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Strike One
By Tom Ferrick Jr. They say that baseball is the sport that most resembles life, but baseball also resembles political campaigns. They are both games played over long seasons; both involve big plays and big money; in each errors can...
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Mayor Muddle
By Tom Ferrick Jr. For any group willing to try it out, I think I have found a method to get money and support from the Nutter administration. Here is my plan: Arrange for a meeting with the mayor and...
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Run Away! Run Away!
By Tom Ferrick Jr. The big news about the state budget this year was that it wasn't big news. Unlike last year, when we went 101 days before it finally, mercifully passed, this year the legislature met the June 30th...
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Is DROP a Flop?That's the finding of a Boston consultant hired by the city to examine the pros... That Sinking FeelingWhen the legislature passed this year's state budget, they knew it had a huge hole.... Worries Over Gas DrillingThe rapid expansion of gas exploration in Pennsylvania has triggered a demand for more federal... 253 Yellow FeathersGov. Rendell is trying to lure the legislature back to Harrisburg for a late August... Drill Our Way Out?At last, some realistic talk about the state of state government. Democratic Rep. Todd Eachus,... Open Mouth, Insert FootTom Corbett is lucky it is July and hardly anyone is paying attention to the... |
The eHarmony Blues
By Tara Jo Quinn Three weeks before Dan and I got engaged we signed up for an online dating service. It was a game, you see. One afternoon, while we were watching baseball highlights, a commercial for eHarmony came...
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My Entry-Level Trap
By Zach Sinemus I entered my freshman year at Swarthmore College in the fall of 2006 with wide eyes and high hopes. My goal was to receive a liberal arts education that would prepare me for anything; I'd major in...
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The Van Seat
By Christine Fisher Whenever company asks how to get to my apartment in South Philadelphia, I tell them I live in the apartment between the flower shop and the van seat chained to an alley. These are the landmarks that...
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