The desecration of our historic, religious architecture is a plague upon the city.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt
Thom Nickels: Peace, drugs, Earth Day, and murder — a look back at Philadelphia’s Ira Einhorn
The infamous counterculture guru and his local connections.
By Thom Nickels
Of all of our Philadelphia Civil War activists, George E. Stephens was the most significant
Stephens put his own life on the line for freedom as a member of one of the first black regiments in the Union Army.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt
“I can tell time by the sun” — Henry Chapman Mercer and his defiance of Daylight Savings Time
Doylestown’s Mercer was not fond of President Woodrow Wilson or his wartime clock adjustments.
By Jeffery S. Prushankin
Sen. Doug Mastriano: Remembering Operation Desert Storm 33 years later
Reflecting on the soldiers who fought in the “last great tank battle of the 20th century.”
By Sen. Doug Mastriano
David Reel: Is John Fetterman really Arlen Specter 2.0?
The Keystone state once again has a senator who defies characterization.
By David Reel
Guy Ciarrocchi: America — Out of many, one
For too many, the sentiment of unity is no longer in fashion.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
‘Masters of the Air’ and Roman Catholic High School
The new World War II mini-series prompts a search for the alumni of a Philadelphia high school who fought in the skies of Europe and reveals the courageous story of an Eighth Air Force bomber crew.
By Chris Gibbons
David Reel: Rest in peace, Budd Dwyer
Dwyer was a good man and public servant who is unjustly remembered only for his tragic death.
By David Reel
Andy Bloom: Remembering Arlen Specter on the 60th anniversary of JFK’s assassination
And what the late Senator had to say about the Warren Commission.
By Andy Bloom