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A group of cyclists gathers at City Hall in July to protest what they see as a lack of commitment to traffic safety from Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.

Letters to the Editor | Dec. 6, 2024

Inquirer readers on sharing the road, drinking responsibly, and rethinking the Sixers arena proposal.

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquireran hour ago

Colman Domingo arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The New York Times confirmed what always we knew, Colman Domingo crushes the fashion game

Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist

It's hard to blame Joe Biden — who lost two children to premature deaths — for intervening to keep his son Hunter out of prison, Harold Jackson writes.

Joe Biden should ignore his critics — he did the right thing by granting a pardon to Hunter

Harold Jackson, For The Inquirer

Photos of Jah'Nae Campbell at her family’s home. Essie Campbell, Jah’Nae’s mother, is suing the nonprofit landlord, HELP USA, and its subsidiaries after Jah’Nae suffered a fatal asthma attack.

The death of Jah’Nae Campbell underscores the lax oversight of Philadelphia’s low-income rental housing | Editorial

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President Donald Trump and Linda McMahon, then-administrator of the Small Business Administration, in the White House in 2018. Trump has nominated McMahon — who along with her husband Vince founded the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) company — to serve as secretary of education during his second term.

The Trump administration and Congress will consider massive school funding cuts. Pennsylvanians must stop them.

Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, For The Inquirer

The New York Times confirmed what always we knew, Colman Domingo crushes the fashion game

The West Philly native joins former Temple women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, Beyoncé, and Demi Moore, among others.

Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist

Colman Domingo arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Colman Domingo arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The New York Times confirmed what always we knew, Colman Domingo crushes the fashion game

The West Philly native joins former Temple women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, Beyoncé, and Demi Moore, among others.

Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist

The 2025 Pantone Color of the Year is the same shade as espresso martinis, cozy cashmere, lingering autumn leaves, and, well, me.

Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist

This head-to-toe Mocha Mousse look by Rick Owens is available at Joan Shepp. It is not only the color of espresso martinis, hot chocolate, and rich wood, it's the nude for women of color.

2025 AMG GLB35: Whole lotta fun with some minor drawbacks

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

The 2024 Mercedes Benz GLB is the more sedate version of the AMG-enhanced small SUV.

The fourth season of Peacock’s ‘Bel-Air’ will be its last

Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist

West Philadelphia's Jabari Banks stars as Will Smith in Peacock's "Bel-Air."

PHA is trying a new approach to high-rise public housing. This time it just might work.

Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer

Rather than demolishing its dilapidated apartment towers at 44th and Market Strees, the Philadelphia Housing Authority has partnered with a private developer who will repair the high-rises and build new apartments and rowhouses. The first phase, which will break ground in the spring, will link the site with the city street grid and include a new entrance plaza near the 46th Street El stop.

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Photos of Jah'Nae Campbell at her family’s home. Essie Campbell, Jah’Nae’s mother, is suing the nonprofit landlord, HELP USA, and its subsidiaries after Jah’Nae suffered a fatal asthma attack.

The death of Jah’Nae Campbell underscores the lax oversight of Philadelphia’s low-income rental housing | Editorial

The Editorial Board

President Joe Biden's failure to follow through on his previous statements that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, undercuts Biden's moral authority and adds to the distrust in government, writes the Editorial Board.

Hunter Biden’s ill-advised pardon sends a dangerous message | Editorial

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Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks at the Frankford Transportation Center on Friday. Shapiro showed decisive leadership in redirecting $153 million of federal infrastructure grants toward vital public transportation funding, writes the Editorial Board.

Gov. Shapiro helped keep SEPTA going, but a long-term solution is needed | Editorial

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The chaos, lies and corruption of Donald Trump’s previous term may soon seem like the good old days if the Senate bows to pressure and approves the most extreme cabinet ever, writes the Editorial Board.

The Senate must reject Trump’s dangerous, unqualified cabinet nominees

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There’s good reason to fear China’s government may use TikTok data to its advantage as a strategic and commercial adversary of the United States, writes the Editorial Board.

Trump was ready to ban TikTok. Now he’s promised to save it. | Editorial

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Centenarians project

Ask Philly-area centenarians what they’ve learned in 100 years

We spoke to 14 Pennsylvanians over 100 years old for advice, wisdom, and thoughts on a life well-lived.

Lauren Schneiderman, Devi Lockwood, and Sam Morris

10 things I learned from centenarians in the Philadelphia area

Travel is memorable and always worth it. Move your body. Eat vegetables. Gratitude makes daily life sing.

Herman Whilby (left), 106, and Sarah Narvel (right), 103, pose under a balloon arch during the annual Delaware County Centenarian Celebration in Drexel Hill on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

1,428 years of wisdom

I spoke with 14 people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are close to or over 100 years old. Here’s what I learned.

Charles Malloy, 99, rests his hands on his cane as he poses for a portrait at his home in West Chester on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Age is not a destination

Recording and listening to 14 interviews with some of the oldest living Pennsylvanians has changed me.

Herman Whilby (left), 106, and Sarah Narvel (right), 103, pose under a balloon arch during the annual Delaware County Centenarian Celebration in Drexel Hill on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

1,428 years of wisdom

I spoke with 14 people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are close to or over 100 years old. Here’s what I learned.

Charles Malloy, 99, rests his hands on his cane as he poses for a portrait at his home in West Chester on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Age is not a destination

Recording and listening to 14 interviews with some of the oldest living Pennsylvanians has changed me.

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