Rosemary McDonough

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Essay: Trumped at Lord & Taylor

“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.” It’s been a long time since this Catholic girl has gon ...

6 years ago

Akbar Hossain, age 26, is a Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh, a P.D. Soros Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a recent appointee to the Norristown Planning Commission. (Courtesy of Penn Law)

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What does a Muslim immigrant look like? The best of America

How does a Muslim boy born in Bangladesh end up at the University of Pennsylvania Law School? By winning the lottery, of cours ...

7 years ago

Ellen Trachtenberg is the owner of Narberth Bookshop. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

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Secret to small bookstore success is building community of readers, neighbors

What does it take to create a successful independent bookstore? For Ellen Trachtenberg, running a good bookstore is a lot like enj ...

7 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Farewell, Mr. Obama

Few presidents have been as concerned with their legacy as Barack Obama. From writing his first memoir at age 34, to declaring ...

7 years ago

A soldier is silhouetted against the early morning sky as people holding Cuban flags wait for the motorcade transporting the remains of Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Castro's ashes have begun a four-day journey across Cuba from Havana to their final resting place in the eastern city of Santiago. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Fidel Castro and my mentor in exile

They say the good die young. The death of Fidel Castro at age 90 does not disprove this adage. My college mentor was a charming Sp ...

7 years ago

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wait for the start of a rally in Westfield

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What if your best friend voted for Donald Trump?

Who are the Trump voters? And what if one of them is your best friend?

7 years ago

Campaign signs are shown in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

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Why I won’t vote for Hillary; and I won’t vote for Donald, either

The smart money says that Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States. I can finally with a clear conscience, for the first time in my adult life, not vote

7 years ago

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Why bother with father?

My young friend and I have been disagreeing about marriage. She thinks marriage is no longer a prerequisite for raising children. If earl ...

7 years ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges photographers after speaking at a campaign rally in Baton Rouge

Barack Obama created Donald Trump, to the detriment of us all

I get the popularity of Donald Trump. I get the slogan, “Make America Great Again.” But what I don’t get is the incre ...

8 years ago

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New overtime rules will create a labor force of clockwatchers

President Obama is expected to sign a new Labor Department regulation which compels many businesses to pay overtime to millions of new wo ...

8 years ago

Jennifer Aniston wants a shower. Now.

Jennifer Aniston supports several charities, including the Rape, Abuse and Incest Nation ...

8 years ago

Church of the Evangel in Narberth (Walter McDonough)

If a church falls in Narberth, does it make a sound?

The six-month ground war over a Baptist church building in Narberth, Pennsylvania, has reached a ceasefire. But have we all been fighting ...

8 years ago

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