NEWS AND OPINION > GREEN'S ANATOMY

By John Steele

Why Not Greenify the Tax Abatements?

The city's tax abatement program has turned controversial. But Mayor Nutter is resisting efforts to focus the program on environmentally friendly projects. Is there room for compromise?

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Posted Apr. 22, 2009 | Comments: 1

NEWS AND OPINION > GREEN'S ANATOMY

By John Steele

Saving Energy, One Bro at a Time

When Bluto Blutarsky smashed the guitar of a cheeseball singer/songwriter in Animal House, he...

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Posted Feb. 20, 2009 | Comments: 3

NEWS AND OPINION > GREEN'S ANATOMY

By Tara Murtha

Oversharing the Wealth

"Exposed," Emily Gould's essay in last week's New York Times Magazine, was the definition of high...

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Posted Feb. 20, 2009 | Comments: 3

NEWS AND OPINION > GREEN'S ANATOMY

By John Steele

Holding Court

When the empires of the Green Age have risen to Orwellian corporate status, greenwashing--the...

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Posted Feb. 20, 2009 | Comments: 0

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Wanted strip-club shooter has rap sheet of prior charges, all withdrawn
By Tara Murtha

According to this report at Philly.com, police have identified Henry Pettigrew as the fool who, after cartoonishly slipping and falling twice while running with an AK-47, managed to fire several rounds into the Purple Orchid Gentleman’s Club in West Philly on May 11. The Raw Story reports that the shooting was retaliation for the DJ [...]

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Posted May. 24, 2013

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How the federal government is following Pennsylvania’s lead in cutting food stamps — and going a step further
By Randy LoBasso

The war on public assistance has hit Pennsylvanians hard since Gov. Corbett came into office in 2011. A little over a year ago, he introduced a food stamp asset test, which would seek to make sure those Pennsylvanians receiving SNAP benefits do not have too much money in their savings or checking accounts. Earlier this [...]

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Posted May. 23, 2013