
Opinion & Essay
Democrats finally say they stand for stuff
Democrats say they’ve finally found a compass that will lead them out of the wilderness — and that the journey starts with a new ...
8 years ago
Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?
Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...
8 years ago
New Philadelphia DA sworn in, promising to restore public confidence
Promising a “period of restoration” for prosecutors and staff, Kelley Hodge was sworn in as District Attorney of Philadelphia ...
8 years ago
Will the Republican Party survive Donald Trump?
What will become of the Republican Party? Will they survive, and what will it take for them to clean up their mess? And what must the Dem ...
8 years ago
Enter ‘The Mooch’: Trump’s new mouthpiece sells his soul
You may ask yourself: Why bother to highlight the hiring of Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci? And you’d be right, because ...
8 years ago
Review: It certainly is ‘As You Like It,’ (Pa. Shakespeare Festival)
“As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s tale of outcasts who flee to the forest and proceed to ruminate deliciously on love, co ...
8 years ago
ListenFlorida teens filmed a man’s drowning death. Compassion died that day, too
The two-minute video is chilling. Not just because it features five teens standing ...
8 years ago
Time for Americans to take a break?
A recent study estimates that 36 percent of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress that costs businesses $30 billion a year in lost workdays.
8 years ago
Remembering Erik Petersen and an ‘artless’ imagination we can all hope to find in ourselves
The Italians have a word that does not have an English counterpart. It is sprezzatura — the art of artlessness. Erik Petersen embodied sprezzatura perfectly.
8 years ago
Trump and the rule of law: Don’t blame him, blame us
Now that the broad contours of American authoritarianism have been blatantly laid bare — with Trump taking serious steps to trample the ...
8 years ago
If people get interracial marriage wrong, it can be worse with divorce
My first real clue that things actually weren't as rosy as I thought came when people anxiously wanted to know if I would keep my married name.
8 years ago
Review: ‘Henry V’ in the forest (Delaware Shakespeare)
Delaware Shakespeare’s spirited production of “Henry V” has plenty of plusses. The biggest of these is a bold choice to ...
8 years ago
Attorney Kelley Hodge chosen as interim Philadelphia DA
The Philadelphia Board of Judges has chosen attorney Kelley B. Hodge as the city’s interim district attorney. Hodge, 45, wil ...
8 years ago
ListenTrump at six months: The diva of dysfunction junction
Today marks six months since Trump took the oath. Are we having fun yet? These numbers help tell the tale: 181, 991, 40, 0. In his ...
8 years ago
Review: For ‘The Three Musketeers,’ the fight is on … and on and on (Pa. Shakespeare Festival)
How strange: The Three Musketeers hardly ever use their muskets. They’re far more comfy flashing swords, and in Ken Ludwig’s ...
8 years ago
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