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Day: August 12, 2025

Government Op-Ed

Washington, Philadelphia, and the problems of home rule

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025
A. Benjamin Mannes

Has unchecked local autonomy bred systemic dysfunction that higher levels of government may be better positioned to correct in both DC and Philadelphia?
By A. Benjamin Mannes

Healthcare

Predatory finance meets magical thinking at Crozer-Chester — and patients lose

August 12, 2025August 15, 2025
Frank Speidel
12

A health care desert has emerged in Delaware County. There are currently only two hospitals, Riddle and Mercy Fitzgerald, operating […]

Election

Dugan to face Krasner in a rematch for Philly DA seat

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025
Melissa S. Finley
1

Dugan will appear on the ballots as a Republican thanks to write-in voters in May.

By Melissa S. Finley

Health

Positive case of West Nile virus discovered in Montgomery County

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025
Robby Chakler

The Department of Public Health for the City of Philadelphia has not reported a single case of the West Nile […]

Transportation

Mass transit funding bill awaits Senate return as deadline looms

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025
Christina Lengyel

(The Center Square) – Following a Sunday night session and heated floor debate, the House passed a Hail Mary transit […]

Industry

Casualties reported after U.S. Steel plant explosion

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025
Christen Smith

(The Center Square) – An explosion at a U.S. Steel mill on Monday killed at least one worker and left […]

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Was Pope Francis ‘disastrous’? One author thinks so.

Thom Nickels: Was Pope Francis ‘disastrous’? One author thinks so.

schedule January 16 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

A new book, “The Disastrous Pontificate,” by Dominic Grigio (a pseudonym, since the author is really a well known Catholic […]

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  • Marc Collazzo: Freight rail merger threatens Pennsylvania’s prosperity
  • Thom Nickels: Bilal and Krasner try to re-write the facts

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