City Paper Longread: “A Bitter End”
By Emily Guendelsberger (City Paper) – One thing that nobody disagrees about: Joseph Yourshaw wanted to die. “He talked about…
Headlines
Plans to expand scope of license-plate readers alarm privacy advocates
By Ali Winston (Center for Investigative Reporting) – Green, a Muni driver and 50-year-old San Francisco resident, had been pulled over and…
KKK Grand Dragon Doesn’t Understand Why Tacony Town Watch Kicked Him Out
By Victor Fiorillo (Philly Mag) – After years of dedicated service with the Tacony Town Watch, Bill Walters was told…
City Commissioner Singer accused of Election Day misconduct
By Jenny DeHuff (Daily News) – An impassioned judge of elections from Strawberry Mansion let loose on City Commissioner Stephanie…
SRC Lambasted for Lack of Transparency in William Penn High Sale to Temple University
By Wilford Shamlin III (Philadelphia Tribune) – The School Reform Commission is again under fire amid criticisms over due process…
State admits violating the education rights of Philadelphia school children
By David Sciarra (NewsWorks) – In March, Philadelphia’s state-operated school district filed an extraordinary legal complaint with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court….
New details emerge in FBI raid on Kensington psych clinic
By Ryan Briggs (City Paper) – On Monday, the FBI conducted a late-morning search-and-seizure operation at a Kensington mental health…
Review: “This Is Not About 9/11”
By Dustin Slaughter I would like to salute The ashes of American flags And all the fallen leaves Filling up…
Tacony Ku Klux Klan Rally Shouted-Down by Community Members
By Kenneth Lipp, with reporting by Joshua Albert An unpublicized rally held yesterday at the Tacony Public Library in Northeast Philadelphia…
DA: SEPTA cop handcuffed woman who tried to file complaint
By Alex Wigglesworth (Philly.com) – A former SEPTA transit officer is accused of handcuffing a woman who tried to file…
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