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Day-care affordability is paramount in retaining high-quality teachers

The School District of Philadelphia needs to conduct research on providing district-subsidized day care if it wants to retain experienced teachers.

Lydia Kulina-Washburn, For The Inquirer

The facial expressions of Kamala Harris during the Sept. 10 debate against Donald Trump were an example of a skill politicians from any historically marginalized group all but have to master, writes Janell Ross.

‘Say it to my face’ became ‘say it with my face’ at the presidential debate

Janell Ross, For The Inquirer

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the Las Vegas Police Protective Association during a campaign stop Saturday in Las Vegas.

Letters to the Editor | Sept. 18, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the National Association of Black Journalists at WHYY's Center City offices Tuesday.

VP Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists was subdued — a sharp contrast to the crazy of Trump’s session

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The big Pa. issue candidates won’t talk about | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

VP Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists was subdued — a sharp contrast to the crazy of Trump’s session

During Kamala Harris’ interview by three national journalists, there was no huge headline-making moment. It was a return to normalcy, writes Jenice Armstrong.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the National Association of Black Journalists at WHYY's Center City offices Tuesday.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the National Association of Black Journalists at WHYY's Center City offices Tuesday.

VP Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists was subdued — a sharp contrast to the crazy of Trump’s session

During Kamala Harris’ interview by three national journalists, there was no huge headline-making moment. It was a return to normalcy, writes Jenice Armstrong.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

The big Pa. issue candidates won’t talk about | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

After a second Trump assassination attempt, we must recommit to resolving elections by ballots, not bullets

Solomon Jones | Columnist

A newspaper is displayed in a vehicle outside of the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., a day after an apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump on Monday.

Open Streets Sundays in Philly are great. Now do it for real.

Stephanie Farr | Columnist

Youngsters enjoy soap bubbles created by Matthew Sconzo with George the Magician during the city's Open Streets program.

Using a person’s preferred pronoun isn’t just about being woke. It’s also a sign of respect.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Vice President Kamala Harris is joined by actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph to speak on the stakes of the election for reproductive freedom at Salus University in Elkins Park in May.

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The kind of patient mistreatment and neglect alleged at Norristown State Hospital sparked the national movement more than 50 years ago to deinstitutionalize mental health patients, writes the Editorial Board.

America’s mental health treatment crisis demands action | Editorial

The Editorial Board

A SEPTA Market-Frankford Line train pulls away from the Frankford Transportation Center. SEPTA’s impending budget crisis would not only impact the system’s more than 700,000 daily riders, but its cascading failure would negatively affect the entire region, writes the Editorial Board.

Properly funding SEPTA is essential to Philadelphia’s economic future | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Former President Donald Trump, reflected on a wall, and Vice President Kamala Harris during the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center on Tuesday.

From Kamala Harris, a master class on how to take down a bully | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Who won the presidential debate — Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

The Editorial Board

Neo-Nazis, alt-right, and white supremacists march the night before the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.

On 9/11, America faced foreign attackers. Today, the danger comes from within. | Editorial

The Editorial Board

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America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

How I ended up alone in a cell for 45 days

Akeil Robertson-Jowers, For The Inquirer

Philadelphia artist Akeil Robertson-Jowers painted "US#1" while incarcerated. He created the piece in collaboration with other incarcerated men.

5 medical professionals on why they stay as hospital workers flee post-COVID

Mary Adamson, Maureen May, Uhura Free Russ, Latoya Charise Nesbitt, Carlos Aviles, and Jonathan Ley

Mary Adamson (center), an ICU Nurse at Temple University Hospital, with other Temple nurses. Adamson wrote a piece about all of the nurses that remain in the profession.

Six Philadelphians reflect on Black History Month and their hopes for the future | Opinion

Inquirer Opinion Editors, For The Inquirer

Protesters calling to defund the police march down East Market Street near Eighth Street in Center City Philadelphia in June 2020. Protests against racism and police violence continued in Philadelphia for a second week after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

In their own words, 7 moms whose kids were killed by gun violence share what they’ve lost

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

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