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Hundreds of blue-collar municipal workers took to the streets Wednesday afternoon to demand that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter settle a pair of outstanding union contracts. They intend to resume the protest Thursday. More »
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The final month: Comcast founder Ralph J. Roberts 'proud to be associated' with Germantown High
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May 22 - Brian Hickey @GTownWOLane

As the final day of Germantown High School's 99-year history approaches — the Class of '13 will don caps and gowns on June 19 — NewsWorks will present a series of stories including interviews with More »

Demanding contract deals, Philly union workers protest at U.S. mayors' event hosted by Nutter
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May 22 - Aaron Moselle @awmoselle

Hundreds of blue-collar municipal workers took to the streets Wednesday afternoon to demand that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter settle a pair of outstanding union contracts. They intend to resume the protest Thursday.  More »

Celebrating hidden history of Philadelphia can lead to revitalization of festival sites
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May 22 - Peter Crimmins @petercrimmins

The Hidden City Festival, celebrating Philadelphia's overlooked historical sites, begins today. It has opened nine sites to the public with installation and conceptual art projects. More »

Howard Shapiro
Reviews: "The Misanthrope" and "Othello" -- thoroughly modern, thoroughly not :
Who says you have to be old-fashioned to be classic? More »
Nicole Juday
Garden Rx:
It's been a lovely spring; the dogwood and azalea flowers More »
Tony Auth
Apple thinks differently:
Apple thinks not-so-differently from the rest of America's big corporations. More »
Dave Davies
Why you didn't even know there was an election in Philly:
The three Democratic candidates for city controller in Philadelphia spent More »
Solomon Jones
Students march for schools, but where are the adults?:
The estimated 1,000 high-school students who marched Broad Street to More »
Dick Polman
Oklahoma foes of big government want aid 'without delay':
"Big government" is a convenient conservative bogeyman - until tragedy More »
Chris Satullo
IRS' Tea Party scrutiny was a huge blunder, but a deeper issue lurks beneath:
Let's try to do something that Washington has a hard More »
Jan C. Ting
Why the IRS scandal is both not as bad, and also much worse, than it seems.:
If an advertising agency gets money from clients to produce More »
Faye Flam
Historian: Voyager spacecraft marked new age of discovery:
Some are baffled and others saddened by the fact that More »