ...

Quintessence Theatre Group, dedicated to the classics, stages most of its work in a bare-bones setting. Whenever I see the repertory trou ...

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