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  From the Editor: Compare and contrast

  To this day, I am still blown away by Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.”It’s a movie that every time it’s on some cable network, I find myself sitting through large portions of it, if not watching the whole thing all over again. The story, cinematography and real world encounters in the film...

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  From the Editor: Bearer of bad news

  My neighbor’s father worked at Philadelphia Energy Solutions. 

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  From the Editor: Depressed mode

  Here it is. The unofficial final week of summer in Philadelphia. 

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  From the Editor: All hope is lost?

  Wow. What a week. 

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  From the Editor: Chaput your mouth

  I gave up on Catholicism a while ago. 

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  From the Editor: What do you think?

  I received an email recently from a reader who asked politely if I would cease using expletives in my columns and in my own reporting.It was an honest ask from William Cooper, a Philadelphia resident, who noted being a weekly reader of this publication. 

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  From the Editor: Independence Wall

  Last year, the cover of our Independence Day issue featured a young migrant boy watching the fireworks on the Art Museum steps — from inside a U.S. Border Patrol cage. 

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  From the Editor: Something corporate

  I rarely get surprised anymore by the stories that come across my desk. 

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  From the Editor: Your questions, answered

  As an editor, a large part of my day is spent sifting through a massive, endless stream of emails.Nestled between press releases for events and other stuff that doesn’t really fit our core reader demo or random things we’d never consider covering are letters from you, our readers. Some ask great questions,...

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  From the editor: Dog days

  Over the past few weeks, I’ve received reports of the horrific treatment at the hands of a lack of funding for ACCT Philly, the primary caregiver for animals who need shelter in Philadelphia.