Opinion & Essay
Ethics Board reassures Philadelphia on non-profit grants
The Philadelphia Ethics Board has assured Mayor Nutter that standard philanthropic grants to city agencies won’t trigger repo
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11 years ago
Bully pulpit politics: Obama’s edge over the GOP
With federal spending cuts totaling $85 billion on the horizon – this is the dreaded “sequester,” due to
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11 years ago
Missing ‘Downton Abbey’ already? Try Fay Weldon’s ‘Habits of the House’
“Downton Abbey” is over for another season — and wasn’t it a shocker! Can’t
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11 years ago
Property tax debate begins; torches & pitchforks to follow?
It’s not easy to have a grown-up conversation about taxes these days, but Philadelphia needs to.
After years of effort, the
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11 years ago
Tawanda Jones: mother, friend and mentor to youth of Camden, N.J.
Camden, N.J., usually gets negative press for being one of most dangerous cities in America. Too often people assume positivity within ou
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11 years ago
A conservative bad boy plays the God card
Sex! OK, now I have your attention.
Conservatives are having a devil of a time trying to decide how they should feel
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11 years ago
Since Sonia Sanchez became my mentor I have learned more about myself as a poet and as a person than I have at any moment in my life.&nbs
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11 years ago
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