Opinion & Essay
Holiday reflections: What I’m thankful for
Looking back on 2012 during this post-election Thanksgiving season, there is much to be thankful for: Thank you, ...
13 years ago
Book review: ‘The Cost of Hope’
I knew Terence Foley as the genial man who would pick up his son at afternoon’s end when our kids were teenagers. We’d chat w ...
13 years ago
On the hunt for Philly’s lonely ghosts
When my Aunt Reet was staying at an inn in Gettysburg, she woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of someone trying to get into ...
13 years ago
Black Friday’s top political books
Attention all shoppers! Assuming you haven’t already been trampled to death at the usual Black Friday meccas, youR ...
13 years ago
10 things we’re not thankful for this year
Thursday afternoon, somewhere between the opening prayer and the first bite, a few people at the table might want to hear from everyone p ...
13 years ago
Does new ‘PHL’ brand represent your Philadelphia?
Philadelphia is getting a new brand treatment from the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Do you think it’s a good representation ...
13 years ago
Marco Rubio is not a scientist, man
You know how the commonsensical wing of the GOP is always insisting that the party has to show more respect for science? Because, after a ...
13 years ago
It’s time to white out ‘Black Friday’
Some of us like to savor the holiday season, and the only thing we dread more than seeing Christmas decorations in October is Black Frida ...
13 years ago
Citizens Bank Park: It’s never too late to think about next season
Us Philadelphia sports fans are used to receiving a consistent backlash from across the country — reverberating claims that we are a bu ...
13 years ago
I feel a little dumber this week, because I know Catherine Lucey isn’t at her desk at the Daily News city hall bureau anymore. ...
13 years ago
Goodbye to the tax pledge: Is it over for Grover?
That crack you just heard was a breach in the Republican wall of resistance. And what a sweet sound it is. For more ...
13 years ago
Online dating a journey of self-discovery not for everyone
I always thought it was for divorcees or middle-aged singles. But when I polled various friends from before, during and after colleg ...
13 years ago
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