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By supporting municipally owned grocery stores, the city can build a holistic system that brings fresh food from farm to neighborhood, giving access to healthy nutrition for underserved communities.

Political engagement and civic responsibility must be practiced every day of the year, not just on Election Day.

The “sixth-year curse” may dog the president and his party.

The nonprofit runs Mercy Hospice, which houses 31 women grappling with substance use, homelessness, and a host of other challenges. “It’s showing us how to be a friend,” one resident said.

As Election Day approaches, John Cole reflects on the fine print that comes with casting a ballot.

The workforce our region depends on for its own care is the same workforce quietly absorbing the caregiving crisis at home.

John Cole on how President Trump’s low approval ratings appear to be weighing on GOP candidates in advance of Tuesday’s midterm election.

The state House passed legislation to open primary elections to Pennsylvania’s roughly 1.5 million independent voters, but the bill has not moved through the Senate.

Maida Odom — who spent decades as a reporter, then many years as a journalism professor at Temple University, and recently died — is remembered by one of her mentees.

What is lost when a natural history museum closes? Drexel’s announcement treated the museum as separable from the Academy’s scientific mission. It is not.

Unhealthy relationships can be avoided by listening, sharing guidelines, and setting limits.

Post World War II, Germany and the rest of Europe knew they could count on the United States, and America was guaranteed devoted partners across the pond. Then came Trump, writes Wim Orth.

Winters on the GOP’s ongoing efforts — including a public invitation from President Trump — to encourage Sen. John Fetterman to switch from the Democratic party and join the Republicans.

School is where most young people first discover their place in civic life, yet their voices are rarely taken seriously there. Students have little say in what they learn or how their schools are run.

The two-term GOP representative — locked in a tight race in the state’s 7th Congressional District — is behind a shameful and dishonest TV ad tying Democrat Rebecca Bennett to a convicted pedophile.

This will be the first federal election in decades without Justice Department oversight. Ryan R. Crosswell is concerned about how Trump’s loyalists may try to interfere.

Because of policy changes, unaccompanied minors who averaged 30 days living in a refugee resettlement shelter a year ago, now average 200 days. That concerns pediatrician Katie Lockwood.

As we wish Pope Leo well, let’s think about the patients whose diagnoses will never make the news. Practical support should be part of how we care for people with lung cancer, writes John Matthews.

Polls show that 41% of Americans believe the president is acting illegally. But GOP candidates in swing districts — including in Pa. and N.J. — still can’t bring themselves to condemn his behavior.

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

Brown had 23 of his points in the first half on 8-for-14 shooting to pace the Sixers early, then helped seal the win by blocking Cade Cunningham's three-point attempt with 37.5 seconds left.

Police responded to a reported shooting inside a house on the 2800 block of Benner Street and found the woman unresponsive on the kitchen floor.

Barlow will need at least 10-to-12 more days of recovery as he tries to come back from a lower back injury.

Mailata, who had a well-known close relationship with Kuper's predecessor Jeff Stoutland, offered a strong defense of the Eagles' first-year O-line coach.

U.S. Rep-elect Bob Harvie has made history in defeating Republican incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick in Bucks County's 1st District amid a national blue wave.