Philadelphia Weekly

Incest has long been taboo among human societies for its propensity to produce deformed offspring. Among political circles in Philadelphia, however, incest is a cherished, closely guarded tradition, which might go a long way toward explaining our deformed government. Like our own little Gabriel García Márquez novel, everyone’s in bed together, while our mess of a city is left to be carried away by ants.

Posted Feb. 7, 2012 | Comments: 5

NEWS AND OPINION > COVER STORY

By Tara Murtha

Catholic Church Fights to Kill PA's Statute of Limitation Reform

Advocates in Harrisburg say the battle of statute of limitation reform is much bigger, and uglier, than Republicans versus Democrats. It boils down to church versus state. Now, between the upcoming trial against Philadelphia priests accused of child sex abuse, the Penn State scandal and an administration that just declared 2012 the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania, that battle has never been more intense and line has never been more blurry.

Posted Feb. 8, 2012 | Comments: 25

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