Opinion

Gov. Josh Shapiro Targets Private Equity in Pennsylvania Health Care

Gov of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, is taking a hard stance against private equity’s growing presence in health care, calling for increased transparency and oversight.  He argues that reform is needed...

Kensington Residents Debate Quetcy Lozada’s Mobile Services Ban

On Wednesday night, Kensington residents gathered for a community meeting to discuss Councilmember Quetcy Lozada’s bill, which would ban mobile service providers from operating in residential areas and certain...

Letter to the Editor

When I was about 7 or 8, my great-grandfather, who was a Philadelphia park guard, thought it was important that a child should know...

Proposed legislative map an affront to citizens

We have a unique perspective on the battle over legislative redistricting. Our more than 100 years of collective service to our communities and the...

Rep. Hohenstein: Puppies, and kittens, and lizards, oh my!

My family loves our pit bull, Gertie. Drama, our German shepherd/cattle dog mix, found Gertie as a four-month-old puppy on March 17, 2016 under...

Rushdy: Why inclusionary zoning won’t solve Philadelphia’s affordable housing crisis

More than 230,000 Philadelphia families choose between paying for food, housing or healthcare. In too many neighborhoods, residents question how and when they will...

20 years after – How did 9/11/2001 change us?

By State Rep. Joe Hohenstein Our experiences of Sept. 11, 2001 are, first and foremost, intensely personal. As Laurie Guadagno, sister of Flight 93 hero...
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