Democrats locked in tight Congressional races in the Philadelphia region are refusing multiple attempts for comment on the most consequential changes to our judicial and legislative branches in decades.
By Spencer Landis, with reporting from Albert Eisenberg
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Merging these state agencies together will lead to streamline government operations and reduce the cost to taxpayers.
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Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. IV): The Discovery
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part four in a series of eight.
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Todd DeFeo: Philadelphia suing Pennsylvania over gun laws
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Todd DeFeo: ‘Significant confusion’ – Pennsylvania auditor criticizes COVID-19-mandated closure waiver request process
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Logan Chipkin: Bob Woodson’s last march
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Todd Shepherd: Analysis — Trump may have a point on Philadelphia poll watchers
The City government, along with the Inquirer, offer confusing answers that only bolster Trump’s concerns of local voter fraud.
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Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. III): The Scientific Hypothesis
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part three in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone