NEWS AND OPINION

By Mariel Waloff

Little Jazz Man

Nazir Ebo has a tough act to follow. His older brother, 18 year-old drummer Justin Faulkner, already has a list of credentials to make musicians twice his age green with jealousy. But 9-year-old Nazir isn’t fazed by his brother’s glory, only inspired.

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Posted Nov. 5, 2009 | Comments: 1

Intervention: Philly

As the face of junkies continues to shift from unsavory characters scoring in the backrooms to teens nicking OxyContin and Vicodin and Percocet-popping moms, the role of the interventionist has become more proment. Meet Vincent Ceraso.

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009 | Comments: 13

NEWS AND OPINION

By Tara Moore and Matthew Grady

Newspapers Fight the Future


Several national news organizations—ESPN, Huffington Post and The New York Times—have been targeting big cities around the country for experiments in local journalism. Is Philly next on the list? And are the local dailies ready to compete?

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009 | Comments: 4

The Breast Defense

Brendan Skwire says health care reform shouldn't be about protecting a faceless and inhuman corporation's right to gouge people that have breast cancer. But that's what is happening in Washington D.C.

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009 | Comments: 8

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What did tea partiers accomplish in NY-23?
By Joel Mathis

That’s the topic of my column this week with Ben Boychuk. To recap: “tea party” conservatives in that New York congressional district managed to drive a moderate Republican out of the race — and ended up handing the seat to a Democrat in a district that has long sent the GOP to congress. As I [...]

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Reihan Salam on the Fort Hood shooting
By Joel Mathis

I’ve been at a loss over what to say about the Fort Hood shooting. I think Atrios was on to something yesterday when he wrote “When your first reaction to tragic events is to consider how they might support your politics, it’s time to go for a nice long walk.” Indeed. A few months ago, when [...]