
Opinion & Essay
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We are currently experiencing longer-than-usual holdtimes. This is due to unprecedented demand for our services. You have to wait ...
12 years ago
Who’s to blame for the school funding crisis?
Philadelphia public schools have been open for nearly three weeks now, and the budget crisis has manifested itself in numerous ways. ...
12 years ago
The taxpayers’ likely tab for a shutdown? Billions
Imagine what would happen if liberal Democrats ginned up a government shutdown that wound up costing taxpayers a few billio ...
12 years ago
Ready to catch the first dumb thing you say
When Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord opened his campaign for governor Tuesday, he spoke without notes for about 20 minutes, showing ene ...
12 years ago
ListenThe surest way to stronger gun control is to elect people who believe in it
News that the state of Iowa and other states allow blind people to have gun permits provoked some outrage and proved to be a great gift t ...
12 years ago
Ted Cruz, a legend in his own mind, said a lot of random stupid stuff (Dr. Seuss, Darth Vader, ...
12 years ago
Michael Moses Ward, Birdie Africa — rest in peace
I don’t get weepy over celebrity deaths, even people I admire. John Lennon’s assassination was a tragedy, but I wasn’t ...
12 years ago
Review: ‘Bunny Bunny’ and what friendship means
Nearly a generation ago, Alan Zweibel wrote a sweet and funny play called “Bunny Bunny” about his deep 15-year friendship wit ...
12 years ago
Another Republican extremist, on track to lose
Democrat Terry “The Macker” McAuliffe, a longtime Clinton pal with heavy political baggage, has opened up a sizeable le ...
12 years ago
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