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Tim Hartman: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
Tim Hartman

Cartoonist Tim Hartman recalls the legacy and message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thom Nickels: Philadelphia journalism in 1829

October 29, 2022October 28, 2022
Thom Nickels
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An old newspaper gives a snapshot of the city nearly two centuries ago.

By Thom Nickels

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Book excerpt: No Greater Love

October 28, 2022November 6, 2022
The Editors

An excerpt from the recently published book “No Greater Love” by John Siegfried and Kevin Ferris.

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Leslie Sattler: Growing up in a post-9/11 world

September 11, 2022September 12, 2022
Leslie Sattler

For the members of Gen Z who never experienced pre-9/11 America, the day has a different meaning.
By Leslie Sattler

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Craig Snyder: With the passing of Queen Elizabeth, the twentieth century truly ends

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022
Craig Snyder

The death of Elizabeth R not only marks the end of an era, but the end of the spirit of the twentieth century.
By Craig Snyder

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Robert Grayboyes: Harding, Wilson and the perils of expertise

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022
Robert Grayboyes

The verdicts of history are never final. The much-maligned Harding deserves reassessment.
By Robert Grayboyes

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Independence Historical Trust celebrates 50 years

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022
Kyle Sammin

The first-of-its-kind public-private partnership continues to help preserve the historic site after half a century.
By Kyle Sammin

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Chris Gibbons: This Memorial Day, remember the Meuse-Argonne

May 27, 2022June 13, 2022
Chris Gibbons
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The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne during World War I is, to this day, the largest and deadliest battle ever fought by American soldiers.
By Chris Gibbons

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Aleida Silva-Garcia: Why the legacy of Frederick Douglass is important to me

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
Aleida Silva-Garcia

Frederick Douglass never let his circumstances define him, and I will never let mine define me.
By Aleida Silva-Garcia

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Lou Barletta: The intolerant left wants to erase Christopher Columbus from history

October 11, 2021October 13, 2021
Lou Barletta
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What can left-wing efforts to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus tell us about our current state of affairs in Philadelphia?
By Lou Barletta

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