I am a papal expert, because I have seen the following three movies over the past two days: Conclave Shoes […]
Thom Nickels: Hollywood mourns a pope they never really understood
When Pope Francis was alive he fired off comments while traveling in the papal plane from Asia to Rome. Air […]
Stu Bykofsky: Doctors’ questions leave sanity behind
How do you feel about your doctor, or other medical professional, asking about your gender, your gender identity, how many […]
Christine Flowers: That prison video in El Salvador was a bit much
This might appear to be a frivolous observation, given other issues that have hit the headlines over the past few […]
ICE notification bill advances in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency should know when a noncitizen becomes a criminal defendant […]
Seth Higgins: Larry Krasner breaks Godwin’s Law
Have you ever noticed that political arguments, particularly those online, inevitably devolve until someone gets called a Nazi? After which […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Saying goodbye to the cheesesteak — but only because I have to
It’s been over 85 years that Philadelphia has proudly called the cheesesteak its own. If you were fortunate enough to grow up […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Giving students fish and teaching principals to be fishermen
(Author’s note: part of an occasional series of “good news” – people, organizations, etc., that make life better.) “Jerry, you’re […]
Kyle Sammin: How Lancaster fell
The voters of northern Lancaster County are Republican, but that their party loyalty has its limits.
By Kyle Sammin
Thom Nickels: From hidden river to historic hills, Manayunk through the years
My father’s family, originally from Dusseldorf, Germany, settled in Manayunk before the Civil War, so I grew up hearing about […]