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Month: January 2021

Health

Todd Shepherd: Docs reveal Montco’s fear over state’s failed Covid performance

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Newly revealed emails and documents show that local public health leaders consistently implored Dr. Levine to bolster support for nursing homes amid Covid’s decimation of the elderly.
By Todd Shepherd

The Environment

David Clement: Philadelphia should reverse its plastic bag ban

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
David Clement

Philadelphia’s pending ban on disposable plastic bags won’t just annoy consumers — it will actually hurt the environment. Alternatives to plastics have a much bigger eco-footprint.
By David Clement

Health

Guy Ciarrocchi: Haphazard Covid vaccine distribution reveals enormous national trust deficit

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Guy Ciarrocchi

The long-term damage from Covid may not only be scores of deaths and economic and psychological turmoil. The Covid era may also be a breaking point for our nation’s ability to trust.
By Guy Ciarrocchi

Culture

Thom Nickels: Is free thinking still allowed in Philly’s LGBT community?

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Thom Nickels
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A row over a cancelled event with an LGBT conservative organization exposes a simmering question: does diversity include diversity of thought?
By Thom Nickels

Crime

A. Benjamin Mannes: How to get away with murder in Philadelphia

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
A. Benjamin Mannes

Murders hit their highest number in Philadelphia since 1990 last year. The mayor, police commissioner, district attorney and media establishment seem more concerned with controlling the narrative than addressing the problem.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VIII): The Final Voyage to Freedom

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
Robert Petrone

Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part eight in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

Politics

Gabe Kaminsky: Special report — did ‘Year of GOP Women’ happen in Pennsylvania?

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
Gabe Kaminsky
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Was 2020 the landmark year for Republican women in the Commonwealth, as it was nationally? The results are a mixed bag.
By Gabe Kaminsky

The Courts

Rachael Shaw: Co-ops and Covid: family law in the time of lockdown

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
Rachael Shaw

The legal profession has struggled to adapt virtually as attorneys and their clients alike face barriers to conducting smooth proceedings in crammed and chaotic quarters.
By Rachael Shaw

Municipal Government

Wally Nunn: Costly political agendas are hurting the working people of Delaware County

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021
Wally Nunn

A professional corrections facility operator provides access to more resources, provides better programming and treatment for incarcerated individuals and, most importantly, operates more efficiently on the behalf of the county’s residents and taxpayers.
By Wally Nunn

Crime

A. Benjamin Mannes: Philly activists infiltrate Harvard to call for abolishing crime reporting

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021
A. Benjamin Mannes
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Harvard University’s Nieman Lab has called for journalists to “abolish the crime beat,” claiming that the coverage of crime is racist. Unfortunately, this latest evolution in the politicization of journalism will only serve to increase the public’s distrust in the media, including their local journalists.
By A. Benjamin Mannes

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