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Civic Culture

Mark Gleason: Building “A Greater Philadelphia” will take a movement of citizens.

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
Mark Gleason

It’s our responsibility as Philadelphians to raise our voices and move our city forward in the face of failed leadership.
By Mark Gleason

Government

Matozzo + Riboni: A public bank is antithetical to Pennsylvania’s history and traditions

March 1, 2022March 7, 2022
Matozzo and Riboni

A public bank flies in the face of legal precedent.
By Christian Matozzo and Lorenzo Riboni

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VIII): The Final Voyage to Freedom

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
Robert Petrone
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Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part eight in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VII): The First Civil Rights Legislation of the Americas

December 8, 2020April 19, 2021
Robert Petrone

Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part seven in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VI): The Arch-Nemesis Bobadilla

November 19, 2020April 19, 2021
Robert Petrone
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Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part six in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

Crime

Spencer Landis: As Chicago goes, so goes Philly — majority of residents want the same or more police presence in their neighborhoods

October 30, 2020April 19, 2021
Spencer Landis

Newly-released polling indicates that while police reform efforts have widespread support, most urban residents dismiss sweeping calls to defund the police as an inadequate solution.
By Spencer Landis

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. V): The Second Voyage

October 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Robert Petrone
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Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part five in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone

Crime

Jenny DeHuff: Would an ATV park clear city streets of these ‘joy’ riders?

October 19, 2020April 19, 2021
Jenny DeHuff
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In eight years, City Council discussions over an ATV park in Philly have not advanced very far.
By Jenny DeHuff

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. IV): The Discovery

October 12, 2020April 19, 2021
Robert Petrone
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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.
By Robert Petrone

History

Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. III): The Scientific Hypothesis

October 5, 2020April 19, 2021
Robert Petrone

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

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