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My Philadelphia: Mount Airy

Mount Airy has a reputation as a liberal bastion of Philadelphia, a world unto itself with aging hippies, racial diversity, and beautiful homes. It is all that. Which is just fine with me. I have lived in the neighborhood since 1986, raising my son on a street of row houses built (Comments)

An Annotated Guide to the May Primary

By Tom Ferrick Jr.» Philadelphia voters entering the booth on Tuesday will be confronted by about 100 names of people seeking seats for 11 offices, many of them judgeships of one kind or another. How to sort out this confusing mass of candidates? Metropolis is here to help with an annotated guide to the key races. We offer suggestions on who to vogte for an who to avoid at any cost. (Comments)

Meet the New Governor: Tom Corbett

By James O'Toole Tom Corbett's ascent to the Republican nomination followed thehierarchical culture of his party. In Pennsylvania, the GOP is traditionallya more disciplined force than the unruly Democrats with whom they've tradedcontrol of the governors' mansion every eight years... (Comments)

How the Money Game is Changing Harrisburg

By Tom Ferrick Jr. State Rep. Dwight Evans raised nearly $1.7 million for his campaign fund during the two-year cycle that ended with the 2008 election. But the most amazing part isn't the amount of money he amassed; it is... (Comments)

Campaign 2010: Democrats at War

By Dan Hirschhorn With only a few weeks primary voters go to the polls, Pennsylvania Democrats find themselves embroiled in two bitter statewide primaries, as their Republican rivals prepare to cruise through May 18 with hardly a bruise to show... (Comments)