Opinion

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Poison ivy: a ‘familiar stranger’ that could ruin your summer

Living with neighborhood violence may shape teens' brains

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Here's hoping Michael Bennett makes white people uncomfortable in Philly on Tuesday

Angelo Cataldi: The Eagles totally botched the White House visit

Why predicting suicide is a difficult and complex challenge

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Social Security’s future is safe

How a masculine culture that favors sexual conquests gave us today's 'incels'

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This veteran supports those who kneel

How did bulletproof backpacks become a sad necessity in gun-crazy America?

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The NFL has allowed its league to be turned into a political football

Don't worry about the Kensington bar with a pro-America sign on the front door

Old Philadelphia Bar

Why the Supreme Court's 'gay wedding cake' ruling won't resolve religious freedom issues

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Calling on Sen. Casey to endorse Medicare for all

As Starbucks holds racial bias training, other Philly companies need to look at themselves

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Don't even bother getting excited to see Wentz return for Week 1

What's in your genome? Parents-to-be want to know

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Why medicine leads the professions in suicide, and what we can do about it

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It's OK Flyers fans, you don't have to hate the Golden Knights

When is insurance not really insurance? When you need pricey dental care

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In praise of stay safe rules: Memories from a 'free-range' childhood

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5 things to know about mass shootings in America

Would that controversial billboard even be visible from Fairmount Park?

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Business Insider finds millennials who haven't tried Chick-fil-A for dumb video

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Protest organizer explains why they're targeting Tomi Lahren's local appearance on Thursday night

Opening Starbucks bathrooms won't heal racial strife, but this idea sure might

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Legalized sports betting is the jolt Atlantic City needs to save itself

No calls on Philadelphia's finance fouls

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Inside the Northeast Philly strip club that Stormy Daniels took by (wait for it) storm

A Sixers' comeback isn't impossible – and it would drive Boston fans nuts (again)

Don't expect professors to get fired when they say something you don't like

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Are you so over Kevin Hart being everywhere all the time, too?

That guy walking around with the AR-15 deserves to be heard

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Logan Paul mercifully ends vlogs, looks to be awful in other avenues

Drivers who speed past school buses as kids disembark are the worst

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NFL Draft just the latest reminder that Philly > Dallas

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12 reasons why Philadelphia is vastly superior to Boston

A plastic bag ban would leave Philly covered with dog poop

Dog Walk

Philadelphia wants greatness, not betterness

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Miracle League in Camden County: baseball for everyone

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Letter to Ross: We challenge your assertions that police did nothing wrong

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It took two minutes for Philly Starbucks manager to call cops on two black men

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Why nearly everybody involved in the Starbucks controversy is in the wrong

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'Process' may look like a success, but that doesn't mean Sixers' path should be copied

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