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Meet Big Bag
A Million Stories
The plastic bag industry has its own lobbying group. And in Philly, it's been damn effective.
Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of the mighty plastic bag lobby.
Neither had city Councilmen Frank DiCicco and Jim Kenney when, in 2007,
they sponsored bills to ban plastic bags and Styrofoam cups, two
nonbiodegradable sources of street trash.
Booty Stall
Ever see two dogs go for the same piece of meat?
Unglaze your eyes, gentle reader. This isn't about blackjack: It's about democracy! About the goddamn American way, goddamnit!
Awards Show, Part 1
The Bell CurveThe today that Cliff was here for was awesome.
The Year of our Lord 2009 is almost in the rearview, which gives us a
perfect opportunity to look back on the year in sports that was — the good, the
bad, the bizarre.
City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
When news breaks in Philadelphia, we make jokes.
A Million StoriesWhy on Earth would we want to fund a sector that employs 1.3 million people and produces another 4.4 million ancillary jobs in the tourism and hospitality industry, a sector that is sine qua non to the economic-boosting dinner-and-a-show sphere?
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