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History

Chris Gibbons: Remember Us

October 16, 2024October 15, 2024
Chris Gibbons
6

As I walked along the nearly 60-foot-long bronze sculpture, Taps, which was played at the conclusion of the formal unveiling […]

History

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: A log cabin in Penn’s Woods

October 11, 2024October 10, 2024
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

Standing today at one of America’s most historic intersections  —  the confluence of Old York Road and Susquehanna Street Road […]

Election

Terwilliger + Wahrhaftig: A problem of vices

September 24, 2024September 23, 2024
Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig
7

What if we chose vice presidents for reasons that really matter?
By Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

History

Thom Nickels: The 2016 DNC — back when primary votes meant something

August 29, 2024September 4, 2024
Thom Nickels
2

Looking back at Philly’s turn in the political spotlight
By Thom Nickels

Civic Culture

Christine Flowers: Dodging the truth

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024
Christine Flowers
6

Cassius Clay, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the limits of “honor.”
By Chirstine Flowers

Law Enforcement

Jeff Hurvitz: Is the Secret Service failure symptomatic?

July 19, 2024July 18, 2024
Jeff Hurvitz
3

How did things get so bad as to allow this dangerous oversight?
By Jeff Hurvitz

History

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Save the John McClellan Hood house 

July 16, 2024July 15, 2024
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

Another piece of Pennsylvania history may be passing away.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt

History

Meade and Gettysburg

July 4, 2024July 13, 2024
Jeffery S. Prushankin
2

Actions of a great Pennsylvania general at the pivotal battle of the Civil War.
By Jeffery S. Prushankin

History

David Reel: Senator Everett Dirksen, a largely forgotten civil rights champion

June 27, 2024June 26, 2024
David Reel
1

Dirksen’s efforts ion the Senate made the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1964 a bipartisan success.
By David Reel

Culture

Thom Nickels: The city of Mozart

June 21, 2024June 20, 2024
Thom Nickels

Traveling in Vienna and beyond in the last year before the pandemic.
By Thom Nickels

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Op-Ed

Mozart, Picasso — and Trump?

Mozart, Picasso — and Trump?

schedule August 29 2025
ink_pen Stew Bolno

Now that you’ve read the title of the essay, I can ask you the question: Did you ever think you’d […]

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