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Maida Odom — who spent decades at a reporter, then many years as a journalism professor at Temple University, and recently passed away — is remembered by Peak Johnson, 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.

John Cole on City Council’s reluctance to abolish the Philadelphia sheriff’s office despite a litany of scandals, including revelations that $20 million from deed sales went missing for months.

Inflammatory breast cancer, or IBC, is an often overlooked and aggressive form of breast cancer whose symptoms can resemble infection or inflammation, and it is often misdiagnosed as mastitis.

Tips for pitching The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Opinion section.

As a young artist working at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Signe Wilkinson had a front-row seat to the wonders it contained. For the city to lose this institution would be a travesty.

Guangtian Ha’s arrest after months of sending antisemitic threats to a Jewish colleague may obscure a broader faculty problem at Haverford and other colleges.

The four-term congressman from Cape May won in 2024 by 17 points and has a significant money edge. But with President Trump’s approval ratings in free fall, could an upset play out in South Jersey?

At a time when housing affordability has reached a crisis and small businesses are struggling to stay afloat, we must preserve and build upon the gains we have made and not allow a rollback.

How development plans in Virginia test the U.S. commitment to religious freedom and obscure American history

Democrats need to pick up four seats to retake the Senate, and the party has a clear lead in just one Republican-held state.

Across the country this election season, taxing the richest Americans is the solution many Democrats are offering for a host of middle-class problems.

The cost of the war in Iran rose to $47.1 billion through Oct. 16, with bombs, missiles and other munitions accounting for more than 60% of the expenses.

Conservative pioneers in the 1970s revealed that incendiary direct mail targeting specific slices of the electorate and arousing their emotions could motivate voters and raise funds.

Backyard Cravings goes legit; Craig LaBan finds a winning Indian restaurant; a diner gets 86ed; and Fishtown is getting more new food options.

The latest scrape over zoning shows how difficult the politics of housing can be.