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
Matt Wolfe: Christmas Day killing drives home danger of Philly’s sanctuary city policy
The suspect could have gone anywhere. Why Philadelphia? Because sanctuary city policies act like a magnet.
By Matt Wolfe
Kevin Mooney: In Pa., teachers’ union continues to block school choice
The leadership of the Pennsylvania State Education Association doesn’t want to save students trapped in dysfunctional schools.
By Kevin Mooney
Colleen Sheehan: Christmas at Randalls – a message for this holiday season
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
Elizabeth Steele: Philadelphia and Jane Austen, making a connection
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
Curt Schroder: Philly’s Common Pleas Court named No. 1 judicial hellhole in America
Out-of-staters have always flocked to the Philadelphia courts for their lawsuits due to their reputation and jackpot mentality.
By Curt Schroder
George Parry: DA Krasner’s appalling legal maneuver against a Philly police officer on trial for murder
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
Dan White: Recession coming? Three indicators to watch
The only thing that I can say with 100 percent certainty about the next recession is …
By Dan White
Brenda Hafera: Villanova lays bare America’s campus free speech threat
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley recently sent letters to four universities, including Villanova, about their faltering dedication to free speech.
By Brenda Hafera
Elizabeth-Jane McGuire: The ‘Yes’ of Mr. Rogers
I had gone into the movie hoping to be entertained, but what I got was a dose of spiritual direction.
By Elizabeth-Jane McGuire