Opinion & Essay
Voters suspicious of sharing data as Trump commission gets to work
President Donald Trump’s commission on voter fraud met for the first time Wednesday, and if it’s done one thing, it’s g ...
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Insurance companies are part of the opioid addiction problem
At first, I just felt very anxious, but anxiety soon led to physical shaking. My stomach felt like someone who weighed 300 pounds was sta ...
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Why does Jared Kushner still have a security clearance?
Somebody needs to explain to me why Jared Kushner — a veritable Russian mole, either by design or doltish incompetence — is still ent ...
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Review: On both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, ‘Perfect Blue’ (Tiny Dynamite)
The dystopian drama “Perfect Blue” is not just touched by the digital world — the play and its production are defined b ...
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How singing in the Pennsylvania Youth Chorale taught me to live
What we become is the sum of our childhood lessons. In my early years, I didn't notice, but as a 35-year-old aunt and stepmom, I recognize the shaping of my own years.
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The gang that can’t govern mulls Trumpcare’s collapse
The endlessly flailing Republican quest to kill Obamacare has long been darkly entertaining. But the latest news — that Senate Trumpcar ...
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5 iconic Philadelphia food families [photos]
Several of Philadelphia's most iconic fooderies have been passed down from grandfathers to their grandchildren and, in at least one case, great-great-great grandchildren.
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Another billionaire in Pa. – Steyer wants to energize young voters
Months after liberal billionaire George Soros invested over $1.6 million in the Philadelphia DA’s race, wealthy California activist ...
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Hell freezes over: (some) Republicans recognize threat of climate change!
You’ll be amazed by the news you’re about to read: Last Thursday, 46 House members of the flat-earth party actually acknowledged that ...
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Sometimes you can’t wait to escape from vacation
I now know why people feel compelled to travel. It isn’t for love of the open road, exotic adventure or an overwhelming desire for ...
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Domestic violence is a national security issue
A crowded nightclub. An airport terminal. A suburban baseball field. A first-grade classroom. Each has been the ...
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Dolls? Trucks? I’ll take what’s behind door No. 3
Elissa yearned for a toy truck. She received a pink Jeep, a pale facsimile of what she had in mind. And I have a memory of browsing the a ...
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Christopher Wray’s declaration of independence
Consumed as we are by the latest Trumpster fire — Junior copping to collusion, the latest ...
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What Harrisburg can learn from Philly about fiscal discipline
A lot of Harrisburg politicians think of Philadelphia government as corrupt, mismanaged, and wasteful. But as I watch the budget d ...
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This white chocolate martini does not mean what you think it means
It wasn't until eight years later that my husband and I realized the pun: a white bride and black groom. We felt a little embarrassed by the unintended joke.
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