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Energy

Sen. Lisa Boscola: When it comes to energy policy, Pennsylvania needs a reset

December 6, 2024December 5, 2024
Lisa Boscola
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PJM is America’s largest transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity across thirteen states, of which Pennsylvania is […]

Crime

Lisa Hart: Krasner ignores victims and sides with murderers — including my parents’ killer

September 27, 2022September 29, 2022
Lisa Hart
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I was just a baby when my parents were brutally murdered in their home in 1984. Their killer was captured, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by a jury of his peers. Now Larry Krasner wants to reverse that jury’s sentence, and doesn’t think the victim’s family should have a say in the matter.
By Lisa Hart

Crime

Matt Wolfe: Christmas Day killing drives home danger of Philly’s sanctuary city policy

January 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Matt Wolfe
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The suspect could have gone anywhere. Why Philadelphia? Because sanctuary city policies act like a magnet.
By Matt Wolfe

Education

Kevin Mooney: In Pa., teachers’ union continues to block school choice

December 18, 2019April 19, 2021
Kevin Mooney

The leadership of the Pennsylvania State Education Association doesn’t want to save students trapped in dysfunctional schools.
By Kevin Mooney

Culture

Elizabeth Steele: Philadelphia and Jane Austen, making a connection

December 15, 2019April 19, 2021
Elizabeth Steele
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Perhaps with her aunt’s story in mind, Austen, whose birthday is Dec. 16, wrote endings for young women of little fortune but great courage.
By Elizabeth Steele

Culture

Colleen Sheehan: Christmas at Randalls – a message for this holiday season

December 15, 2019April 19, 2021
Colleen Sheehan
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Reading this scene by Jane Austen, whose birthday is Dec. 16, our heads are filled with good things to remember, thoughts that dance in our holiday imaginations.
By Colleen Sheehan

The Courts

Curt Schroder: Philly’s Common Pleas Court named No. 1 judicial hellhole in America

December 12, 2019April 19, 2021
Curt Schroder
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Out-of-staters have always flocked to the Philadelphia courts for their lawsuits due to their reputation and jackpot mentality.
By Curt Schroder

Crime

George Parry: DA Krasner’s appalling legal maneuver against a Philly police officer on trial for murder

December 12, 2019April 17, 2021
George Parry

Why is Krasner’s office trying to get the court to effectively re-write the law? Is it a tacit albeit unintended admission that the officer’s actions were legal?
By George Parry

The Economy

Dan White: Recession coming? Three indicators to watch

December 11, 2019April 19, 2021
Dan White

The only thing that I can say with 100 percent certainty about the next recession is …
By Dan White

Free Speech

Brenda Hafera: Villanova lays bare America’s campus free speech threat

December 5, 2019April 19, 2021
Brenda Hafera

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley recently sent letters to four universities, including Villanova, about their faltering dedication to free speech.
By Brenda Hafera

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026

Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026

schedule April 15 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream […]

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