Hillary, Jeb poorin' their hearts out
Baer Growls THE TWO MOST obvious candidates for president - Hillary Clinton, with her experience, money and vast connections; Jeb Bush, with his vast connections, money-raising ability and name - are...
View ArticleEx-NAACP leader should admit she lied about being black
ALTHOUGH LIFE isn't always black-and-white, Rachel Dolezal should be ashamed of herself for misrepresenting herself as something other than what she was. Her lie was bound to reveal itself, no matter...
View ArticleStressing experience, Bush enters race
MIAMI - Jeb Bush, son and brother of former presidents, formally launched his campaign for the White House on Monday with a sweeping call to reform Washington and expand economic opportunity. Against a...
View ArticleBill would mandate plans for Bakken, chemical trains
TRENTON - The operators of trains carrying Bakken crude or hazardous chemicals would have to submit contingency plans for disasters under a bill that a New Jersey Senate panel advanced Monday. The...
View ArticleGallery closing to expose commuters to the, gasp, outside
Welcome, rail commuters, to the land of heat, ice, and rain. That is, to the sidewalks, streets, and alleys outside the Gallery shopping mall on Market East. The mall's three-block central corridor,...
View Article'Eye in the Sky': Helen Mirren leads an intense war thriller
How many phone calls does it take to justify writing off an innocent young girl in Kenya as a collateral damage in a war on terror? How many government officials need to clear her potential death?...
View Article'Hello, My Name is Doris': Sally Field as older woman falling for a younger man
There are so many moments in Hello, My Name is Doris where I sat thinking, "Why don't I have the pleasure of watching Sally Field do this all the time? Why isn't Sally Field in a movie every year where...
View ArticleRachel Dolezal misled with a carefully chosen look
No one can say Rachel Dolezal didn't understand the power of optics. The white ex-president of the NAACP Spokane chapter who's been pretending to be black for years pulled off her elaborate race ruse...
View ArticleN.J. bills would give Cooper control of Camden's paramedic services
TRENTON - South Jersey Democrats are fast-tracking a bill that would give Cooper University Hospital control over paramedic services in Camden, currently run by a rival hospital, in a move that critics...
View ArticleEx-cop gets prison sentence for deadly crash
FORMER Philadelphia Police Sgt. Thomas Winkis said he hoped David Farries' relatives could find some peace. "I'm truly sorry for the loss of Mr. Farries to his family," Winkis said in court. "I truly...
View ArticleFailure to give accurate information keeps Tate-Brown tensions alive
NOT SO FAST, commish. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey blamed a rush to provide the public with details for a false report in the controversial police shooting of Brandon Tate-Brown....
View ArticleFrom 'Dallas' to Philly
PHILLY NATIVE Audrey Landers has a little something up her sleeve as she prepares for a return to her hometown for Yachtstock on the banks of the Delaware River this coming weekend. Yachtstock River...
View ArticleA deluge of frustration
A RIVER ROSE up from beneath 52nd Street in West Philly yesterday morning and rushed down in the dark toward Wyalusing Avenue, where it plunged into the basement of a dive bar, swamped both of Robert...
View ArticleCouncil raises taxes, readies $70 million for Philly schools - with an asterisk
City Council passed a package of tax increases Thursday that will hit a wide swath of the city's taxpayers while raking in an additional $70 million for the Philadelphia School District. Thanks to the...
View ArticleDixie Chicks back on tour in Europe
Art of Dixie? The Dixie Chicks, Tattle's favorite country trio, is returning to Europe for their first headlining tour since lead singer and Texan Natalie Maines said during the George W. Bush...
View ArticleStart early for lifelong learning
ISSUE | LEARNING Shared effort Mayor Nutter points to compelling evidence that early learning contributes to long-term academic, social, and economic achievement ("Nutter, Kenney trumpet new push for...
View ArticleAffordable-housing plan moving ahead
IN SOME Philadelphia neighborhoods, economic revitalization is in full bloom, with new housing springing up like colorful flowers. But those flowers often come with price tags that put them far out of...
View ArticleReintroduction of bobwhite quail to Pinelands going well
Their Pinelands habitat had been carefully prepared over more than 10 years. Controlled forest fires and tree-thinning opened up the landscape. And tall grasses filled in, providing cover for nests....
View ArticleTwo men found guilty in attempted murder of witness
A PHILADELPHIA Common Pleas jury deliberated for about three hours yesterday morning before finding Aki Jones, 39, and Shaheed Williams, 23, guilty of attempted murder. The two also were found guilty...
View Article'City of Gold': A loving portrait of food critic Jonathan Gold and the city...
Los Angeles is so often portrayed as a soulless city. A place no one is from, where hollow capitalism reigns. Perhaps I've seen too many Woody Allen movies, or my East Coast bias is showing, but I have...
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