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Year: 2019

Education

Kevin Mooney: In Pa., teachers’ union continues to block school choice

December 18, 2019April 19, 2021
Kevin Mooney

The leadership of the Pennsylvania State Education Association doesn’t want to save students trapped in dysfunctional schools.
By Kevin Mooney

Culture

Colleen Sheehan: Christmas at Randalls – a message for this holiday season

December 15, 2019April 19, 2021
Colleen Sheehan
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Reading this scene by Jane Austen, whose birthday is Dec. 16, our heads are filled with good things to remember, thoughts that dance in our holiday imaginations.
By Colleen Sheehan

Culture

Elizabeth Steele: Philadelphia and Jane Austen, making a connection

December 15, 2019April 19, 2021
Elizabeth Steele
1

Perhaps with her aunt’s story in mind, Austen, whose birthday is Dec. 16, wrote endings for young women of little fortune but great courage.
By Elizabeth Steele

The Courts

Curt Schroder: Philly’s Common Pleas Court named No. 1 judicial hellhole in America

December 12, 2019April 19, 2021
Curt Schroder
1

Out-of-staters have always flocked to the Philadelphia courts for their lawsuits due to their reputation and jackpot mentality.
By Curt Schroder

Crime

George Parry: DA Krasner’s appalling legal maneuver against a Philly police officer on trial for murder

December 12, 2019April 17, 2021
George Parry

Why is Krasner’s office trying to get the court to effectively re-write the law? Is it a tacit albeit unintended admission that the officer’s actions were legal?
By George Parry

The Economy

Dan White: Recession coming? Three indicators to watch

December 11, 2019April 19, 2021
Dan White

The only thing that I can say with 100 percent certainty about the next recession is …
By Dan White

Crime

Linda A. Kerns: On Lt. Gov. Fetterman’s Roadmap to Redemption tour, who speaks for the victims?

December 9, 2019April 19, 2021
Linda A. Kerns
3

The Wolf administration is focused on educating inmates about being released from prison.
By Linda A. Kerns

Free Speech

Brenda Hafera: Villanova lays bare America’s campus free speech threat

December 5, 2019April 19, 2021
Brenda Hafera

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley recently sent letters to four universities, including Villanova, about their faltering dedication to free speech.
By Brenda Hafera

Culture

Elizabeth-Jane McGuire: The ‘Yes’ of Mr. Rogers

December 4, 2019April 19, 2021
Elizabeth-Jane McGuire
2

I had gone into the movie hoping to be entertained, but what I got was a dose of spiritual direction.
By Elizabeth-Jane McGuire

Media Bias

Linda A. Kerns: Two Oval Office interviews, two different media reactions — Philly deserves better

December 3, 2019April 19, 2021
Linda A. Kerns
5

Ignoring the president serves no purpose except to reinforce his constant accusations about fake news and biased media coverage.
By Linda A. Kerns

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