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A Minor Victory
Casino foes win a small battle, and vow to fight on.
On a recent Wednesday night, a group of anti-casino activists gathered at the South Street Diner and grappled with an unfamiliar feeling. They suspected that they had experienced a victory.
Me and My Shadow
Why a purported terror threat against Philadelphia was too important to ignore.
It's hard to forget the first time the cold steel of John Q. Law's cuffs snaps shut around your wrists. For me, it came one cool night in 1991, just months before high school graduation.
Back in the Slammer Again
Former Stanfa bodyguard pinched on racketeering, steroid-possession charges.
Do handcuffs come in extra large? Last week, FBI agents and the New Jersey State Police arrested Vincent "Vince" Filipelli, a hulking 260-pound bodybuilder
John C. Van Horne
Director, the Library Company of Philadelphia
John C. Van Horne admits he has exploited Ben Franklin's tercentenary.
Man-on-Dog and Other Campaign Notes
The Bell CurveBoth parties scramble at the 11th hour.
Democrats and Republicans alike spent the past week rallying for their candidates and putting the finishing touches on strategies to get out the vote.
City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks in Philadelphia, we make jokes.
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