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Discussion
Psychic Dinah Wanko, owner of New Age Psychic Boutique in Llanerch, Pa., has some predictions about the economic impact of the U.S. Open on the area — and about the tournament itself. Who do you predict will win?June 10, 2013
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June 7, 2013
- Lari Robling, @lariroblingWhat makes something the next big thing — the trend foodies want to follow? We all know "Sex in the City" made cupcakes the darling of the grazing lonely hearts club. The sugar high even took over Wall Street for a bit until it didn't. According to Baum and Whiteman, the international consulting group that has the pulse on these things, this year "Everyone wants to be Chipotle...![Donuts highlight Philly's friction between local classics and foodie trends [photos]](http://www.newsworks.org/components/com_flexicontent/librairies/phpthumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/stories/flexicontent/l_donuts_145x100.jpg&w=145&h=100&aoe=1&q=95)
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June 7, 2013
- Nancy HenryThe School District of Philadelphia has suggested that partnerships with local universities can replace school nurses, but real nursing comes with the daily things we see and hear from our students. School nurses areadvocates for our children and a necessary part of every school faculty and learning team.
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June 7, 2013
- Doug Rainey for NewsWorks, @DougRaineyDeTuesday's meeting in Delaware City over the renewal of pollution permits for the refinery there has produced some thoughts from Doug Rainey, editor and chief content officer of Delaware Business Bulletin and Delaware Business Daily.
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Procedural assumptions may have proved deadly six times over this week, as a fly-by-night demolition crew undertook a half-assed teardown on Market Street. The owner is a notorious blightlord, the demolition company a bankrupt tax delinquent, and the "crew" reportedly consisted of some dude with a sledgehammer swinging away at night.But by God, those permits were all in order.June 6, 2013
- Amy Z. Quinn for NewsWorks, @AmyZQuinn -
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June 6, 2013
- Kishwer VikaasSome days I think I know how to write. But every Wednesday evening, when I meet 13-year old Christian Precise, I rediscover how much I have yet to learn. -
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June 4, 2013
- Don Henry, @donhenryiiiPeople like me often get told we lack will power. As it turns out, a lot of my problem boils down to a kick-ass case of attention deficit disorder, which wasn't diagnosed until I was around 40.
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That's History
June 4, 2013
- Jonathan Zimmerman for NewsWorksDoes the ongoing Internal Revenue Service scandal conjure "unpleasant echoes" of Richard Nixon?
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Discussion
June 3, 2013
- Eric Walter, @ericaceous, and Megan Pinto, @RoxYunkFallsThe name — theParx Casino Philly Cycling Classic —wasn't the only thing new about this year's bike race. Some observers have said that they noticed a shift in focus among spectators this year from drinking and partying to the watching the racers.
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June 3, 2013
- Lane Blackmer, @LaneBlackmerWhen Planned Parenthood advertised free birth control through the Affordable Care Act, I was thrilled. I thought: This is just what women need. On the contrary, what I found is that the bureaucrats involved place a higher value on money than on effective health care.
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